French numbers 1 to 20

French numbers from 0 to 20

• 0 zéro
• 1 un
• 2 deux
• 3 trois
• 4 quatre
• 5 cinq
• 6 six
• 7 sept
• 8 huit
• 9 neuf
• 10 dix
• 11 onze
• 12 douze
• 13 treize
• 14 quatorze
• 15 quinze
• 16 seize
• 17 dix-sept
• 18 dix-huit
• 19 dix-neuf
• 20 vingt

Pronunciation tips

• Listen carefully to deux (2) and douze (12). They are easy to confuse.
• The p in sept is silent, so it sounds like "set". Huit sounds close to "weet".
• In vingt, the g and t are silent.
• 11 to 16 have their own names and simply need to be memorised. 17 to 19 are built like "10-7, 10-8, 10-9".

How to say your age in French

J'ai vingt ans. I am twenty years old. French uses avoir (to have) for age: literally "I have twenty years". Never say je suis vingt.

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