French vocabulary: numbers and quantities
Numbers in French, along with quantities and measurements: counting, paying, giving a size or a weight.
Here are 100 French words on “Numbers and quantities”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 40 words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| tout | all |
| environ | approximately |
| surface | area |
| au plus | at most |
| moyenne | average |
| bout | bit |
| couple | coupleTwo people who form a couple |
| distance | distance |
| double | double |
| huit | eight |
| vide | empty |
| assez | enough |
| peu | few |
| premier | first |
| cinq | five |
| quatre | four |
| plein | full |
| hauteur | height |
| dernier | last |
| mesure | measurement |
| neuf | nine |
| aucun | none |
| numéro | numberIdentifier |
| taux | rate |
| reste | remainder |
| série | series |
| dix-sept | seventeen |
| plusieurs | several |
| part | share |
| manque | shortage |
| six | six |
| somme | sum |
| dix | ten |
| tiers | thirdFraction |
| troisième | thirdRank, ordinal |
| atteindre | to reach |
| trop | too many |
| vingt et un | twenty one |
| deux | two |
| unité | unit |
Level 2: medium 35 words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| dizaine | about ten |
| lot | batch |
| degré | degree |
| profondeur | depth |
| chiffre | digit |
| douzaine | dozen |
| pair | evenNumber divisible by two |
| quinze | fifteen |
| cinquante | fifty |
| cinq cents | five hundred |
| quarante | forty |
| cent | hundred |
| pouce | inch |
| longueur | length |
| mètre | metre |
| million | million |
| dix-neuf | nineteen |
| quatre-vingt-dix | ninety |
| paire | pairSet of two identical items |
| morceau | piece |
| tas | pile |
| proportion | proportion |
| quart | quarterFraction |
| rang | rank |
| échelle | scale |
| sixième | sixth |
| soixante | sixty |
| treize | thirteen |
| trente | thirty |
| mille | thousand |
| trois quarts | three quarters |
| estimer | to estimate |
| mesurer | to measure |
| deux cents | two hundred |
| volume | volume |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| ampère | ampere |
| octet | byte |
| centimètre | centimetre |
| décimal | decimal |
| virgule | decimal point |
| degré Celsius | degree Celsius |
| Fahrenheit | Fahrenheit |
| fraction | fraction |
| gigaoctet | gigabyte |
| hectare | hectare |
| centième | hundredth |
| kilomètre | kilometre |
| litre | litre |
| mégaoctet | megabyte |
| millilitre | millilitre |
| impair | odd |
| ratio | ratio |
| mètre carré | square metre |
| additionner | to add up |
| doubler | to double |
| multiplier | to multiply |
| soustraire | to subtract |
| tripler | to triple |
| peser | to weigh |
| watt | watt |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 French words on “Numbers and quantities”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this French vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn French vocabulary on iPhone.
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