Build Your French Vocabulary Numbers, Counting, and Math

Build Your French Vocabulary Numbers, Counting, and Math Sign up successful Here is a quick video on numbers 1-60 if you need some extra help learning to pronounce them: From twenty to one hundred, patterns for numbers become more regular. Simply put the appropriate numbers together. Here are 21 â€" 29: 21 vingt-et-en 22 vingt-deux 23 vingt-trois 24 vingt-quatre 25 vingt-cinq 26 vingt-six 27 vingt-sept 28 vingt-huit 29 vingt-neuf Note the “et” between 20 and 1 in 21. This is one of the languages beloved exceptions coming back to haunt French learners â€" though it helps that it is a regular enough exception. It occurs again in several more numbers ending in 1: 31, 41, 51, and 61. Once youve got this, all you need to count to 100 are the remaining 10s: 30 trente 40 quarante 50 cinquante 60 soixante 70 soixante-dix (or “septante” in Belgium) 80 quatre-vingt (or “octante” in Belgium) 90 quatre-vingt-dix (or “nonante” in Belgium) 100 cent Et voilà! Now you can count to one hundred in French. But what if you want to do math in French as well? For simple functions, it isnt too difficult. A few vocabulary words to help you out are: égaler to equal égale equals (3rd person singular) diviser to divide divisé par divided by plus (say “u” like “oo”) plus moins minus or negative fois times faire to make font make (3rd person plural) Here are some examples to put it all together. When more than one version is presented, the first one is more formal than the second one. 2 + 2 = 4 Deux plus deux égale quatre. (Two plus two equals four.) Deux et deux font quatre. (Two and two make four.) 9 3 = 6 Neuf moins trois égale six. (Nine minus three equals six.) Neuf moins trois fait six. (Nine minus three make six.) 8 x 8 = 64 Huit fois huit égale soixante-quatre. (Eight times eight equals sixty-four.) Huit fois huit fait soixante-quatre. (Eight times eight makes sixty-four.) 20 / 5 = 4 Vingt divisé par cinq égale quatre. (Twenty divided by five equals four.) Try figuring out a few on your own: 3 x 4 = 12 90 / 10 = 9 16 + 22 = 38 24 â€" 13 = 11 42 / 2 = 21 26 â€" 11 = 15 33 + 31 = 64 19 x 2 = 38 How well do you think you did? Hopefully, you did all right. Keep practicing, and try to apply it to your everyday life. Count, add, subtract, divide, and multiply the miles you drive, the steps you walk, the glasses of water you drink, the food you share with you family, the money you pay for your next purchase, and anything else that will allow to review. Soon enough, youll be a natural! For more help learning French vocabulary, sign up for lessons with a private French tutor. Tutors are available to teach you in-person or online via Skype. Find your French tutor today! Carol Beth L. teaches  French lessons in San Francisco, CA. She has her Masters in French language education from the Sorbonne University in Paris and has been teaching since 2009.  Learn more about Carol Beth here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by morebyless