NUMBERS in English

NUMBERS

IN ENGLISH

The cardinal numbers (one, two, three, etc.) are adjectives referring to quantity, and the ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.) refer to distribution.

Cardinal Numbers

Here are some words for small cardinal numbers. Words in bold are irregular.

When writing other numbers between 21 and 99, you must use a hyphen (-). 21 = twenty-one 29 = twenty-nine 64 = sixty-four 99 = ninety-nine

The number 100 is written as "one hundred", but sometimes people say "a hundred".

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The way numbers are written and spoken differs between American English and other forms of English, such as British English and Australian English.

Some examples...

AMERICAN ENGLISH

British English

101 = one hundred one (without AND!) 210 = two hundred ten (without AND!)

101 = one hundred and one210 = two hundred and ten

Writing Numbers – Periods or Commas?

In both Italian and in British/American English, commas and points are used; they are, however, placed differently in the two languages.

Symbol for the “decimal separator” In Italian: „€999,50“ or „€20,5“ In English: “€999.50” or “€20.5”

Symbol for the “thousands separator” In Italian: „$400.456,50“ In English: “$400,456.50”

Ordinal Numbers

Here are some words for small ordinal numbers. Words in bold are irregular.

When writing other numbers between 21 and 99, only use the cardinal form of the last number. Also, you must use a hyphen (-). 21: twenty-first 64: sixty-fourth 99: ninety-ninth The ordinal number 100 is written as "one hundredth", but sometimes people say "the hundredth".

Writing Ordinal Numbers

You can also write ordinal numbers by writing the number, then the ending (-st, -nd, -rd, or -th). 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 15th 21st - 33rd - 52nd - 63rd - 80th

Ordinal numbers are used to say dates

if you want to learn more and better how to say and to write dates, here are two other videos...

Expressing Fractions

Read fractions using the cardinal number for the numerator and the ordinal number for the denominator, making the ordinal number plural if the numerator is larger than 1.

This applies to all numbers except for the number 2, which is read "half" when it is the denominator, and "halves" if there is more than one.

Reading decimals

0.28

15.20

Read decimals aloud in English by pronouncing the decimal point as "point"...

then read each digit individually. Money is not read this way.

1.65

About MONEY - Reading Prices

e.g.,

We read first the whole number, then add the currency name(i.e., POUNDS/DOLLARS and PENCE/CENTS) e.g., $20.80 = twenty dollars (and) eighty cents

0.5 = point five 0.25 = point two five0.05 = point zero five 2.9 = two point nine

Sometimes, in everyday speech, we can shorten the prices. (e.g., £3.50 = three fifty £5.75 = five seventy-five)

0.08

28.50

Pronouncing percentages

Percentages are easy to read aloud in English. Just say the number and then add the word "percent".

e.g., 5% = five percent 25% = twenty-five percent 50.25% = fifty point twenty-five percent 100% = one hundred percent

Just read out the number, followed by the unit of measurement, which will often be abbreviated in the written form.

Pronouncing measurements

e.g., 6m = six metres 25km/hour = twenty-five kilometres per hour 11ft = eleven feet 3lbs = three pound of weight

How to saythe number '0'

There are several ways to pronounce the number 0, used in different contexts. Unfortunately, usage varies between different English-speaking countries. These pronunciations apply to American English.

O (the letter name) is usedto read years, addresses, times, temperatures and phone numbers.

ZERO is used to read decimals, percentage, phone numbers, etc.

NOUGHT is not used in the United States of America.It means also NOTHING or NONE

NIL is used to reportsports scores

Some more examples...

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