French numbers converter and listening practice
Convert numbers to French words, hear them aloud and practice listening. Includes decimals, euro prices and French, Belgian and Swiss number-word variants.
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Traditional spelling. The Swiss option uses huitante; usage varies by canton. Device audio uses the available French voice and may not have the selected regional accent.
mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-quatre
French numbers listening trainer
Listen and type the digits. Each session has 12 numbers. Changing the number-word region starts a fresh session.
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French numbers: the patterns that matter
| Number | French |
|---|---|
| 0 | zéro |
| 1 | un |
| 10 | dix |
| 11 | onze |
| 16 | seize |
| 17 | dix-sept |
| 20 | vingt |
| 21 | vingt et un |
| 60 | soixante |
| 70 | soixante-dix |
| 71 | soixante et onze |
| 80 | quatre-vingts |
| 81 | quatre-vingt-un |
| 90 | quatre-vingt-dix |
| 91 | quatre-vingt-onze |
| 100 | cent |
| 200 | deux cents |
| 201 | deux cent un |
| 1,000 | mille |
| 1,000,000 | un million |
Why soixante-dix and quatre-vingts?
In France, 70 is sixty plus ten, 80 is four twenties, and 90 is four twenties plus ten. This explains 71, soixante et onze, and 91, quatre-vingt-onze. Belgium uses septante and nonante. Some Swiss regions also use huitante.
When do vingt and cent take s?
They take s when multiplied and not followed by another number: quatre-vingts, deux cents. Lose that s before another number or mille: quatre-vingt-un, deux cent mille. Million is a noun, so write deux cents millions. Mille itself stays unchanged.
Decimals and prices
For general decimals, this tool reads each digit after virgule so that zeros remain explicit: 1,05 becomes un virgule zéro cinq. Euro mode reads cents as a group: un euro et cinq centimes. This is a language practice tool; dates, ordinals and cheque formatting have additional conventions.
Reference: OQLF: vingt, cent and mille.