Knowing numbers and counting in French is a really useful skill. In this section, you can learn more about numbers and numeracy in French.
Numbers 1 - 20
| Number | French | Number | French |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 11 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 2 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 12 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 3 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 13 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 4 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 14 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 5 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 15 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 6 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 16 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 7 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 17 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 8 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 18 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 9 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 19 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 10 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 20 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
Numbers 20 - 30
| Number | French |
|---|---|
| 20 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 21 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 22 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 23 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 24 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 25 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 26 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 27 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 28 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 29 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 30 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
Numbers 30 to 50
| Number | French |
|---|---|
| 30 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 31 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 32 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 33 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 34 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 35 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 36 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 37 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 38 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 39 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 40 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 41 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 42 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 43 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 44 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 45 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 46 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 47 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 48 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 49 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 50 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
Numbers 50 to 70
| Number | French |
|---|---|
| 50 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 51 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 52 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 53 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 54 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 55 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 56 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 57 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 58 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 59 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 60 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 61 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 62 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 63 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 64 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 65 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 66 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 67 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 68 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 69 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
| 70 | Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. |
Saying how old you are
In English, you use the verb 'to be' to say how old you are but in French, you use the verb 'to have' - avoir:
J'ai __ ans
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - I am seven years old
So it is like saying 'I have seven years' rather than 'I am seven years old' as we do in English.
Did you notice that the word for 'I' has changed from Je to J'? This is because it appears in front of a vowel.
Here are some useful phrases to practise saying how old you are:
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | I am seven years old |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | I am eight years old |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | I am nine years old |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | I am ten years old |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | I am eleven years old |
Asking someone's age
To ask someone how old they are, you first need a question phrase Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. (what age).
Then use the word for 'you' – Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. with 'have' – Check your connection, refresh the page and try again..
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. – How old are you?
So it is like saying 'What age do you have?'.
Calculations
Once you’ve learned how to count in French, you can extend your knowledge and skills by trying out some simple calculations!
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | plus |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | minus |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | multiplied by |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | divided by |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | equals |
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - 4 + 4 = 8 (four plus four equals eight)
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - 12 - 4 = 8 (twelve minus four equals eight)
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - 16 \(\div\) 2 = 8 (sixteen divided by two equals eight)
How would you say these calculations in French?
1 + 1 = 2
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.
5 - 1 = 4
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.
10 \(\div\) 2 = 5
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.
Ordinal numbers
Ordinal numbers are how we say 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the 1st
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the 2nd
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the 3rd
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the 4th
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the 5th
Tip: The only one of these we use for dates in French is Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ('the 1st').
Example:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - Today is the 1st of May
All other dates just use the number.
Example
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - Tomorrow is the 2nd of May
Cardinal directions
Cardinal points are the points of the compass (north, south, east, west, etc). They are useful for describing where things are and are quite similar to our words in English.
(Tip: The word for words which are recognisable across languages is 'cognates'. You will come across a lot of these in French as a lot of English and French words have the same roots!)
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | the north |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | the south |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | the east |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | the west |
You can combine two cardinal points to give a more specific location, just like in English.
Example:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - the north-east
Can you guess these ones?
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The north-west
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The south-east
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The south-west
To say 'in' + a compass point, we use the word Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. which means 'in'.
Examples:
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - in the south
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - in the north-east
You can link this to talking about where you live:
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - I live in Edinburgh in the east of Scotland
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - I live in Hawick in the south of Scotland
- Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. - I live in Ullapool in the north-west of Scotland
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