Un, deux, trois !
(uhn),
(duh), (trwah)
Consider
for a minute how important numbers are. How could you tell someone how old you
are, or your address, or read a train schedule when traveling? And think of
how difficult it would be if you could not understand the time or the price of
a chocolate éclair! When practicing the nombres
(numbers) below, notice the similarities which have been underlined for you
between huit (8)
and dix-huit (18),
sept (7) and dix-sept
(17), et (and)
so on. The pronunciations will help you (the high “n” is the nasal n sound
as in “honk”)
0 zéro (zay-roh) 11 onze (ohnz)
1
un
(uhn)
12
douze
(dooz)
2
deux
(duh)
13
treize
(trehz)
3
trois
(trwah)
14
quatorze
(kah-torze)
4
quatre
(kah-truh)
15
quinze
(kanz)
5
cinq
(sank)
16
seize
(sehz)
6
six
(seess)
17
dix-sept
(deess-set)
7
sept
(set)
18
dix-huit
(deez-wheat)
8
huit
(wheat)
19
dix neuf
(deez-nuf)
9
neuf
(nuf)
20
vingt
(van)
10
dix
(deess)