Here are the numbers you already know from previous lessons:

Now let us learn the numbers from 40 to 60. These numbers are important for telling time and for counting in French.

Numbers 40 to 46

Numbers 47 to 53

Numbers 54 to 60

When you write numbers in French, remember these important rules:

1. Use a hyphen (-) between tens and units, except when using "et" (and).

   • Example: quarante-deux, cinquante-cinq, soixante

2. Use "et" only with numbers 21, 31, 41, 51, and 61.

   • Example: vingt et un, trente et un, quarante et un, cinquante et un

3. Combine the tens word with the unit word:

   • 40 + 7 = quarante-sept
   • 50 + 9 = cinquante-neuf

Example 1: Writing numbers in letters

Write these numbers in French:

Example 2: Using numbers in sentences (from the textbook)

From the textbook, we see numbers used in daily activities:

• "Je me réveille à six heures du matin." (I wake up at six o'clock.)
• "Je commence les cours à huit heures." (I start school at eight o'clock.)
• "Le train passe à sept heures." (The train passes at seven o'clock.)

Notice how we say the hour in French: Il est... heures

• Il est six heures. (It is six o'clock.)
• Il est huit heures. (It is eight o'clock.)
• Il est dix heures. (It is ten o'clock.)

Example 3: Numbers in everyday context

Amani is describing her school day:

• "À huit heures, j'ai cours de maths." (At eight o'clock, I have math class.)
• "J'ai quarante minutes de français." (I have forty minutes of French.)
• "Je dors à vingt et une heures." (I sleep at nine o'clock.)

Here are some numbers to practice writing in French:

1. 33 = trente-trois
2. 41 = quarante et un
3. 55 = cinquante-cinq
4. 44 = quarante-quatre
5. 60 = soixante
6. 29 = vingt-neuf
7. 50 = cinquante
8. 58 = cinquante-huit
9. 25 = vingt-cinq
10. 59 = cinquante-neuf

• Quarante means 40
• Cinquante means 50
• Soixante means 60
• Use a hyphen between tens and units (quarante-deux)
• Use "et" only with 21, 31, 41, 51 (quarante et un)
• Numbers are important for telling time, counting, and daily activities

In Tanzania, you can use French numbers up to 60 in many situations. For example, when you go to buy fruits at the market in Arusha or Dar es Salaam, you can count items in French: "Je voudrais cinquante mangues, s'il vous plaît." (I would like fifty mangoes, please.) This is useful if you meet French-speaking tourists or do business with French-speaking countries. Learning numbers in French also helps you understand time better when travelling to French-speaking African countries like Rwanda or Burundi.