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Level 8 - Numbers 0-20 / Age

Here are the numbers from zero to twenty in French.

zéro
un

deux
trois
quatre
cinq
six
sept
huit
neuf
dix
onze
douze
treize
quatorze
quinze
seize
dix-sept
dix-huit
dix-neuf
vingt

 

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Age

You might be asked the question quel âge as-tu? which means 'how old are you?' (literally 'what age have you?) In English when saying your age you say what you are, for example 'I am thirteen'. In French you say what you have. This means we use the verb avoir ('to have') when talking about ages. The French word an means 'year', and so ans means 'years'.

quel âge as-tu?

j'ai six ans
j'ai onze ans
j'ai dix-huit ans

tu as deux ans
il a neuf ans
Carole a seize ans
nous avons dix-sept ans
vous avez dix-huit ans
Philippe et Pierre ont quatorze ans
elles ont vingt ans

 

how old are you?

I am six
I am eleven
I am eighteen

you are two
he is nine
Carol is sixteen
we are seventeen
you are eighteen
Philippe and Pierre are fourteen
they are twenty (f.)


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