Un 3.6

Numbers

70-99

The numbers 70-99 follow a similar pattern, needing the numbers 1-20 and some math.

Numbers 70-99 – Les nombres de 70 à 99

The numbers 70-99 follow a pattern that, in a very general sense, requires mastery of the numbers 1-20. All of the parts used in these numbers are also individual numbers themselves. As such, they follow the same pronunciation rules as seen before.

70

soixante-dix

80

quatre-vingts

90

quatre-vingt-dix

71

soixante-onze

81

quatre-vingt-un

91

quatre-vingt-onze

72

soixante-douze

82

quatre-vingt-deux

92

quatre-vingt-douze

73

soixante-treize

83

quatre-vingt-trois

93

quatre-vingt-treize

74

soixante-quatorze

84

quatre-vingt-quatre

94

quatre-vingt-quatorze

75

soixante-quinze

85

quatre-vingt-cinq

95

quatre-vingt-quinze

76

soixante-seize

86

quatre-vingt-six

96

quatre-vingt-seize

77

soixante-dix-sept

87

quatre-vingt-sept

97

quatre-vingt-dix-sept

78

soixante-dix-huit

88

quatre-vingt-huit

98

quatre-vingt-dix-huit

79

soixante-dix-neuf

89

quatre-vingt-neuf

99

quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

Note that the number 80 has a final ‘s’. For numbers ending with ‘-un’, the grammatical gender of any associated noun needs to be considered. If that noun is grammatically feminine, then ‘-une’ is required. This is similar to the usage of indefinite singular articles. The number 81 does not use ‘et’ in its construction, unlike other numbers ending with ‘-un’.

e.g.

quatre-vingt-un policiers

eighty-one police officers

quatre-vingt-une policières

eighty-one police officers

In some parts of the French-speaking world, particularly in Acadia, Belgium and Switzerland, the numbers 70, 80 and 90 each have a different unique form, which is then just combined with the numbers 1-9. These forms, however, are generally considered incorrect by speakers from outside these areas.

70

septante

80

octante / huitante

90

nonante

Exercices

Un 3.6 - Ex. 1
Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

81

Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

80

Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

71

Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

93

Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

72

Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

90

Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

99

Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

86

Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

70

Choose the correctly spelled-out form of the following number.

77

Un 3.6 - Ex. 2

Quatre-vingt-dix-huit

Soixante-quatorze

Soixante-seize

Quatre-vingt-onze

Quatre-vingt-deux

Quatre-vingt-trois

Quatre-vingt-six

Soixante-treize

Soixante-quatre

Quatre-vingt-dix-sept

Un 3.6 - Ex. 3
Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

97, 98, 

Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

99, 95,

Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

71, 72, 

Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

97, 96,

Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

83, 84,

Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

30, 60,

Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

68, 69,

Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

73, 75,

Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

80, 73,

Write out, in word form, the number that completes the following series.

78, 79,