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0
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zéro
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1
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un
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2
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deux
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3
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trois
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4
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quatre
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5
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cinq
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6
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six
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7
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sept
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8
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huit
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9
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neuf
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10
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dix
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11
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onze
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12
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douze
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13
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treize
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14
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quatorze
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15
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quinze
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16
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seize
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17
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dix-sept
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18
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dix-huit
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19
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dix-neuf
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Numbers 20-69
The number consists of a word for the multiple of ten plus optionally the number for the unit 1-9 from the list opposite. Names of the tens:
20 | vingt |
30 | trente |
40 | quarante |
50 | cinquante |
60 | soixante |
Tens and units are joined with a hyphen. So,
22 = vingt-deux,
45 =quarante-cinq etc.
If the unit is a 1, then the word et is inserted between tens and units:
21 = vingt et un,
31 = trente et un etc.
Numbers 70-79
These continue on from soixante-neuf:
70 = soixante-dix,
71 = soixante et onze,
72 = soixante-douze,
73 = soixante-treize etc.
Notice the et in 71 which mimics the behaviour of 21, 31 etc.
Numbers 80-99
The French for eighty is quatre-vingts.
Numbers 81-99 consist of quatre-vingt- (minus the -s) plus a number 1-19: 81 = quatre-vingt-un,
82 =quatre-vingt-deux,
90 = quatre-vingt-dix,
91 = quatre-vingt-onze etc.
Notice that none of these numbers use the word et.