Counting in French is something that must become second nature to any French language learner. Think about it… from telling someone your phone number to telling time or hearing how much something costs, we use numbers on a daily basis; numbers are essential not only to the beginning French learner but to learners at every level beyond that. It’s hard to go a day without hearing or saying a number. In addition, counting in French can be the difference between looking good in French or not. This article will go over EVERYTHING, essentially how to count to infinity (if you ever really wanted to).

Provided below is the number, the French spelling, and the French pronunciation. After the presentation of all the words, there are some exercises provided to test your knowledge! If you need help with the pronunciation, head on over to www.wordreference.com and simply type in the number. Word Reference offers an audio file right next to the bold word at the top. You can also look on Youtube for videos of French people pronouncing the numbers. You want to start off pronouncing things correctly from the beginning, otherwise it’s harder to fix your mistakes later down the line.

COUNTING IN FRENCH

1 Un (uhn)
2 Deux (deuh)
3 Trois (twa)
4 Quatre (kat[r])
5 Cinq (sank)
6 Six (sees)
7 Sept (set)
8 Huit (wheat)
9 Neuf (nuhf)
10 Dix (deece)

11 Onze (onze)
12 Douze (doo-ze)
13 Treize (trez)
14 Quatorze (ka-torz)
15 Quinze (kanz)
16 Seize (sez)
17 Dix-sept (dees set)
18 Dix-huit (dees wheat)
19 Dix-neuf (dees nuhf)

20 Vingt (van)
21 Vingt-et-un (van tay uhn)
22 Vingt-deux (vant deuh)
23 vingt-trois (vant twa)
24 Vingt-quatre (vant kat)
25 Vingt-cinq (vant sank)
26 Vingt-six (vant sees)
27 Vingt-sept (vant set)
28 Vingt-huit (vant wheat)
29 Vingt-neuf (vant nuhf)