French grammar
Numbers 11–20
Use numbers from eleven to twenty.
From the scene Onze, douze, vingt (Eleven, twelve, twenty)
In short
Eleven to sixteen end in -ze: onze, douze… seize. Then dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, and vingt.
Your turn
Which one goes with 13 · 14?
Options: onze · douze · quinze · seize · treize · quatorze
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13 · 14 → treize · quatorze
How it works
Eleven to sixteen all end in -ze: onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Et (blank) pommes ?
Clue: thirteen
Options: treize · trois
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Et treize pommes ?
And thirteen apples?
Good to know
Then it's ten + seven, eight, nine: dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf. Twenty is vingt — the g and t are silent ("van").
Good to know
Traps: douze (12) sounds close to deux (2), and quinze (15) to cinq (5) — listen for the -ze.
11 · 12 onze · douze
13 · 14 treize · quatorze
Your turn
What goes with treize · quatorze?
Options: 13 · 14 · 11 · 12 · 15 · 16
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treize · quatorze → 13 · 14
15 · 16 quinze · seize
20 vingt ("van")
Tomás
Ça fait vingt euros en tout.
That's twenty euros in total.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ça fait (blank) euros en tout.
Options: vingt · onze · douze · treize · quatorze
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Tomás
Ça fait vingt euros en tout.
That's twenty euros in total.
2 vs 12 · 5 vs 15 deux / douze · cinq / quinze
Nuria
Tu as quinze tomates ?
Do you have fifteen tomatoes?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Tu as (blank) tomates ?
Options: quinze · onze · douze · treize · quatorze
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Nuria
Tu as quinze tomates ?
Do you have fifteen tomatoes?
Common mistake
Not deux here. More than eleven.
Onze ? J'en veux douze.
Eleven? I want twelve.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| 11 · 12 | onze · douze |
|---|---|
| 13 · 14 | treize · quatorze |
| 15 · 16 | quinze · seize |
| 20 | vingt ("van") |
| 2 vs 12 · 5 vs 15 | deux / douze · cinq / quinze |
More lines from the story
- NuriaOnze ? J'en veux douze.Eleven? I want twelve.
- NuriaEt treize pommes ?And thirteen apples?
- TomásBon... quinze euros. Et onze oranges, pas douze.Okay... fifteen euros. And eleven oranges, not twelve.
- TomásDes oranges ! J'ai onze oranges.Oranges! I have eleven oranges.