French numbers – English equivalent grid system

The following pages are going to teach you how to count in French.

Please note that you only have to learn the following numbers in order to count to 1000:

zero, 1 to 16, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 100 and 1000

Counting to one thousand in French can be graphically illustrated in the following grid system:

How the French count – English equivalent

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	10 - 7	10 - 8	10 - 9
20	20	20 & 1	20 - 2	20 - 3	20 - 4	20 - 5	20 - 6	20 - 7	20 - 8	20 - 9
30	30	30 & 1	30 - 2	30 - 3	30 - 4	30 - 5	30 - 6	30 - 7	30 - 8	30 - 9
40	40	40 & 1	40 - 2	40 - 3	40 - 4	40 - 5	40 - 6	40 - 7	40 - 8	40 - 9
50	50	50 & 1	50 - 2	50 - 3	50 - 4	50 - 5	50 - 6	50 - 7	50 - 8	50 - 9
60	60	60 & 1	60 - 2	60 - 3	60 - 4	60 - 5	60 - 6	60 - 7	60 - 8	60 - 9
70	60 - 10	60 & 11	60 - 12	60 - 13	60 - 14	60 - 15	60 - 16	60 - 10 - 7	60 - 10 - 8	60 - 10 - 9
80	4 - 20's	4 - 20 - 1	4 - 20 - 2	4 - 20 - 3	4 - 20 - 4	4 - 20 - 5	4 - 20 - 6	4 - 20 - 7	4 - 20 - 8	4 - 20 - 9
90	4 - 20 - 10	4 - 20 - 11	4 - 20 - 12	4 - 20 - 13	4 - 20 - 14	4 - 20 - 15	4 - 20 - 16	4 - 20 - 10 - 7	4 - 20 - 10 - 8	4 - 20 - 10 - 9
100	100	100 - 1	100 - 2	100 - 3	100 - 4	100 - 5	100 - 6	100 - 7	100 - 8	100 -9
500	5 - 100	5 - 100 - 1	5 - 100 - 2	5 - 100 - 3	5 - 100 - 4	5 - 100 - 5	5 - 100 - 6	5 - 100 - 7	5 - 100 - 8	5 - 100 - 9
600	6 - 100	6 - 100 - 1	6 - 100 - 2	6 - 100 - 3	6 - 100 - 4	6 - 100 - 5	6 - 100 - 6	6 - 100 - 7	6 - 100 - 8	6 - 100 - 9
700	7 - 100	7 - 100 - 1	7 - 100 - 2	7 - 100 - 3	7 - 100 - 4	7 - 100 - 5	7 - 100 - 6	7 - 100 - 7	7 - 100 - 8	7 - 100 - 9
800	8 - 100	8 - 100 - 1	8 - 100 - 2	8 - 100 - 3	8 - 100 - 4	8 - 100 - 5	8 - 100 - 6	8 - 100 - 7	8 - 100 - 8	8 - 100 - 9
900	9 - 100	9 - 100 - 1	9 - 100 - 2	9 - 100 - 3	9 - 100 - 4	9 - 100 - 5	9 - 100 - 6	9 - 100 - 7	9 - 100 - 8	9 - 100 - 9
1000	1000	1000 - 1	1000 - 2	1000 - 3	1000 - 4	1000 - 5	1000 - 6	1000 - 7	1000 - 8	1000 - 9

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