Vocabulary
Numbers & Time
Count, tell the time, and talk about dates in French. Click 🔊 on any word or phrase to hear it pronounced.
Numbers 1–100
1
un
2
deux
3
trois
4
quatre
5
cinq
6
six
7
sept
8
huit
9
neuf
10
dix
11
onze
12
douze
13
treize
14
quatorze
15
quinze
16
seize
17
dix-sept
18
dix-huit
19
dix-neuf
20
vingt
30
trente
40
quarante
50
cinquante
60
soixante
70
soixante-dix
80
quatre-vingts
90
quatre-vingt-dix
100
cent
Note: 70 = soixante-dix (sixty-ten), 80 = quatre-vingts (four-twenties), 90 = quatre-vingt-dix (four-twenty-ten). These are quirky but essential!
Telling time
| French | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Il est une heure. | It is 1 o'clock. | |
| Il est deux heures. | It is 2 o'clock. | |
| Il est midi. | It is noon. | |
| Il est minuit. | It is midnight. | |
| …et quart | …quarter past | |
| …et demie | …half past | |
| …moins le quart | …quarter to |
Il est trois heures et quart.
3:15
Il est cinq heures et demie.
5:30
Il est sept heures moins le quart.
6:45
Il est neuf heures du matin.
9 AM
Days of the week
| French | IPA | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lundi | [lœ̃di] | Monday | |
| mardi | [maʁdi] | Tuesday | |
| mercredi | [mɛʁkʁədi] | Wednesday | |
| jeudi | [ʒødi] | Thursday | |
| vendredi | [vɑ̃dʁədi] | Friday | |
| samedi | [samdi] | Saturday | |
| dimanche | [dimɑ̃ʃ] | Sunday |
Months
| French | IPA | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| janvier | [ʒɑ̃vje] | January | |
| février | [fevʁije] | February | |
| mars | [maʁs] | March | |
| avril | [avʁil] | April | |
| mai | [mɛ] | May | |
| juin | [ʒɥɛ̃] | June | |
| juillet | [ʒɥijɛ] | July | |
| août | [u] | August | |
| septembre | [sɛptɑ̃bʁ] | September | |
| octobre | [ɔktɔbʁ] | October | |
| novembre | [nɔvɑ̃bʁ] | November | |
| décembre | [desɑ̃bʁ] | December |
Useful date & time phrases
| French | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Quelle est la date aujourd'hui ? | What is today's date? | |
| C'est le [numéro] [mois]. | It is the [date] of [month]. | |
| Je suis né(e) le… | I was born on… | |
| Mon anniversaire est en… | My birthday is in… | |
| Quelle heure est-il ? | What time is it? | |
| Il est… heures. | It is … o'clock. |
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