French Numbers: How to Count from 1 to 20
Updated July 2, 2026
The French numbers from one to twenty are un, deux, trois, quatre, and so on up to vingt. Here they all are, with the spellings you need for prices, dates, and phone numbers.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| un | oneune in the feminine |
| deux | two |
| trois | three |
| quatre | four |
| cinq | five |
| six | six |
| sept | seven |
| huit | eight |
| neuf | nine |
| dix | ten |
| onze | eleven |
| douze | twelve |
| treize | thirteen |
| quatorze | fourteen |
| quinze | fifteen |
| seize | sixteen |
| dix-sept | seventeenliterally ten-seven |
| dix-huit | eighteen |
| dix-neuf | nineteen |
| vingt | twenty |
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Frequently asked questions
- Does un change for gender in French?
- Yes, the number one agrees with the noun: un livre (one book, masculine) but une pomme (one apple, feminine). The numbers from two to twenty do not change.
- How do you form the teens in French?
- Eleven to sixteen have their own words (onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize), then seventeen to nineteen are compounds: dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, literally ten-seven, ten-eight, ten-nine.
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