[Replay] FYW 045 : 70, 80 and 90 in French – Why are these numbers so weird?
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 = soixante-dix
80 = quatre-vingts
90 = quatre-vingt-dix
73 = soixante-treize
87= quatre-vingt-sept
97= quatre-vingt-dix-sept
76 = soixante-seize
Let you rest – smoky brain from all the math !
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