Numbers: plural indefinite article 'des', 'combien' | French

Starter quiz

Which number in French (1-12) has the [oi] sound?
- 'trois' ✓
Put the numbers in order counting down from ten in French.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  dix
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  neuf
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  huit
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  sept
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  six
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  cinq
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  quatre
Which of the following are pronounced with a liaison?
- deux chiens
- deux enfants ✓
- trois exercises ✓
- trois livres
- quatre oranges
Answer the Maths question in French: douze - trois =
- sept
- huit
- neuf ✓
- dix
- onze
How do you say 'there is' in French?
- 'il y a ' ✓
How do you say 'he has' in French?
- 'il a' ✓

Which of the following words have the [(a)in] sound?
- lapin ✓
- simple
- humain ✓
- prince ✓
- certain ✓
How many departments are there in France?
- 76
- 89
- 96 ✓
- 103
Choose the correct translation: There are some books.
- Il y a un livre.
- Il y a deux livres.
- Il y a des livres. ✓
- Il y a deux cahiers.
- Il y a des cahiers.
Match the French and the English.
- combien de
  
  ⇔
  
  how many ✓
- choses
  
  ⇔
  
  things ✓
- des
  
  ⇔
  
  some ✓
Fill in the gap. Il y a ______ livres ?
- des
- choses
- combien de
- il y a
Translate: There are six things.
- 'Il y a six choses.' ✓

The sound-symbol correspondence [(a)in] sounds like the ‘ain’ in the French word ‘train’; [in] and [ain] sound the same.
The indefinite article ‘des’ is the French word for the determiner ‘some’.
‘Combien de ?’ is how to ask ‘how many?’

The indefinite article 'des' changes based on gender as do the indefinite articles 'un' and 'une'.

The indefinite article 'des' does not change based on gender. Un livre - des livres. Une orange - des oranges.

[(a)in] - pronounced as in train
Des - plural indefinite article meaning some
Indefinite article - the 'a', 'an' or some that comes before a noun (a tree, an elephant, some books)
Combien de - interrogative adverb meaning how much or how many
Plural noun - a word that refers to more than one person, place or thing