Un 1.6
Numbers 0-20
In French, the numbers 0-20 all have names that do not follow any over-arching pattern.
Numbers, 0 to 20 - Les nombres, de 0 à 20
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0 |
zéro |
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1 |
un |
11 |
onze |
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2 |
deux |
12 |
douze |
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3 |
trois |
13 |
treize |
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4 |
quatre |
14 |
quatorze |
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5 |
cinq |
15 |
quinze |
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6 |
six |
16 |
seize |
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7 |
sept |
17 |
dix-sept |
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8 |
huit |
18 |
dix-huit |
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9 |
neuf |
19 |
dix-neuf |
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10 |
dix |
20 |
vingt |
For ‘un’, grammatical gender must be accounted for, as would be the case with the indefinite singular article ‘un(e)’. If the number one is used without a following noun, the masculine form ‘un’ is used.
e.g.
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un étudiant |
a (male) student |
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une étudiante |
a (female) student |
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numéro un |
number one |
The pronunciation of several of these numbers changes, especially when followed by nouns.
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2, 3 |
final letter unpronounced without noun, pronounced as /z/ through liaison when followed by a noun beginning with a vowel/unaspirated h. |
numéro deux deux livres deux élèves |
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6, 10 |
final letter pronounced as /s/ without noun, pronounced as /z/ through liaison when followed by a noun beginning with a vowel/unaspirated h, unpronounced when followed by a noun beginning with a consonant |
numéro six six livres six élèves |
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9, 19 |
final letter pronounced as /f/ without noun, pronounced as /v/ when followed by a noun beginning with a vowel/unaspirated h |
numéro neuf neuf livres neuf élèves
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18, 19 |
final letter of initial part ‘dix’ is pronounced as ‘z’ |
numéro dix-huit dix-huit livres dix-huit élèves |
