Spoken Numeric Labels - French Language2024-03-28T20:18:36Zhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/forum/topics/spoken-numeric-labels?commentId=3179028%3AComment%3A117384&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTo confirm Vardas post I woul…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2015-02-16:3179028:Comment:1173842015-02-16T07:16:50.489ZSandrahttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/Sandra
<p>To confirm Vardas post I would say that for number we pronounce the entire number from the beginning to the end, all thousand and hundred included.</p>
<p>The only exemption is phone numbers who always work by pairs.</p>
<p>For address for example, if the number is 7620 route de Grenoble.... we will say "Sept mille six cent ving" route de Grenoble. Never "soixante seize vingt".</p>
<p>Other example: 06000 Nice -> we say " zéro six mille" Nice</p>
<p>Same for license plate…</p>
<p>To confirm Vardas post I would say that for number we pronounce the entire number from the beginning to the end, all thousand and hundred included.</p>
<p>The only exemption is phone numbers who always work by pairs.</p>
<p>For address for example, if the number is 7620 route de Grenoble.... we will say "Sept mille six cent ving" route de Grenoble. Never "soixante seize vingt".</p>
<p>Other example: 06000 Nice -> we say " zéro six mille" Nice</p>
<p>Same for license plate number.</p>
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<p>When faced with a very long number (like bank account or bar-code) we "cut" them in pieces of 2, 3 or 4 digits. There is no particular rule, it's just easier to be understood this way and avoid mistakes. You can also mix groups of 2, 3 and 4 digits as long as it helps the person you are talking to.</p>
<p>for example with: 00001996735 -> I will say: "quatre zéros" (= four zeros) "mille neuf cent quatre vingt seize" (1996) "sept cent trente cinq" (735).</p>
<p>I first tell how many zero I have, then I chose a group of 4 digits because it looks like a date, and the rest is a group of tree.</p>
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<p></p> Hello,
as a rule for phone n…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2015-02-15:3179028:Comment:1173802015-02-15T20:11:31.105ZVedashttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/frederic
<p>Hello,</p>
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<p>as a rule for phone numbers we consider them like pair of digits, for instance take this phone number:</p>
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<p>02 98 65 66 45 you'd say <strong>zero deux/ quatre vingt dix huit/ soixante cinq/ soixante six/ quarante cinq</strong></p>
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<p>for addresses like "427 Main street" you'd say <strong>quatre cent vingt sept ...</strong></p>
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<p>and for 6012 (that would never occur in French addresses by the way) <strong>six mille douze</strong></p>
<p>Hello,</p>
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<p>as a rule for phone numbers we consider them like pair of digits, for instance take this phone number:</p>
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<p>02 98 65 66 45 you'd say <strong>zero deux/ quatre vingt dix huit/ soixante cinq/ soixante six/ quarante cinq</strong></p>
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<p>for addresses like "427 Main street" you'd say <strong>quatre cent vingt sept ...</strong></p>
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<p>and for 6012 (that would never occur in French addresses by the way) <strong>six mille douze</strong></p>