Numbers 70 and Up
4.4.1. The Main Idea
French numbers after 69 use new patterns.
soixante-dix | seventy |
quatre-vingts | eighty |
quatre-vingt-dix | ninety |
cent | one hundred |
mille | one thousand |
4.4.2. Numbers 70–79
70–79 are built with soixante + 10–19.
soixante-dix | seventy |
soixante et onze | seventy-one |
soixante-douze | seventy-two |
soixante-treize | seventy-three |
soixante-quatorze | seventy-four |
soixante-quinze | seventy-five |
soixante-seize | seventy-six |
soixante-dix-sept | seventy-seven |
soixante-dix-huit | seventy-eight |
soixante-dix-neuf | seventy-nine |
4.4.3. Numbers 80–99
80 is quatre-vingts, literally four twenties.
quatre-vingts | eighty |
quatre-vingt-un | eighty-one |
quatre-vingt-deux | eighty-two |
quatre-vingt-dix | ninety |
quatre-vingt-onze | ninety-one |
quatre-vingt-douze | ninety-two |
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf | ninety-nine |
For 81, say quatre-vingt-un, not quatre-vingt et un.
4.4.4. Hundreds and Thousands
cent | one hundred |
cent un | one hundred one |
cent dix | one hundred ten |
deux cents | two hundred |
trois cents | three hundred |
mille | one thousand |
deux mille | two thousand |
4.4.5. Core Patterns
70 = 60 + 10 | soixante-dix |
71 = 60 + 11 | soixante et onze |
80 = 4 × 20 | quatre-vingts |
90 = 80 + 10 | quatre-vingt-dix |
91 = 80 + 11 | quatre-vingt-onze |
100 | cent |
1000 | mille |
4.4.6. Practice
70 |
71 |
75 |
80 |
81 |
90 |
91 |
99 |
100 |
1000 |
4.4.7. Answers
70 | soixante-dix |
71 | soixante et onze |
75 | soixante-quinze |
80 | quatre-vingts |
81 | quatre-vingt-un |
90 | quatre-vingt-dix |
91 | quatre-vingt-onze |
99 | quatre-vingt-dix-neuf |
100 | cent |
1000 | mille |
4.4.8. Checkpoint
By the end of this lesson, you should recognize the main patterns for French numbers from 70 upward, especially soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix, cent, and mille.