French grammar
Tens: trente to cent
Count in tens up to one hundred.
From the scene Trente, quarante, cent (Thirty, forty, a hundred)
In short
Tens: trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante; a hundred is cent. Listen to the ending: cinq is 5, cinquante is 50.
- 30 trente
- 40 quarante
- 50 cinquante
- 100 cent
- 5 vs 50 cinq / cinquante
- 100 euros (liaison) cent‿euros
Your turn
Which one goes with 40?
Options: trente · cinquante · quarante
Show answer
40 → quarante
How it works
Thirty is trente; forty, fifty and sixty end in -ante: quarante, cinquante, soixante. A hundred is cent (t silent).
Good to know
Traps: cinq (5) and cinquante (50) start the same — listen for the ending; and numbers link to euros: cent‿euros ("sahn-teuro"), dix‿euros ("deez-euro").
30 trente
Tomás
Trente oranges, dix euros !
Thirty oranges, ten euros!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) oranges, dix euros !
Options: Cinquante · Trente · Quarante
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Tomás
Trente oranges, dix euros !
Thirty oranges, ten euros!
40 quarante
Tomás
Beaucoup ? Bon... quarante oranges, douze euros.
A lot? Okay... forty oranges, twelve euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Beaucoup ? Bon... (blank) oranges, douze euros.
Options: trente · cinquante · quarante
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Tomás
Beaucoup ? Bon... quarante oranges, douze euros.
A lot? Okay... forty oranges, twelve euros.
50 cinquante
Tomás
D'accord, d'accord. Cinquante oranges, quinze euros.
Okay, okay. Fifty oranges, fifteen euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
D'accord, d'accord. (blank) oranges, quinze euros.
Options: Quarante · Cinquante · Trente
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Tomás
D'accord, d'accord. Cinquante oranges, quinze euros.
Okay, okay. Fifty oranges, fifteen euros.
100 cent
Tomás
Mmm... cinq oranges... ça fait cent euros.
Mmm... five oranges... that's a hundred euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Mmm... cinq oranges... ça fait (blank) euros.
Options: quarante · cent · trente
Show answer
Tomás
Mmm... cinq oranges... ça fait cent euros.
Mmm... five oranges... that's a hundred euros.
5 vs 50 cinq / cinquante
Nuria
Cinquante ? Tomás ! Je veux cinq oranges.
Fifty? Tomás! I want five oranges.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) ? Tomás ! Je veux cinq oranges.
Options: Quarante · Cinquante · Trente
Show answer
Nuria
Cinquante ? Tomás ! Je veux cinq oranges.
Fifty? Tomás! I want five oranges.
Common mistake
Not dix here. A crazy price.
Mmm... cinq oranges... ça fait cent euros.
Mmm... five oranges... that's a hundred euros.
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
| 30 | trente |
|---|---|
| 40 | quarante |
| 50 | cinquante |
| 100 | cent |
| 5 vs 50 | cinq / cinquante |
| 100 euros (liaison) | cent‿euros |
More lines from the story
- NuriaCent euros ? D'accord... cinquante oranges !A hundred euros? Okay... fifty oranges!