French Money: How To Count Coins And Notes (Bills)
In France, the official currency is the euro (€). It used to be the franc.
In this lesson, I'll teach you how to count coins and notes/bills in French, which you'll need if you're paying by cash in France.
Numbers
First, we should brush up on our small numbers (in case you forgot).
You'll need these for the terms that follow.
- zéro (zero)
- un (one)
- deux (two)
- trois (three)
- quatre (four)
- cinq (five)
- six (six)
- sept (seven)
- huit (eight)
- neuf (nine)
- dix (ten)
French money types (euro coins and notes)
Coins
| French | English |
|---|---|
| un centime | one cent |
| deux centimes | two cents |
| cinq centimes | five cents |
| dix centimes | ten cents |
| vingt centimes | twenty cents |
| cinquante centimes | fifty cents |
| un euro | one euro |
| deux euros | two euros |
Notes (bills)
| French | English |
|---|---|
| cinq euros | five euros |
| dix euros | ten euros |
| vingt euros | twenty euros |
| cinquante euros | fifty euros |
| cent euros | one hundred euros |
| deux cents euros | two hundred euros |
| cinq cents euros | five hundred euros |
Examples
Using coins
When counting coins, we use pièces ("piece" was historically used in English and Spanish as well to refer to coins).
Here are some examples:
deux pièces de dix centimes
une pièce de cinquante centimes et deux pièces de vingt centimes
trois pièces de deux euros
Using bills (notes)
deux billets de dix euros
un billet de cinquante euros et deux billets de vingt euros
trois billets de cent euros
Counting notes and coins together
Here are a few examples combining notes and coins:
un billet de vingt euros et quatre pièces de cinq centimes
deux billets de cinquante euros, une pièce de un euro et trois pièces de vingt centimes
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