- Cent takes an "s" in the plural except when it is followed by another number.
- Mille is always invariable: never an "s".
- Million takes an "s" in the plural: deux millions.
| Nombre (Number) | Singulier (Singular) |
|---|---|
| 100 | Cent (Hundred) |
| 200 | Deux cents (Two hundred) |
| 201 | Deux cent un (Two hundred and one) |
| 1 000 | Mille (thousand) |
| 2 000 | Deux mille (Two thousand) |
| 1 000 000 | Un million (One million) |
| 2 000 000 | Deux millions (Two million) |
| 1 000 000 000 | Un milliard (One billion) |
| 2 000 000 000 | Deux milliards (Two billion) |
Exercise 1: Chiffres cardinaux, nombres cardinaux: "Cent, Mille, Million"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
millions, cent, cent un, mille, million
1.
101:
Je veux ... euros.
(I want one hundred and one euros.)
2.
1 000:
Je dois écrire tous les nombres jusqu'à ....
(I have to write all the numbers up to one thousand.)
3.
100:
Il doit compter jusqu'à ....
(He has to count to one hundred.)
4.
1 000:
Nous avons besoin de ... Français.
(We need a thousand French people.)
5.
10 000:
Ils vivent dans une ville de dix ... habitants.
(They live in a town of ten thousand inhabitants.)
6.
100:
Il y a ... habitants dans la ville.
(There are one hundred inhabitants in the town.)
7.
1 000 000:
Nous avons ... d'euros.
(We have a million euros.)
8.
4 000 000:
Elle a quatre ... d'euros par an.
(She has four million euros per year.)
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
million
million
2
millions
million
3
mille
thousand
4
cents
hundred