2. French is spoken as a native language in
more than two dozen countries on five
continents. Depending on your sources,
French is either 11th or the 13th most
common native language in the world, with
72-79 million native speakers and another
190 million secondary speakers. French is the
second most commonly taught second
language in the world(after English), making
it a real possibility that speaking French will
come in handy practically anywhere you
travel.
3. The United States was France’s leading
investor, accounting for 25% of the new jobs
created in France from foreign investment.
There are 2,400 US companies in France
generating 240,000 jobs. American
companies with offices in France include IBM,
Microsoft, Mattel, Dow Chemical, SaraLee,
Ford, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Motorola, Johnson &
Johnson, Ford, and Hewlett Packard.
4. French is an official working language in
dozens of international organizations,
including the United Nations, International
Olympic Committee, and International Red
Cross.
French is the lingua franca of culture,
including art, cuisine, dance, and fashion.
France has won more Nobel prizes for
literature than any other country in the world
and is one of the top producers of
international films.
5. French is the second most frequently used
language on the internet.
French is ranked the 2nd most influential
language in the world.
6. French is a Romance language, deriving from
Latin and closely related to Portuguese,
Spanish, Italian, and Romanian.
It is native tongue of over 87 million people
and has an additional 68 million non native
speakers.
In medieval times and until the 19th century.
It was often the language used in diplomacy,
culture, administration, royal courts across
Europe and also in trade, thus appropriately
becoming the lingua franca of its time.
7. French-speaking people have made incursions
upon the British Isles many times in the past,
most noticeably in the Norman Invasion of
1066. for this reason, although English is a
Germanic language, at least a third of the
English lexicon is derived from French.
8. In the United Nations, the Olympic Games, and the
European Union, its official language of 29
countries and is spoken in:
France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Tunisia,
Morocco, Senegal, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, the
Congo, Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo,
Gabon, the Seychelles, Burundi, Chad, Rwanda,
Djibouti, Cameroon, Mauritius, and Canada(mostly in
the province of Quebec, where it is the primary
language, but it is also used in other parts of the
country- notably New Brunswick, which is the only
bilingual province. All consumer product packages in
Canada are required by law to have both and English
and French labels.
11. A /a/ J / Ʒi/ S /ɛs/
B /be/ K /ka/ T /te/
C /se/ L /ɛl/ U /y/
D /de/ M /ɛm/ V /ve/
E /ǝ/ N /ɛn/ W /dublǝve/
F /ɛf/ O /oh/ X /iks/
G / Ʒɜ/ P /pe/ Y /igrɛk/
H / aʃ/ Q /ky/ Z /zɛd/
I /i/ R /ɛr/
12. 1 to 10
Un 1
Deux 2
Trois 3
Quatre 4
Cinq 5
Six 6
Sept 7
Huit 8
Neuf 9
dix 10
HOW TO COUNT IN FRENCH
11 to 20
Onze 11
Douze 12
Treize 13
Quatorze 14
Quinze 15
Seize 16
Dix-sept 17
Dix-huit 18
Dix-neuf 19
vingt 20
Let’s talk about
numbers.. Good
news, the French
observe mostly the
same pattern like
English (at least from
0 to 20).
But then, it becomes
quite technical and
requires your math
skills!
But do not worry,
with a bit
memorization you
will get used to that
quickly!
13. 21 to 30
Vingt et
un
21
Vingt-
deux
22
Vingt-
trois
23
Vingt-
quatre
24
Vingt-cinq 25
Vingt-six 26
Vingt-
sept
27
Vingt-
huit
28
Vingt-
neuf
29
31 to 40
trente et un 31
Trente-
deux
32
Trente-
trois
33
Trente-
quatre
34
Trente-cinq 35
Trente-six 36
Trente-sept 37
Trente-huit 38
Trente-
neuf
39
quarante 40
41 to 50
Quarante et un 41
Quarante-deux 42
Quarante-trois 43
Quarante-
quatre
44
Quarante-cinq 45
Quarante-six 46
Quarante-sept 47
Quarante-huit 48
Quarante-neuf 49
cinquante 50
14. 51 to 60
Cinquante et
un
51
Cinquante-
deux
52
Cinquante-trois 53
Cinquante-
quatre
54
Cinquante-cinq 55
Cinquante-six 56
Cinquante-sept 57
Cinquante-huit 58
Cinquante-neuf 59
soixante 60
61 to70
Soixante et un 61
Soixante-deux 62
Soixante-trois 63
Soixante-
quatre
64
Soixante-cinq 65
Soixante-six 66
Soixante-sept 67
Soixante-huit 68
Soixante-neuf 69
Soixante-dix 70
So far so good,
right? Well, it is
getting more
interesting now!
