Learn to speak numbers in French
Lesson 5 : An introduction to using numbers in French
An introduction to French numbers with audio examples. As in all languages, numbers are very important to learn.
(Listen to the audio player at the bottom of the page, repeat these simply phrases out lood, you can also listen to the audio available on the theme page called Numbers )
Your first numbers in French
| English | French |
|---|---|
| There is one house | Il y a une maison |
| There are two cars | Il y a deux voitures |
| He has two minutes | Il a deux minutes |
| She has two hours | Elle a deux heures |
| We have 100 Euro | Nous avons cent Euro |
| There are three boys |
Il y a trois garçons |
| Six eggs please |
Six oeufs s'il vous plait |
Comments
Il y a = There is / There are
Were as :
Il a = He has
Elle a = She has
Nous avons = We have
This comes from the verb "Avoir" = to have.
As in English, the noun generally takes an "s" when plural. The exceptions and rules will be explained later.