Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 3 years agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square178linkfedilinkarrow-up1763arrow-down116 cross-posted to: mapporn
arrow-up1747arrow-down1external-linkHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square178linkfedilink cross-posted to: mapporn
minus-squareFilthyShroomslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up91arrow-down3·3 years ago Also: the green (at least with English) should be (9 × 10) + 2
minus-squarePM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down3·3 years agoEnglish is 90 + 2. Ninety is its own distinct word. French is similar to English (base ten) but after 60 it gets weird and then at 80 switches to base 20 until 99. 70 in French is 60 + 10 80 and above in French is 4 × 20 + what ever number is needed to get there.
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minus-squaredangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.comdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 years agoNo. 102 in French is “cent deux”.
minus-squarewkklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 years ago102 is “hundred-two” so it’s only weird for 70 “sixty-ten”, 80 “four-twenty” and 90 “four-twenty-ten”… But the way I learned it each was like it’s own word, even if it’s not. Just don’t think about it too much!
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minus-squarezerofk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years agoThey do, but they’re only used in some regions. Septante, huitante, nonante.
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minus-squarezerofk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 years agoI honestly don’t know the history. I just know that Belgian French uses septante and nonante, Swiss French uses huitante as well. I think it’s more comparable to the vocabulary differences between for example American and British English.
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-23 years agoIn Belgium, it’s Septante, Huitante, and Nonante.
minus-squareFiripu@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 years agoNobody says huitante in Belgium. It’s 60, 70, 4*20, 90. edit: Downvote all you want. If you say huitante in Belgium, everyone will know you’re not from Belgium. Belgians say Soixante, Septante, Quatre-vingt, Nonante. Even in the dutch language part, that’s how they learn french. If you say Soixante-dix or Quatre-vingt-dix, everyone will know you’re french and not Belgian. Pretty simple…
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoInteresting, I always thought huitante was common place there, thanks for correcting me
minus-squareLaChaleurDeLaNuitlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoNonante, not neuvante but yes. In Switzerland and Québec too if I’m not mistaken.
minus-squareShiroTheSniperlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoIn Quebec it’s: 60: 60, 70: 60 10, 71: 60 11, 77: 60 10 7, 78: 60 10 8, 79: 60 10 9, 80: 4 20 (hehe), 81: 4 20 1, 90: 4 20 10, 97: 4 20 10 7, 98: 4 20 10 8, 99: 4 20 10 9
minus-squareSigmatics@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoDon’t you dish French in Quebec?
minus-squareSigmatics@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoSeriously, french counting from 20 to 99 is fucked up seven ways sideways… what were they thinking
minus-squarewoodgen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·3 years agonine ten? (nineteen ;) )
Also: the green (at least with English) should be (9 × 10) + 2
English is 90 + 2. Ninety is its own distinct word.
French is similar to English (base ten) but after 60 it gets weird and then at 80 switches to base 20 until 99.
70 in French is 60 + 10 80 and above in French is 4 × 20 + what ever number is needed to get there.
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No. 102 in French is “cent deux”.
102 is “hundred-two” so it’s only weird for 70 “sixty-ten”, 80 “four-twenty” and 90 “four-twenty-ten”…
But the way I learned it each was like it’s own word, even if it’s not. Just don’t think about it too much!
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They do, but they’re only used in some regions. Septante, huitante, nonante.
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I honestly don’t know the history. I just know that Belgian French uses septante and nonante, Swiss French uses huitante as well. I think it’s more comparable to the vocabulary differences between for example American and British English.
In Belgium, it’s Septante, Huitante, and Nonante.
Nobody says huitante in Belgium.
It’s 60, 70, 4*20, 90.
edit: Downvote all you want. If you say huitante in Belgium, everyone will know you’re not from Belgium.
Belgians say Soixante, Septante, Quatre-vingt, Nonante. Even in the dutch language part, that’s how they learn french.
If you say Soixante-dix or Quatre-vingt-dix, everyone will know you’re french and not Belgian. Pretty simple…
Interesting, I always thought huitante was common place there, thanks for correcting me
Nonante, not neuvante but yes. In Switzerland and Québec too if I’m not mistaken.
In Quebec it’s: 60: 60, 70: 60 10, 71: 60 11, 77: 60 10 7, 78: 60 10 8, 79: 60 10 9, 80: 4 20 (hehe), 81: 4 20 1, 90: 4 20 10, 97: 4 20 10 7, 98: 4 20 10 8, 99: 4 20 10 9
Ah comme en France alors !
Don’t you dish French in Quebec?
In spanish is also 90 + 2
Seriously, french counting from 20 to 99 is fucked up seven ways sideways… what were they thinking
nine ten? (nineteen ;) )