As if French language didn't have enough grammar rules with exceptions, French conjugation tenses and irregular verbs, when it comes to numbers it also seem to go all wrong between 70 and 99. Why is that? How can you remember once and for all how to say 70, 80 and 90 in French and count easily? I’ll share with you my best tips to overcome this challenge, and a bit of history for you to understand why some French numbers seem so different! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode 30 = trente 40 = quarante 50 = cinquante 60 = soixante 70 = … Read More →
FYW 023 : Mistakes to Avoid With Very Big Numbers
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 →
FYW 011 : French Words Derived From Numbers
Vocabulary is dripping from the ceiling in this episode where I give you many words derived from each of the French numbers, from one to ten! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Unique, une licorne (= a unicorn) un duo, un duel Bis ! = encore (musique concert) ; A (street number) Une bicyclette, un biscuit, un bipède, la bigamie, bipolaire Un tricycle, un triangle, un trio, des triplés, une triplette (team of 3 pétanque players), un trimestre Un quatuor, quarante, la quarantaine Un pentagone, un pentathlon Sexagésimal(e) : division of time into 60 … Read More →