French Numbers - Decimals - Lawless French Listening Comprehension

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In order to learn to understand and pronounce French decimals, the most important thing to know is the symbol. In English, the decimal point is a period or full stop, which is called un point in French. But in French, the decimal symbol is a comma: une virgule.

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Decimal Exercise 1

Random numbers to test your comprehension: Listen

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7,5 29,32 0,4 98,8 143,034

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69,79 943,99 0,25 10,34 472,5

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885,42 9,9 2 284,08 71,17 239,1

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Remerciements

Sound files courtesy
of Guillaume F. – merci !

Decimal Exercise 2

More random numbers to further test your comprehension: Listen

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81,3 5,43 0,99 362,005 77,67

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899,89 1,5 83,42 420,80 0,1

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21,81 610,6 92,82 4 862,5 312,93

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More French Numbers

Lesson: Numbers and counting

Listening practice
0 to 9		Decimals
10 to 19		Phone numbers
20 to 59		Prices
60 to 99		Times
100 to 999		Weights/measures
1,000 and up		Years