French vocabulary

French vocabulary: numbers & amounts

Common French words for numbers & amounts, the most frequent first. Each word has its English meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.

deux number two
Il y a deux chaises... et une table.
There are two chairs... and one table.
peu adverb little, not much; (un peu) a bit
Bon... ma montre retarde un peu.
Well... my watch is a bit slow.
premier · première adjective first
Quel premier jour, ma chérie. Et hier ?
What a first day, dear. And yesterday?
trop adverb too; too much
Trente ? Vous êtes beaucoup trop nombreux !
Thirty? There are far too many of you!
beaucoup adverb a lot, much, many
Vingt euros ? C'est beaucoup !
Twenty euros? That's a lot!
moins adverb less; minus; to (time)
Tu as mangé quelque chose, au moins ?
And they are less expensive.
quelques determiner a few, some
Chers mariés, je peux dire quelques mots ?
Dear bride and groom, may I say a few words?
le reste noun rest, remainder; leftovers
Javi mange le reste du gâteau.
Javi eats the rest of the cake.
trois number three
Une table ? Chez moi, il y a trois tables.
One table? In my flat there are three tables.
la partie noun part; game, match
Tout le quartier, ma belle. Et une partie de Tolède.
The whole neighbourhood, love. And part of Toledo.
la part noun share, slice; part
à part = apart from; quelque part = somewhere
Madame Elena prend une part de gâteau.
Madame Elena has a slice of cake.
assez adverb quite, rather; enough
Mmm... elles sont assez moches.
Hmm... they're quite ugly.
tant adverb so much, so many
tant pis = never mind
Pas étonnant que tu aimes tant la mer.
No wonder you love the sea so much.
certains · certaines determiner some, certain (ones)
Certains sont piquants et d'autres non, non?
Some are hot and some aren't, right?
autant adverb as much, as many; so much
Combien ? Ma mère ne mange pas autant que toi.
How many? My mum doesn't eat as much as you.
quatre number four
Cinq ? Non, non. Quatre.
Five? No, no. Four.
plusieurs determiner several
Je préfère qu'on les essaie tous... plusieurs fois !
I'd rather we try them all... several times!
second · seconde adjective second
une seconde = a second (time)
Seconde. La première coûte trop cher.
Second. First class costs too much.
combien adverb how much, how many
C'est combien, Tomás ?
How much is it, Tomás?
cinq number five
Cinq ? Non, non. Quatre.
Five? No, no. Four.
million number million
un million de = a million (+ noun)
Madrid a plus de trois millions d'habitants.
Madrid has over three million inhabitants.
le numéro noun number
Et ton numéro, s'il te plaît.
And your phone number, please.
suffire verb to be enough
ça suffit ! = that's enough!
Non, non. Ça suffit.
No, no. That's enough.
le manque noun lack, shortage
Le manque de sommeil, c'est terrible !
Lack of sleep is terrible!
six number six
Six oranges, s'il te plaît.
Six oranges, please.
dix number ten
Six et quatre... dix oranges !
Six and four... ten oranges!
le nombre noun number (amount)
phone/house number = numéro
Le nombre d'invités ? Vingt, environ.
The number of guests? About twenty.
nombreux · nombreuse adjective many, numerous
Les touristes sont nombreux à Tolède.
There are many tourists in Toledo.
neuf number nine; (adj) new
adj neuf, neuve = brand new
J'arrive à neuf heures.
I arrive at nine.
deuxième number second
Ensuite, la deuxième à droite.
Then, the second on the right.
compter verb to count; to intend
compter sur = to count on
Tomás compte l'argent de la journée.
Tomás counts the day's money.
environ adverb about, around (roughly)
Environ vingt minutes.
About twenty minutes.
la mesure noun measure; measurement
Nuria prend les mesures de la fenêtre.
Nuria measures the window.
la moitié noun half
Et avec l'autre moitié, j'invite tout le monde ce soir.
And with the other half, I'm treating everyone tonight.
la plupart noun most, the majority
la plupart des + plural noun
La plupart des voisins aiment Madame Elena.
Most of the neighbours like Madame Elena.

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