Module 2 of the free French course (CEFR A1, completed), lesson 13 of 30: Here French does math: 70 is soixante-dix (sixty-ten), 71 soixante et onze, 75 soixante-quinze. On this page: 8 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 13.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| soixante-dix | seventy | swah-sah(n)t-DEES |
| soixante et onze | seventy-one | swah-sah(n)-tay-OH(n)Z |
| soixante-quinze | seventy-five | swah-sah(n)t-KA(n)Z |
| quatre-vingts | eighty | kah-truh-VA(n) |
| quatre-vingt-un | eighty-one | kah-truh-va(n)-UH(n) |
| quatre-vingt-dix | ninety | kah-truh-va(n)-DEES |
| quatre-vingt-onze | ninety-one | kah-truh-va(n)-OH(n)Z |
| cent | one hundred | sah(n) |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
Here French does math: 70 is soixante-dix (sixty-ten), 71 soixante et onze, 75 soixante-quinze. 80 is quatre-vingts (four twenties), 90 quatre-vingt-dix (four-twenties-ten).
It looks strange for a week and then becomes a party trick. 100 is cent, plain and simple.
quatre-vingts keeps its -s unless another number follows it: quatre-vingts euros, but quatre-vingt-un and quatre-vingt-dix.
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