Les nombres et le calcul
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Learn the big French numbers: hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, and trillions.
100 to 999
100 | cent | |
200 | deux cents | |
300 | trois cents | |
400 | quatre cents | |
500 | cinq cents | |
600 | six cents | |
700 | sept cents | |
800 | huit cents | |
900 | neuf cents |
French vs English
- There is no article or number in front of cent when it means one hundred – don’t say
un cent. - 200 and up require an s at the end of cent.
For "hundred and something" numbers, just say the number of hundreds and then state the rest of the number – there’s no "and" equivalent in the French number.
101 | cent un | |
125 | cent vingt-cinq | |
201 | deux cent un | |
243Â Â Â | deux cent quarante-trois |
When cents is followed by another number, it loses the s: deux cents but deux cent un, including in years.
Listening practice: 100-999
1,000 to 999,999
1,000 | mille | 1.000 | 1 000 |
2,000 | deux mille | 2.000 | 2 000 |
2,500 | deux mille cinq cents | 2.500 | 2 000 |
10,498 | dix mille quatre cent quatre-vingt-dix-huit | 10.498 | 10 498 |
À noter
- Again, there’s no article or number in front of mille when it means one thousand – don’t say
un mille. - Mille is invariable – it doesn’t become
milles(but see approximate numbers) - English uses a comma separator, while French uses a period or a space
Listening practice
1,000,000 and up
1,000,000 (million) | un million | 1.000.000 | 1 000 000 |
2,000,000 (two million) | deux millions | 2.000.000 | 2 000 000 |
1,000,000,000 (billion) | un milliard | 1.000.000.000 | 1 000 000 000 |
1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) | un billion | 1.000.000.000.000 | 1 000 000 000 000 |
a million books | un million de livres | ||
billions of stars | des milliards d’étoiles |
À noter
- Million, milliard, and billion take on an s when plural
- The preposition de is required between the number and any noun
- Watch out for the faux amis:
a billion = un milliard
a trillion = un billion
Proper pronunciation
Remember that the consonants at the end of cinq, six, huit, and dix are not pronounced when followed by a word that begins with a consonant, such as when saying cinq mille or dix millions. There’s more info about this in numbers 0-59.
When reciting a long number, you can pause to take a breath at any separator (after mille, million, milliard, or billion)
French lesson plan
- French numbers printable (Worksheet, 4th-12th grade)
More French numbers
- 0 to 59 | 60 to 99
- Approximate numbers
- Fractions
- Multiplicative numbers
- Number practice
- Number troubles
- Ordinal numbers
- Roman numerals
- PwLF super list of number lessons
- French numbers à fond
Using numbers - Dates
- Telling time
- Years
Shouldn’t “deux cent un” be “deux cents un” with an “s” on cent?
No, please see the comment right below those examples.