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Our Day 28

Immersion – 28
Les nombres ordinaux l^er au 20^e et le rapprochement
(Ordinal Numbers 1^er through 20^e and Approximation)

Note:

1. The numbers 1^st (first), 2^nd (second), 3^rd (third), 4^th (fourth) ect… are called Ordinal numbers.

2. To express ordinal numbers in French, “-ième” (ee-ehm) is attached with the cardinal numbers.

3. “-ième” (ee-ehm) ending in French is equivalent to the “-th” ending in English.
E.g. sixième (see-zee-ehm) = sixth.

4. Superscript of “e” in French is equivalent to the superscript of “th” in English.
E.g. 5^e= 5^th

              5. If the cardinal number ends in “–e”, to form the corresponding ordinal number,                   drop the final “–e” and then add “ième” (ee-ehm) at the end.
                          e.g.     quatre = 4
                                     quatrième = 4^e

             6. For the number cinq, add “u” before adding “ième” at the end to form the ordinal                   number.
                          e.g.     cinq= 5
                                     cinquième = 5^e

             7. For the number neuf, the “f” changes to “v” and then “ième” is added at the end.
                          e.g.     neuf = 9
                                     neuvième = 9^e

Abbreviation	French	Pronunciation
1^e	premier	pruh-myey
2^e	deuxième	duh-zee-ehm
3^e	troisième	trwah-zee-ehm
4^e	quatrième	kah-tree-ehm
5^e	cinquième	sahN-kee-ehm
6^e	sixième	see-zee-ehm
7^e	Septième	seh-tee-ehm
8^e	huitième	wee-tee-ehm
9^e	neuvième	nuh-wee-ehm
10^e	dixième	dee-zee-ehm
11^e	onzième	ohN-zee-ehm
12^e	douzième	dooh-zee-ehm
13^e	treizième	treh-zee-ehm
14^e	quatorzième	kah-tohr-zee-ehm
15^e	quinzième	kahN-zee-ehm
16^e	seizième	seh-zee-ehm
17^e	dix-septième	dee-seh-tee-ehm
18^e	dix-huitième	dee-zwee-tee-ehm
19^e	dix-neuvième	deez-nuh-vee-ehm
20^e	vingtième	vaN-tee-ehm

1. Le garÇon est dans le premier siège. = The boy is in the first seat.

2. La fille est dans le deuxième siège. = The girl is in the second seat.

3. La fleur est dans la troisième position = The flower is in the third position.

4. Le jouet est à quatrième lieu. = The toy is in the fourth place.

5. Le chien est à la cinquième lieu. = The dog is in the fifth place.

Approximation

To express a quantity approximately use any one of the following rule.

             1. Add the suffix “-aine” (ehn) to the cardinal number and introduce “une” in front of the number.
                          e.g.     une vingtaine = about 20
                                     une dixaine = about 10

             2. use “environ” (ahN-vee-rohN) or à peu près (ah puh-preh) before the cardinal number.
                          e.g.     environ quatre-vingts = approximately 80.
                                     à peu près cent = approximately 100.

3. If a noun follows the approximate quantity then add the preposition “de” (duh) or “ d’ ” (if the noun begins with a vowel or h- mute) before the noun.

Example:

1. une quinzaine de livres = about 15 books.

2. une trente-huitaine d’hôpitals = about 38 hospitals.

3. Il y a une vingtaine d’étudiants dans la classe = there are about 20 students in the class.

4. Je voudrais une dizaine de gâteaux. = I would like about 10 cakes.

5. avril est le quatrième mois de l’année = April is the fourth month of the year.

Exercise:

Write the given numbers in words as given below.

