193 – How to Count in French: Numbers 70 to 100
In this episode, you’ll learn how to count from 70 to 100 in French. 🔢 And if you need a refresher on numbers from 0 to 69, make sure to listen to episode 32 first.
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Transcript
Bonjour à tous, hello everyone, welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast.
This is episode 193, numéro 193 !
Today, we’re going to tackle French numbers from 70 to 100.
If you already know how to count from 0 to 69, this is your next step.
And if you don’t know yet, make sure you go back to episode 32, where I teach you how to count from 0 to 70.
French numbers from 70 onwards can be a little tricky, because they’re built differently, but don’t worry, I’ll break it down step by step.
Numbers 70–79
In French, 70 is “soixante-dix”, which literally means “sixty-ten.”
Then we keep going:
70 → soixante-dix
71 → soixante et onze
72 → soixante-douze
73 → soixante-treize
74 → soixante-quatorze
75 → soixante-quinze
76 → soixante-seize
77 → soixante-dix-sept
78 → soixante-dix-huit
79 → soixante-dix-neuf
Numbers 80–89
80 in French is quatre-vingts — which literally means “four twenties.”
And then:
80 → quatre-vingts
81 → quatre-vingt-un (attention, NOT quatre-vingt-et-un)
82 → quatre-vingt-deux
83 → quatre-vingt-trois
84 → quatre-vingt-quatre
85 → quatre-vingt-cinq
86 → quatre-vingt-six
87 → quatre-vingt-sept
88 → quatre-vingt-huit
89 → quatre-vingt-neuf
Numbers 90–100
Finally, 90 is built as “four twenties and ten” → quatre-vingt-dix.
Then we go on:
90 → quatre-vingt-dix
91 → quatre-vingt-onze (again, for this one, NOT quatre-vingt-et-onze)
92 → quatre-vingt-douze
93 → quatre-vingt-treize
94 → quatre-vingt-quatorze
95 → quatre-vingt-quinze
96 → quatre-vingt-seize
97 → quatre-vingt-dix-sept
98 → quatre-vingt-dix-huit
99 → quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
100 = cent 🎉
Et voilà ! That's how you count all the way to 100 in French.
Don’t forget to practice what you've learned inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library.
À bientôt, bye! 🤍