Why these thirty numbers
From 70, French stops giving each ten a word of its own. The seventies are sixty plus a teen, the eighties are four twenties plus a unit, and the nineties are four twenties plus a teen.
By ear that means the first word does not tell you the ten. Soixante can start 60 or 76, and quatre-vingt can start 80 or 96.
A plan in four steps
- Anchor the tens: soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix. Say each one ten times.
- Do the sixty family, 70 to 79. Listen for the teen after soixante: soixante-et-onze, soixante-douze, soixante-seize.
- Do the twenties family, 80 to 99. The break is at quatre-vingt-dix: after it the unit is a teen again.
- Mix them. Have someone read out prices and phone numbers, or use a quiz that draws from the whole range.
Every number from 70 to 100
Open the list
| Number | French |
|---|---|
| 70 | soixante-dix |
| 71 | soixante-et-onze |
| 72 | soixante-douze |
| 73 | soixante-treize |
| 74 | soixante-quatorze |
| 75 | soixante-quinze |
| 76 | soixante-seize |
| 77 | soixante-dix-sept |
| 78 | soixante-dix-huit |
| 79 | soixante-dix-neuf |
| 80 | quatre-vingts |
| 81 | quatre-vingt-un |
| 82 | quatre-vingt-deux |
| 83 | quatre-vingt-trois |
| 84 | quatre-vingt-quatre |
| 85 | quatre-vingt-cinq |
| 86 | quatre-vingt-six |
| 87 | quatre-vingt-sept |
| 88 | quatre-vingt-huit |
| 89 | quatre-vingt-neuf |
| 90 | quatre-vingt-dix |
| 91 | quatre-vingt-onze |
| 92 | quatre-vingt-douze |
| 93 | quatre-vingt-treize |
| 94 | quatre-vingt-quatorze |
| 95 | quatre-vingt-quinze |
| 96 | quatre-vingt-seize |
| 97 | quatre-vingt-dix-sept |
| 98 | quatre-vingt-dix-huit |
| 99 | quatre-vingt-dix-neuf |
| 100 | cent |
In the app
Lexie's listen mode reads each number aloud with the word underneath. Voice mode has you say it back.
Published 11 November 2026. The number and verb forms on this page are exported from Lexie itself.