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Level 21 - Numbers 32-1000 / Ordinal Numbers We have already learnt numbers 0-31. We noticed how in the twenties it was a simple case of adding the numbers 1, 2, 3 etc to the word vingt. The only complication was the et (and) in vingt et un and trente et un. Now if we learn the words for 40, 50 and 60 we can easily work out the numbers in between. 40 is quarante , 50 is cinquante and 60 is soixante . Here are some examples of the numbers in between:
The numbers beyond that are only slightly more complicated. 70 is soixante-dix ('sixty-ten'), making 71 soixante-onze ('sixty-eleven') and so on. 80 is quatre-vingts ('four twenties') and 90 is quatre-vingt-dix ('four-twenty-ten'), making 91 quatre-vingt-onze and so on. This means you should consider 60-79 as a set of twenty and 80-99 as a set of twenty. Here are those numbers, written in full:
100 is cent. To make the rest of the hundreds it is very simple. 200 is deux cents ('two hundreds'). 300 is trois cents ('three hundreds') and so on up to 900. A minor point is the spelling when something comes afterwards. 201 is deux cent un and 312 is trois cent douze for example (not cents anymore). To make a number in French simply add the components together, for example:
Finally, 1000 is mille. If you use the number 1 and the next word is feminine remember it must become une e.g. cent et une maisons ('101 houses'). Ordinal Numbers Ordinal numbers in English are first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth etc. We normally use the letters 'th' to respresent this. In French we use ième after the number, with the exception of premier / première (first). The word second is another way of saying second. Note the spellings of quatrième (no e), cinquième (extra u) and neuvième (v instead of f). Here are the main ordinal numbers.
Test yourself! Translate from French into English, then from English into French. Highlight the right-hand column to reveal the answers.
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