These are the words for 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
**NOTE that they are not used for dates, with the exception of premier.
Le deux juin- the 2nd of June, le premier octobre- the 1st of October
Un- premier (irregular)- 1st (written as 1er for short)
For the regulars, add -ième to the number.
Deuxième, troisième, etc.
Exceptions:
For numbers ending in e, drop the e and then add -ième
E.g. douze- douz- douzième- twelfth
Change f to v- neuf- neuv- neuvième, dix-neuvième, etc.
Add u to numbers ending with q.
Cinq- cinqu- cinquième- fifth
When the numbers double up, the first number will remain the same but the last will change into ordinal
E.g. trente-quatre----> trente-quatrième- 34th
The only exception to this rule is the -1st part of numbers (21st, 31st, etc.)
This becomes *number* et unième
Trente et unième, etc.
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