Do French people say Nonante?
Why does French have that eccentric number system for seventy, eighty and ninety? 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.
Where is Huitante used?
Huitante is used in some parts of the Jura and Switzerland, octante, even otante, are also used locally (dialects).
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)
Why is 80 in French quatre vingt?
There doesn’t seem to be any logical explanation as to why the French only transformed part of their numbers into the decimal system while leaving some in the old vigesimal one, but that’s just the way it is, 70 is ‘soixante-dix’ (60+10), 80 is ‘quatre-vingts’ (4 x 20) and 90 is ‘quatre-vingt-dix’ (4 x 20 + 10).
What is Nonante?
(Switzerland, Belgium, Congo, Rwanda, Acadian) ninety synonym ▲
Is Québec like France?
Quebec looks and feels like no other Canadian city we’ve ever been to! I have no idea how the French managed to do this but unlike the more ‘British’ parts of Canada (British Columbia for example), Quebec looks and feels like you’re in France. It’s just so distinctly French, right down to food and the architecture.
How do you say 80 in Switzerland?
That gives septante (70), quatre-vingt (80) and nonante (90). On the contrary, the Swiss are consistent with the numerical logic and say septante (70), huitante (80) and nonante (90)! Even if sometimes, as in Neuchâtel, some people also say quatre-vingt… What a headache!
What are the Russian numbers?
Russian numbering rules Digits from zero to nine are specific words, namely ноль (nolʹ) or нуль (nulʹ) [0], один (odin) [1], две (dve) [2], три (tri) [3], четыре (četyre) [4], пять (pâtʹ) [5], шесть (šestʹ) [6], семь (semʹ) [7], восемь (vosemʹ) [8], and девять (devâtʹ) [9]. Ten is десять (desâtʹ).
What is Sept Septante et nonante?
Septante et nonante are used solely in Belgium and Switzerland. So it’s normal that their use would leak a bit into French regions that are close to them. It’s even more of a contemporary phenomenon near Lille, because the EU has very much facilitated exchanges in that region, many people even commuting daily.
What is the difference between septante and huitante?
Septante is used in Belgium and some areas of Switzerland. It is a Celtic holdover. The Romans used a decimal system (think 10 fingers) and therefore the traditional way would be or 60+10=70. If you use septante or huitante, most French speakers would not understand. but 80 is still quatre vingts.
Can I use the number septante in France?
If you were to use septante in France, there’s nothing to stop you, and you would probably be understood, but French people may think you’re Belgian or Swiss, or trying to imitate one or the other, and as the Belgians are the butt of jokes in France, they may tease you. The number twenty or a score was widely used for centuries.
What is the difference between Quatre-Vingts and septante?
Instead of quatre-vingts in some regions of France & Switserland & Canada the term huitante or octante is used. Septante is used in Belgium and in the western part of Switzerland.