Counting from 0 to 40 in French
Learning to count in French can be a bit challenging, but with practice, you'll get the hang of it. Here's a breakdown of the numbers from 0 to 40 in French:
Zero to Ten
- 0 - zéro (pronounced "zeh-roh")
- 1 - un (pronounced "uhn")
- 2 - deux (pronounced "duh-eh")
- 3 - trois (pronounced "troe-ee")
- 4 - quatre (pronounced "kah-tray")
- 5 - cinq (pronounced "sank")
- 6 - six (pronounced "see-ks")
- 7 - sept (pronounced "set")
- 8 - huit (pronounced "weet")
- 9 - neuf (pronounced "nay-oo")
- 10 - dix (pronounced "dee-ks")
Eleven to Twenty
- 11 - onze (pronounced "on-zay")
- 12 - douze (pronounced "doo-zay")
- 13 - treize (pronounced "tray-zay")
- 14 - quatorze (pronounced "kah-tor-zay")
- 15 - quinze (pronounced "kin-zay")
- 16 - seize (pronounced "seh-eez")
- 17 - dix-sept (pronounced "dee-ks-set")
- 18 - dix-huit (pronounced "dee-ks-weet")
- 19 - dix-neuf (pronounced "dee-ks-nay-oo")
- 20 - vingt (pronounced "vahn")
Twenty-One to Forty
- 21 - vingt et un (pronounced "vahn-eh-uhn")
- 22 - vingt-deux (pronounced "vahn-duh-eh")
- 23 - vingt-trois (pronounced "vahn-troh-ee")
- 24 - vingt-quatre (pronounced "vahn-kah-tray")
- 25 - vingt-cinq (pronounced "vahn-sank")
- 26 - vingt-six (pronounced "vahn-see-ks")
- 27 - vingt-sept (pronounced "vahn-set")
- 28 - vingt-huit (pronounced "vahn-weet")
- 29 - vingt-neuf (pronounced "vahn-nay-oo")
- 30 - trente (pronounced "trahnt")
- 31 - trente et un (pronounced "trahnt-eh-uhn")
- 32 - trente-deux (pronounced "trahnt-duh-eh")
- 33 - trente-trois (pronounced "trahnt-troh-ee")
- 34 - trente-quatre (pronounced "trahnt-kah-tray")
- 35 - trente-cinq (pronounced "trahnt-sank")
- 36 - trente-six (pronounced "trahnt-see-ks")
- 37 - trente-sept (pronounced "trahnt-set")
- 38 - trente-huit (pronounced "trahnt-weet")
- 39 - trente-neuf (pronounced "trahnt-nay-oo")
- 40 - quarante (pronounced "kah-rahnt")
Remember, practice makes perfect! Try repeating these numbers out loud to get a feel for the pronunciation. Bonne chance (good luck)!