Number	Cardinal	Ordinal
8	huit	huitième
16	--------------	--------------
1	--------------	--------------
22	--------------	--------------
33	--------------	--------------
35	--------------	--------------
60	--------------	--------------
53	--------------	--------------
77	--------------	--------------
84	--------------	--------------
95	--------------	--------------
100	--------------	--------------

New word:

voudrais (vooh-dreh) = would like

verb: vouloir = to wish/to want

French-Online-2021

Our Day 28

Immersion – 28Les nombres ordinaux ler au 20e et le rapprochement (Ordinal Numbers 1er through 20e and Approximation)

Note:

1. The numbers 1st (first), 2nd (second), 3rd (third), 4th (fourth) ect… are called Ordinal numbers.

2. To express ordinal numbers in French, “-ième” (ee-ehm) is attached with the cardinal numbers.

3. “-ième” (ee-ehm) ending in French is equivalent to the “-th” ending in English. E.g. sixième (see-zee-ehm) = sixth.

4. Superscript of “e” in French is equivalent to the superscript of “th” in English. E.g. 5e = 5th

5. If the cardinal number ends in “–e”, to form the corresponding ordinal number, drop the final “–e” and then add “ième” (ee-ehm) at the end. e.g. quatre = 4 quatrième = 4e

6. For the number cinq, add “u” before adding “ième” at the end to form the ordinal number. e.g. cinq= 5 cinquième = 5e

7. For the number neuf, the “f” changes to “v” and then “ième” is added at the end. e.g. neuf = 9 neuvième = 9e

1. Le garÇon est dans le premier siège. = The boy is in the first seat.

2. La fille est dans le deuxième siège. = The girl is in the second seat.

3. La fleur est dans la troisième position = The flower is in the third position.

4. Le jouet est à quatrième lieu. = The toy is in the fourth place.

5. Le chien est à la cinquième lieu. = The dog is in the fifth place.

Approximation

To express a quantity approximately use any one of the following rule.

1. Add the suffix “-aine” (ehn) to the cardinal number and introduce “une” in front of the number. e.g. une vingtaine = about 20 une dixaine = about 10

2. use “environ” (ahN-vee-rohN) or à peu près (ah puh-preh) before the cardinal number. e.g. environ quatre-vingts = approximately 80. à peu près cent = approximately 100.

3. If a noun follows the approximate quantity then add the preposition “de” (duh) or “ d’ ” (if the noun begins with a vowel or h- mute) before the noun.

Example:

1. une quinzaine de livres = about 15 books.

2. une trente-huitaine d’hôpitals = about 38 hospitals.

3. Il y a une vingtaine d’étudiants dans la classe = there are about 20 students in the class.

4. Je voudrais une dizaine de gâteaux. = I would like about 10 cakes.

5. avril est le quatrième mois de l’année = April is the fourth month of the year.

Exercise:

Write the given numbers in words as given below.

New word:

voudrais (vooh-dreh) = would like

verb: vouloir = to wish/to want

Immersion – 28
Les nombres ordinaux l^er au 20^e et le rapprochement
(Ordinal Numbers 1^er through 20^e and Approximation)

1. The numbers 1^st (first), 2^nd (second), 3^rd (third), 4^th (fourth) ect… are called Ordinal numbers.

3. “-ième” (ee-ehm) ending in French is equivalent to the “-th” ending in English.
E.g. sixième (see-zee-ehm) = sixth.

4. Superscript of “e” in French is equivalent to the superscript of “th” in English.
E.g. 5^e= 5^th

5. If the cardinal number ends in “–e”, to form the corresponding ordinal number, drop the final “–e” and then add “ième” (ee-ehm) at the end.
e.g. quatre = 4
quatrième = 4^e

6. For the number cinq, add “u” before adding “ième” at the end to form the ordinal number.
e.g. cinq= 5
cinquième = 5^e

7. For the number neuf, the “f” changes to “v” and then “ième” is added at the end.
e.g. neuf = 9
neuvième = 9^e

1. Add the suffix “-aine” (ehn) to the cardinal number and introduce “une” in front of the number.
e.g. une vingtaine = about 20
une dixaine = about 10

2. use “environ” (ahN-vee-rohN) or à peu près (ah puh-preh) before the cardinal number.
e.g. environ quatre-vingts = approximately 80.
à peu près cent = approximately 100.