Ridiculous french numbers

We do know that in the Middle Ages, it was even worse—they had vingt et dis (“twenty-and-ten,” for 30), deux vingts (“two twenties,” for 40), trois vingts (“three twenties,” for 60) and even quinze-vingts (“fifteen twenties,” for 300).

1. How do you count weird in French?
2. Why do the French say Quatre Vingt?
3. What are the 10 numbers in French?

How do you count weird in French?

In French as spoken in France and Canada, the numbers 70 and 90 are strangely formed:

1. 70 is soixante-dix (sixty and ten)
2. 80 is quatre-vingts (four times twenty)
3. 90 is quatre-vingt-dix (four times twenty and ten)

Why do the French say Quatre Vingt?

"four-twenties"; quatre-vingt-dix "90" lit. "four-twenty-ten") is due to North Germanic influence, first appearing in Normandy, in northern France. From there, it spread south after the formation of the French Republic, replacing the typical Romance forms still used today in Belgian and Swiss French.

What are the 10 numbers in French?

Zéro, un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix. Très bien!