Why do the French say sixty ten?

It’s a legacy of an earlier vigesimal system, in which numbers were in denominations of twenties, not tens, hence ‘eighty’ being quatre-vingts or ‘four twenties’, and ‘ninety’ being quatre-vingts-dix or ‘four-twenties-ten’ similar to the old-fashioned English ‘four score’ and ‘four score and ten’.

What does 1/10 of a number mean?

Explanation: Finding 110 of a number is the same as dividing it by 10 . To find a tenth of something simply multiply it by 110 and then simplify. That will be a tenth of it: What is 110 of 20?

How to count from 1 to 10 in French?

Counting from 1 to 10 in French is quite easy. The numbers are all independent. You just need to memorize them. When you are counting from 10 to 19 in French, you can now see two types of numbers: independent and composed numbers. As you might have noticed, from 17 to 19 (dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf) we have the first glance of composed numbers.

How to learn the numbers in French?

The best way to learn the numbers is to listen to the audio file and keep repeating the phrases aloud. Read through the list of numbers in French, then use the audio player to listen to the pronunciation and repeat out aloud. Check this page for reference when you are unsure of how to say a number in French. Click on the play button.

How to pronounce 100 in French?

From 97 to 99, you’re back to “quatre vingt dix” and add the numbers 7 to 9 ( that you learned in Part A. And 100 is French is easy. Just “cent.” Listen to the audio pronunciation for French numbers below.

How to count from 81 to 99 in French?

How about 70? Well, once you reach 70, the pattern changes. Let’s take a closer look in the next section. Super easy addition based on “soixante (60)” is involved. Now, similar to counting from 61-79, counting from 81 to 99 in French is done by adding 1-19 to 80.