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Counting "how many" in French

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French words for counting "how many"

Example conversations in French

Counting books

Tu as combien de livres ?
How many books do you have?
Laisse-moi compter. Environ quinze.
Let me count. About fifteen.
Quinze ? C'est beaucoup.
Fifteen? That's a lot.
Oui, mais seulement cinq livres sont pour le cours.
Yes, but only five books are for class.
Tu en lis combien chaque mois ?
How many do you read each month?
Peut-être deux ou trois. Je veux lire davantage.
Maybe two or three. I want to read more.
J’ai seulement dix livres.
I have only ten books.
C'est quand même un bon nombre.
That's still a good number.
Tu as besoin de plus de livres ?
Do you need more books?
Non, j’en ai assez.
No, I have enough.
Je peux t’en donner quelques-uns des miens.
I can give you a few of mine.
Merci, mais je n’en ai pas besoin de plus.
Thanks, but I don't need more.

Page numbers in class

On est à quelle page ?
What page are we on?
Page vingt-trois.
Page twenty-three.
Merci. Je n’étais pas à la bonne page.
Thanks. I had the wrong page.
Pas de problème.
No problem.
Le chapitre a combien de pages ?
How many pages does the chapter have?
Environ trente pages.
About thirty pages.
Et combien de questions ?
And how many questions?
Seulement six questions.
Just six questions.
Six questions sur trente pages ? Ce n’est pas beaucoup.
Six questions on thirty pages? That's not many.
D'accord. Laisse-moi recompter les questions.
Right. Let me count the questions again.
À quelle page commence le chapitre suivant ?
What page is the next chapter on?
Page cinquante-deux.
Page fifty-two.

Counting people for a party

Combien de personnes viennent à la fête ?
How many people are coming to the party?
Environ vingt personnes.
About twenty people.
Vingt ? Ça fait beaucoup de monde.
Twenty? That's a lot of people.
Oui, des amis et de la famille viennent.
Yes, friends and family are coming.
Tu as assez de chaises ?
Do you have enough chairs?
Je pense que oui. J’ai vingt-cinq chaises.
I think so. I have twenty-five chairs.
Tu as besoin de combien de boissons ?
How many drinks do you need?
Environ quarante boissons.
About forty drinks.
Et pour la nourriture ?
What about food?
On a assez de nourriture pour tout le monde.
We have enough food for everyone.
Bien. Tu as tout compté.
Good. You counted everything.
Oui, je pense qu’on est prêts.
Yes, I think we're ready.

Counting at home

Combien d’œufs avons-nous ?
How many eggs do we have?
Laisse-moi compter. Six œufs.
Let me count. Six eggs.
Seulement six ? Il nous en faut plus.
Only six? We need more.
J’en achèterai une douzaine demain.
I'll buy a dozen tomorrow.
Et combien de pommes ?
And how many apples?
Environ quatre pommes dans le bol.
About four apples in the bowl.
Je veux faire une tarte. Il nous faut dix pommes.
I want to make pie. We need ten apples.
J’irai chercher plus de pommes.
I'll get more apples.
On a assez de farine ?
Do we have enough flour?
Oui, on a assez de farine.
Yes, we have enough flour.
Super. Merci d’avoir tout compté.
Great. Thanks for counting everything.
Pas de problème. Je compte des choses tout le temps.
No problem. I count things all the time.

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