Numbers in French
Hello and welcome to this video about numbers in French. My name is Catherine, and I'm a French as a second language teacher. If you want to learn French, you've come to the right place! Today, we're talking about numbers. In other words, we're going to learn how to count in French! I'm going to introduce you to the numbers one by one. Pay close attention to how they're written in letters and listen carefully to their pronunciation. 0 to 10: 00:29
11 to 19: 01:55
20 to 69: 03:00
70 to 79: 05:21
80 to 99: 06:14
Why do we say seventy-nine and eighty: 07:21
100 to 1G: 08:23
Numbers reminder: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14lQ0...
Numbers exercises: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m_BE...
Numbers answer key: https://drive.google.com/file/d/180nl...
Listening exercises: • Les nombres en français: exercice d'écoute 1
Online version: https://learningapps.org/watch?v=pzoj...
References:
De Villers, M.-É. (2016). Multidictionary of the French Language, Quebec America.
Lefrançois, P. (2013). Written French for Future Teachers: Theory and Exercises, Les Éditions JFD.
Villemin, G. Numbers – Curiosities, Theory and Uses: http://villemin.gerard.free.fr/TABLES...
Music: La Madeline Au Truffe (composed by Jeris) by basematic (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/basemat...
**Why do we say soixante-dix-neuf and quatre-vingts?**
Read:
Ditton, H. (2019). How did the French end up with their 'crazy' numbers?, The Local: https://www.thelocal.fr/20190320/so-h...
Francoeur, M. (2012). The Belgians and their "septante", L’express: https://l-express.ca/les-belges-et-le...
Guillem, V. (2014). Why is 70 said "soixante-dix" and not "septante", 80 "quatre-vingt" and not "huitante"?, Mathematics 42: http://www2.ac-lyon.fr/ressources/loi...
Watch: • Pourquoi on dit soixante-dix et quatre-vin...