11 Decembre 2003, jeudi
Today's french lesson.. learnt about numbers, n daily conversation, such as where do u live, when did u born, what is ur telephone number? what is ur occupation bla bla.. Sigh! The numbers are quite difficult, if compare with Deutsch and Italiano... This is because: i) u need to know how to pronouce; ii) for the order of 20,30,40,50,60 and 80, every increment (+1, +2 et cetera) is added with 1 only, while increment in 70 and 90 have to be added with 11, 12, etc (See example below); and iii) for every increment in 80' and 90', the way of saying should be (4*20+n, where n=1, 2, etc).. Haha..all these numbers make my life miserable...
Les nombres

0: zéro; 1: un; 2:deux; 3:trois; 4:quatre; 5:cinq; 6:six; 7:sept; 8:huit; 9:neuf; 10:dix; 11:onze; 12:douze; 13:treize; 14:quatorze; 15:quinze; 16: seize; 17:dix-sept; 18: dix-huit; 19: dix-neuf;

20: vingt; 21:vingt et un; 22: vingt-deux; 23:vingt-trois; ...

30:trente; 40:quarante; 50: cinquante; 60: soixante;

70: soixante-dix (60+10); 71: soixante-et onze (60+11); ...

80: quatre-vingts (4*20); 81: quatre-vingt-un (4*20+1); 82: quatre-vingt-deux (4*20+2); 83: quatre-vingt-trois (4*20+3); ...

90: quatre-vingt-dix (4*20+10); 91: quatre-vingt-onze (4*20+11); ...

Then learn about self-introduction..

Je m'appelle Kar Kin. Je suis célibarataire (single). Je suis né le six Juillet (July) 1980 à Ipoh. J'habite à PJ, 6 rue. Je suis étudiont de l'université. Mon numéro de télefon zéro un deux cinquante-six quatre-vingt-quinze soixante-huit un.