FRENCH VOCAB ABOUT NUMBERS AND DATES

Question 1

What are the basic numbers in French?

Answer 1

zéro, un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix

zero to ten

Question 2

What are the numbers from 11 to 20 in French?

Answer 2

onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt

Pay attention to hyphenated forms

Question 3

What are the tens from 20 to 100 in French?

Answer 3

vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante, soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix, cent

Note: soixante-dix = 60 + 10, etc.

Question 4

How do you express hundreds and thousands in French?

Answer 4

cent (one hundred), deux cents (two hundred), mille (one thousand)

No s on ‘cent’ when followed by another number (e.g., ‘cent un’)

Question 5

What are the ordinal numbers in French?

Answer 5

premier/première (first), deuxième (second), troisième (third), quatrième (fourth)…

‘Premier’ is used for dates (e.g., le premier janvier)

Question 6

What are the days of the week in French?

Answer 6

lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche

Not capitalised in French

Question 7

What are the months of the year in French?

Answer 7

janvier, février, mars, avril, mai, juin, juillet, août, septembre, octobre, novembre, décembre

Also not capitalised

Question 8

How do you write dates in French?

Answer 8

le + number + month (e.g. le 5 mai = May 5th)

Use ‘le premier’ for the first of the month

Question 9

How do you say your age in French?

Answer 9

J’ai douze ans. (‘I have twelve years.’)

Use ‘avoir’ not ‘être’

Question 10

How are phone numbers formatted in French?

Answer 10

Given in pairs: 01 45 72 38 92 → zéro un, quarante-cinq, soixante-douze, etc.

Pronounce numbers in twos

Question 11

How do you express years in French?

Answer 11

1999 → mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
2025 → deux mille vingt-cinq

Use ‘mille’ and ‘deux mille’ formats