100 → Cent → (One) Hundred
1,000 → Mille → (One) Hundred
1,000,000 → Un million → One million
1,000,000,000 → Un milliard → One billion
“Cent” means “hundred” and also “one hundred,” we don’t say “un cent,” but from two, we can start adding a number before “cent.” When there are no other numbers after the word “cent,” it takes a silent “s;” every time is it more than one hundred.
For example:
Cent → One hundred.
Deux cents → Two hundred.
Trois cent trente → Three hundred and thirty.
“Mille” means “thousand” and “one thousand,” we don’t say “un mille” but from two, we can start adding a number before “mille.” “Mille” is invariable and can’t take an “s” when it is more than one thousand.
For example:
Mille → One thousand.
Deux mille → Two thousand.
Trois mille huit cents → Three thousand eight hundred.
It is fine to write and say “un million” and “un milliard.” They will take a silent “s” every time it is more than one.
For example:
Un million → One million.
Deux milliards → Two billion.
In French and English, we count big numbers the same way. The only exception is that in French, we don’t translate “and.”
For example:
1560 → Mille cinq cent soixante →
One thousand five hundred and sixty.
680 → Six cent quatre-vingt → Six hundred and eighty.
In French, unlike in English, we read years as big numbers.
For example:
2018 → Deux mille dix-huit → Two thousand and eighteen.
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