How do French Canadians say 80?

In French as spoken in France and Canada, the numbers 70 and 90 are strangely formed: 70 is soixante-dix (sixty and ten) 80 is quatre-vingts (four times twenty)

Is there a word for 80 in French?

French Numbers: 80-89

Likewise, there's no word for “eighty” in standard French. * The French say quatre-vingts, literally four-twenties. ** So 81 is quatre-vingt-un (four-twenty-one), 82 is quatre-vingt-deux (four-twenty-two), etc.

Why is there no French word for eighty?

There was a short period during the Middle Ages when the roman versions 'septante', 'huitante' and 'nonante' looked like they were going to stick but then tradition partially prevailed for the French and they managed to reclaim their ancient ways of saying eighty (quatre-vingt) to ninety-nine (quatre-vingt-dix-neuf).

Why do the French say Quatre Vingt?

"four-twenties"; quatre-vingt-dix "90" lit. "four-twenty-ten") is due to North Germanic influence, first appearing in Normandy, in northern France. From there, it spread south after the formation of the French Republic, replacing the typical Romance forms still used today in Belgian and Swiss French.

Where do they say Nonante?

The Belgians, Canadians and the French-speaking Swiss all have reasonable words for these numbers (septante, huitante or octante and nonante), which any French person will grudgingly understand.

Canadian French vs French from France: What's the Difference? (ft. Mark Hachem)

How do you say 80 in Quebecois?

80 is quatre-vingts (four times twenty)

What is a Septant?

(Belgium, Switzerland, Congo, Acadian, Savoy) seventy synonym ▲ Synonym: soixante-dix.

How do you say 99 in French?

The French translation for “99 (ninety-nine)” is quatre-vingt-dix-neuf. The French, quatre-vingt-dix-neuf, can be broken down into 2 parts:"80 (eighty)" (quatre-vingts) and "19 (nineteen)" (dix-neuf).

What is Nonante?

(Switzerland, Belgium, Congo, Rwanda, Acadian) ninety synonym ▲

What is neuf trois?

Locally, it is often referred to colloquially as quatre-vingt treize or neuf trois (i.e., "ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93.

How do you say 80 in Switzerland?

Swiss French Vocabulary and Expressions

Numbers: In Switzerland, you can use septante, huitante and nonante for 70, 80 and 90, respectively - compared to soixante-dix, quatre-vingts and quatre-vingt-dix in France.

How do you spell 80?

Therefore 80 in words is written as Eighty.

How do you say 80 in Belgium?

80 = quatre-vingt, Zut! For some reason this is still how you say 80 in Belgian French.

How do you count French from Canada?

French numbering rules

Digits and numbers from zero to sixteen are specific words, namely zéro [0], un (une in its feminine form) [1], deux [2], trois [3], quatre [4], cinq [5], six [6], sept [7], huit [8], neuf [9], dix [10], onze [11], douze [12], treize [13], quatorze [14], quinze [15], seize [16].

How do you count to 100 in French?

Vingt et un, vingt-deux, vingt-trois, vingt-quatre, vingt-cinq, vingt-six, vingt-sept, vingt-huit, vingt-neuf, Trente ... TRENTE! Trente et un, trente-deux, trente-trois, trente-quatre, trente-cinq, trente-six, trente-sept, trente-huit, trente-neuf ...

How do you spell 79?

Definition of seventy-nine.