1 to 50 in French: How to Say It in French

In French, numbers from 1 to 50 can be expressed as follows:

  1. 1 - un
  2. 2 - deux
  3. 3 - trois
  4. 4 - quatre
  5. 5 - cinq
  6. 6 - six
  7. 7 - sept
  8. 8 - huit
  9. 9 - neuf
  10. 10 - dix
  11. 11 - onze
  12. 12 - douze
  13. 13 - treize
  14. 14 - quatorze
  15. 15 - quinze
  16. 16 - seize
  17. 17 - dix-sept
  18. 18 - dix-huit
  19. 19 - dix-neuf
  20. 20 - vingt
  21. 21 - vingt-et-un
  22. 22 - vingt-deux
  23. 23 - vingt-trois
  24. 24 - vingt-quatre
  25. 25 - vingt-cinq
  26. 26 - vingt-six
  27. 27 - vingt-sept
  28. 28 - vingt-huit
  29. 29 - vingt-neuf
  30. 30 - trente
  31. 31 - trente-et-un
  32. 32 - trente-deux
  33. 33 - trente-trois
  34. 34 - trente-quatre
  35. 35 - trente-cinq
  36. 36 - trente-six
  37. 37 - trente-sept
  38. 38 - trente-huit
  39. 39 - trente-neuf
  40. 40 - quarante
  41. 41 - quarante-et-un
  42. 42 - quarante-deux
  43. 43 - quarante-trois
  44. 44 - quarante-quatre
  45. 45 - quarante-cinq
  46. 46 - quarante-six
  47. 47 - quarante-sept
  48. 48 - quarante-huit
  49. 49 - quarante-neuf
  50. 50 - cinquante

Origin of Related Vocabulary

The numbers from 1 to 50 in French have their origins in the Latin language. The Latin numerals were adopted by the French language, which is a Romance language. The Latin numerals are derived from the Etruscan numerals, which were influenced by the Greek numerals. The Etruscan numerals were a base-10 system, similar to the modern Hindu-Arabic numerals that we use today.

Examples of Usage

Here are some example sentences using numbers from 1 to 50 in French:

  1. Il y a cinq enfants dans ma famille.
  2. J'ai vingt ans.
  3. Le numéro de téléphone est quatre-vingt-dix-neuf.
  4. Nous avons visité trente musées lors de notre voyage.
  5. Il y a cent jours pour préparer l'exposition.

Notes on Usage

When counting in French, it is important to note that the word for "and" is "et." For example, "vingt-et-un" means "twenty-one" and "quarante-et-deux" means "forty-two." Additionally, when counting by tens, the word "et" is used to connect the tens and units, as in "vingt-et-un" and "quarante-et-deux."

Additional Variations

French also has other ways of expressing numbers, such as ordinal numbers (e.g., premier for first, deuxième for second) and cardinal numbers (e.g., un, deux, trois). There are also compound numbers, which are formed by combining two or more numbers (e.g., mille for one thousand, cent for one hundred, and dix for ten).