Pronunciation and French grammar tips to nail the numbers « thousand », « million » and « billion » in French ! You’ll also have fun discovering the translation of some legendary swearing from Tintin’s angry friend Captain Haddock! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Mille [mil] = a thousand mille personnes = a thousand people mille questions = a thousand questions cent = a hundred Million(s)(de) [miljɔ̃] = million(s) Milliard(s) (de) /miljaʀ/ = billion(s) Trois millions d’années = three million years Il y a sept milliards de personnes sur Terre = … Read More →
How to Count in French from 70 ?
How to count in French from 70 is often tricky for French learners. Craig wrote to me : "To me it seemed more like calculation when trying to learn these numbers as their literal translation is more like a maths equation. For example, 72 translates as sixty-twelve, 86 as four-twenty-six, 98 as four-twenty-ten-eight. If you have grown up learning French, it probably doesn’t seem strange, but the numbers 70 to 100 have never felt natural to me in French." Dear reader and student of French, rejoice! I believe I can help you count from 70 to 100 in French easily! ;-) First, I will … Read More →