French grammar
Numbers 1–5
Count from one to five.
From the scene Un, deux, trois (One, two, three)
In short
Count un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq. The x of deux and the s of trois are silent; cinq sounds its q.
- 1 un
- 2 deux (x silent)
- 3 trois (s silent)
- 4 quatre
- 5 cinq (q said)
Your turn
Which one goes with 2?
Options: trois (s silent) · deux (x silent) · un
Show answer
2 → deux (x silent)
How it works
Count in order: un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq. Carton means (moving) box: carton un = box one.
1 un
Nuria
Un, deux, trois, quatre...
One, two, three, four...
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), deux, trois, quatre...
Options: Un · Cinq
Show answer
Nuria
Un, deux, trois, quatre...
One, two, three, four...
2 deux (x silent)
Ramón
Carton deux.
Box two.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Carton (blank).
Options: deux · un · trois
Show answer
Ramón
Carton deux.
Box two.
3 trois (s silent)
Nuria
Carton trois.
Box three.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Carton (blank).
Options: trois · un · deux
Show answer
Nuria
Carton trois.
Box three.
4 quatre
Nuria
Cinq ? Non, non. Quatre.
Five? No, no. Four.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Cinq ? Non, non. (blank).
Options: Un · Deux · Quatre
Show answer
Nuria
Cinq ? Non, non. Quatre.
Five? No, no. Four.
5 cinq (q said)
Ramón
Carton cinq.
Box five.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Carton (blank).
Options: un · deux · cinq
Show answer
Ramón
Carton cinq.
Box five.
Watch out
The last letters of deux and trois are silent ("deu", "trwa"), but cinq sounds its q ("sank").
Common mistake
Not trois here. The box after box one.
Carton deux.
Box two.
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
| 1 | un |
|---|---|
| 2 | deux (x silent) |
| 3 | trois (s silent) |
| 4 | quatre |
| 5 | cinq (q said) |
More lines from the story
- NuriaBonjour, Monsieur Ramón ! Carton un.Hello, Monsieur Ramón! Box one.