French 2 / Unit 7: Travel and Shopping
7.4 Numbers Above 100
Notes
Build large numbers from cent (100), mille (1,000) and million.
| Number | French |
|---|---|
| 100 | cent |
| 101 | cent un |
| 200 | deux cents |
| 250 | deux cent cinquante |
| 300 | trois cents |
| 1 000 | mille |
| 1 500 | mille cinq cents |
| 2 000 | deux mille |
| 1 000 000 | un million |
- Cent takes an s only when multiplied (deux cents, trois cents) and nothing follows it: deux cents, but deux cent trois.
- Mille never takes an s: deux mille, trois mille.
- Million takes an s when plural and uses de before a noun: deux millions d'habitants.
- In French writing, a space (or period) separates thousands: 1 500 or 1.500.
Practice
How do you say 350 in French?
Cent has no s when another number follows it.
Which is the correct way to write 2,000?
Mille never takes an s in French.
How do you say 1 200?
Mille is invariable, and deux cents takes s because nothing follows it.
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