1.9. Numbers 21–69 (patterns start to appear)
🔢 1.X Numbers 21–69 (patterns start to appear)
🪶 Before you start
These numbers may look longer, but they follow clear patterns.
You don’t need to memorize each one — just notice how they are built.🔴 1. 20–29 (starting from vingt)
20 — vingt
21 — vingt et un
22 — vingt-deux
23 — vingt-trois
24 — vingt-quatre
25 — vingt-cinq
26 — vingt-six
27 — vingt-sept
28 — vingt-huit
29 — vingt-neuf💡 Notice:
20 + number = new number💡 Special case:
21 = vingt et un👉 “et” appears only before un
🔴 2. 30–39 (trente)
30 — trente
31 — trente et un
32 — trente-deux
33 — trente-trois
34 — trente-quatre
35 — trente-cinq
36 — trente-six
37 — trente-sept
38 — trente-huit
39 — trente-neuf💡 Same pattern as 20s
🔴 3. 40–49 (quarante)
40 — quarante
41 — quarante et un
42 — quarante-deux
43 — quarante-trois
44 — quarante-quatre
45 — quarante-cinq
46 — quarante-six
47 — quarante-sept
48 — quarante-huit
49 — quarante-neuf🔴 4. 50–59 (cinquante)
50 — cinquante
51 — cinquante et un
52 — cinquante-deux
53 — cinquante-trois
54 — cinquante-quatre
55 — cinquante-cinq
56 — cinquante-six
57 — cinquante-sept
58 — cinquante-huit
59 — cinquante-neuf🔴 5. 60–69 (soixante)
60 — soixante
61 — soixante et un
62 — soixante-deux
63 — soixante-trois
64 — soixante-quatre
65 — soixante-cinq
66 — soixante-six
67 — soixante-sept
68 — soixante-huit
69 — soixante-neuf🧠 6. The pattern (this is the key moment)
20–69 all follow the same structure:
[tens] + [number]Examples:
vingt + deux → vingt-deux
trente + cinq → trente-cinq💡 Only one thing to remember:
Use “et un” for numbers ending in 1🔍 7. Small pronunciation notes
Keep this light.
“et un”
21 → vingt et un
31 → trente et un
Quarante et un.
Cinquante et un.
Soixante et un.💡 The “t” in “et” is usually silent
Flows smoothly when spoken
Hyphen (-)
Vingt-deux.
Trente-quatre.
Quarante-six.
Cinquante-huit.
Soixante-neuf.💡 Written with hyphens, but spoken as one flow
🎯 Quick check
What is 34?
- trente-deux
- trente-quatre ✅
- quarante-trois🪶 Closing
You don’t need to memorize every number here.
Just remember:
French numbers are built step by step.