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NUMBERS

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 forsmall cardinal numbers. Words in bold are irregular.

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

When writing other numbers between 21 and 99, you must use a hyphen (-). 21 = twenty-one 29 = twenty-nine64 = sixty-four 99 = ninety-nine

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

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Some examples...

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

AMERICAN ENGLISH

101 = one hundred and one210 = two hundred and ten

British English

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

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

Writing Numbers – Periods or Commas?

Ordinal Numbers

Here are some words forsmall 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".

Ordinal numbers are used to say dates

You can also write ordinal numbers by writing the number, then the ending (-st, -nd, -rd, or -th).1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 15th21st - 33rd - 52nd - 63rd - 80th

Writing Ordinal Numbers

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

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.

Expressing Fractions

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.

1.65

28.50

0.08

0.28

15.20

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

Reading decimals

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

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

e.g.,

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

About MONEY - Reading Prices

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

e.g.,5% = five percent25% = twenty-five percent50.25% = fifty point twenty-five percent100% = one hundred percent

Pronouncing percentages

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

e.g.,6m = six metres25km/hour = twenty-five kilometres per hour11ft = eleven feet3lbs = three pound of weight

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

Pronouncing measurements

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.

How to saythe number '0'

ZERO is used to readdecimals, percentage, phone numbers, etc.

NIL is used to reportsports scores

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

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

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