See, in most
French-speaking
countries, there is
no word for 70,
80, and 90.
instead, for the
numbers 70 to79,
combine the tens
with the tens.
15. 71 to 80
Soixante et onze 71
Soixante-douze 72
Soixante-treize 73
Soixante-quatorze 74
Soixante-quinze 75
Soixante-seize 76
Soixante-dix sept 77
Soixante-dix huit 78
Soixante-dix neuf 79
Quatre-vingts 80
81 to 90
Quatre-vingt et un 81
Quatre-vingt deux 82
Quatre vingt trois 83
Quatre vingt quatre 84
Quatre vingt cinq 85
Quatre vingt six 86
Quatre vingt sept 87
Quatre vingt huit 88
Quatre vingt neuf 89
Quatre vingt dix 90
91 to 99
Quatre vingt onze 91
Quatre vingt douze 92
Quatre vingt treize 93
Quatre vingt
quatorze
94
Quatre vingt quinze 95
Quatre vingt seize 96
Quatre vingt dix
sept
97
Quatre vingt dix
huit
98
Quatre vingt dix
neuf
99For numbers 80 to 89, you
simply combine the number 4,
the number 20, and the ones.
For example, in French 80 is
four 20’s, 81 is four 20s plus
1, and so forth.
16. Cent 100
Cent un 101
Cent deux 102
Cent cinquante 150
Deux cents 200
Cinq cents 500
mille 1000
Millions 1,000,000
milliards 1,000,000,000
When talking about large
numbers in French, just follow
the same formula. For numbers
above 100, say the hundreds
digit first, then the ones and
then the tens. For example, 151
would be cent cinquante un (a
hundred, fifty one)
17. Exercise =How do you write your name?=
1) Comment on écrit ton nom, s’il te plaît?
(how/ you(general)/ write/your /name/Please?(inf)
2) Comment on écrit votre nom, s’il vous plaît?
(how /you(general)/write/ your (pl. or Form.)/ name, please(form)
RETURN THE QUESTION BY SAYING:
-Et toi? (and you?-informal)
-Et vous? (and you?-formal;can also refer to plural)
18. Jours de la semaine Mois de l’année
Dimanche (Sunday) Janvier (January) = Février
(February)
Lundi (Monday) Mars ( March) = Avril (April)
Mardi (Tuesday) Mai (May) = Juin (June)
Mercredi (Wednesday) Juillet (July) = Août (August)
Jeudi (Thursday) Septembre (September),
Octobre (October)
Vendredi (Friday) Novembre (November)
Samedi (Saturday) Décembre (December)
20. BIEN ET VOUS?
(good and you?)
MERCI!
(thank you!)
ENCHANTE(E)
(It is nice to see
you)
JE VOUS EN PRIE!
(you are welcome!)
S’IL VOUS PLAîT!
(Please!)
A BIENTôT
(see you
later/soon)
24. Bonjour ! Je m’appelle
Sylvain et je suis philipin.
Je viens de Davao.
J’ai 23(vingt-trois ans.
LA FAMILLE THIBAULT
25. LA FAMILLE THIBAULT
Bonjour! Je m’appelle
Henriette! Je suis
philippine. Je viens de
Davao. J’habite à Lanang!
J’ai 20(vingt) ans.
26. LA FAMILLE THIBAULT
Bonjour! Nous nous
appelons Mr. et Madame
Thibault!
Nous sommes philippines.
Nous avons 45 (quarante-
cinq) ans.
Bonjour!
Moi, je suis Dwight.
Je suis un chien.
