Look at these numbers:
Notice that in French, commas are used where decimal points are in English!
If the value is a price in euros, you may write the Euro sign (€) in place of the decimal point:
Note that both spellings are pronounced the same, with the currency said in place of the comma.
ATTENTION: this does not apply to other currencies, with which the currency sign is written after the price:
(To pronounce prices, the currency is placed where the comma is.)
Spaces are used to separate thousands instead of commas (sometimes but rarely you may see periods/full stops used) :
Pronunciation:
When it comes to decimal numbers, you pronounce the comma (virgule), except in case of currency, when you insert the currency (here, euros) in-between the integer and the decimal.
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Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
23/03/18
Hi Johnny,
It seems that the accepted rule is to put a space before the currency sign which is always after the amount ( except in accountancy).
Hope this helps!
Chris
Kwiziq community member
1/12/17
Si tu m'aimais , tu serais venu me voir ! (Notice the extra spaces before the comma and the exclamation point.)
Here is a nice article detailing French punctuation rules: https://www.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/french-punctuation/
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
Ron
Kwiziq community member
26/11/17
So does you statement reference this symbol # or is it referring to the British Pound Sterling?
If it is the latter, you might want to try this ALT code:
for £ British Pound 0163 Hold down the ALT button while typing 0163 should give you this: £
John
Kwiziq community member
19/01/18
Gruff
Kwiziq language super star
11/07/17
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
9/09/16
That would be "dix-huit mille dollars", and in (loose) phonetics: [deezuee-meal-dough-larr] :)
À bientôt !
Susan
Kwiziq community member
9/09/16
Rita
Kwiziq community member
4 April 2018
1 reply
Is there a way to type in the English Pounds symbol on this program? I typed in an "L" as the closest I could find, but it was marked wrong.
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
12 April 2018
12/04/18
Hi Rita,
This is what Ron suggested in a earlier question about the same topic:
You might want to try this ALT code:
for £ British Pound 0163 Hold down the ALT button while typing 0163 should give you this: £
Hope this helps!