Numbers
1, 2, 3, 4, 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
oh, nought, 6 November 2012
4th, 5th, 6th,
5, 6, 7, 8, 7th, 8th, 9th, zero, nil, November 6, 2012
9, 10, … 10th, … nothing, love
Cardinal Ordinal How do Dates
Numbers Numbers you say
« 0 » in
English?
Numbers
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, …
Cardinal numbers
1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 40 forty
2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 50 fifty
from 1
to a 3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-
three
60 sixty
billion
4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 70 seventy
5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 80 eighty
CARDI
6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 90 ninety
NAL 7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-
seven
100 a/one
NUMBE hundred
RS
8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 1,000 a/one
thousand
9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine a/one
million
10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty a/one
billion
Separation
between
Hundreds and tens are usually
hundreds
and tens
separated by 'and'
(in American English 'and' is not necessary).
CARDI
NAL
NUMBE
RS
110 one hundred and ten
1,250 one thousand, two hundred and fifty
2,001 two thousand and one
Separation
between
Tens and units are separated by ‘-'
tens and (= a hyphen)
units
CARDI
NAL
NUMBE
RS
21 twenty - one
42 forty - two
53 fifty - three
Use 'a' or 'one'
Hundreds
'a' can only stand at the beginning of a number
Thousands
Millions
100 a hundred / one hundred
2,100 two thousand one hundred
CARDI
NAL
NUMBE
RS
Use commas as separators
57,458,302
Numbers are usually written in
Singular
or the singular
Plural?
CARDI
NAL
NUMBE
RS
two hundred euros
several thousand light years
The plural is only used
Singular
or with dozen, hundred, thousand,
Plural?
million, billion, when they are
used in a indefinite sense (then
also with ‘of’)
CARDI
NAL
s
NUMBE
RS
hundred of Euros
thousands of light years
Numbers
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, …
Ordinal Numbers
1st first 11th eleventh 21st twenty-first 40th fortieth
first 2nd second 12th twelfth 22nd twenty- 50th fiftieth
second
to
3rd third 13th thirteenth 23rd twenty-third 60th sixtieth
billionth 4th fourth 14th fourteenth 24th twenty- 70th seventieth
fourth
5th fifth 15th fifteenth 25th twenty-fifth 80th eightieth
ORDIN
6th sixth 16th sixteenth 26th twenty-sixth 90th ninetieth
AL
7th seventh 17th seventeenth 27th twenty- 100th hundredth
NUMBE
seventh
RS
8th eighth 18th eighteenth 28th twenty- 1,000th thousandth
eighth
9th ninth 19th nineteenth 29th twenty- millionth
ninth
10th tenth 20th twentieth 30th thirtieth billionth
Just add th to the cardinal number
Form
four 4th fourth
Exceptions
ORDIN
AL
NUMBE
one 1st first
RS
two 2nd second
three 3rd third
Just add th to the cardinal number
Form
four 4th fourth
Change in spelling
ORDIN
AL
NUMBE five 5th fifth
RS
eight 8th eighth
nine 9th ninth
twelve 12th twelfth
In names of In spoken
kings and English, the
Titles
queens, ordinal definite article
numbers are ‘the’ is used
written in before the
ORDIN
AL Roman ordinal
NUMBE
RS numerals. number.
Edward I Edward the First
Henry VIII Henry the Eighth
Numbers
oh, nought, zero,
nil, nothing, love
How do you say 0 in
English?
• phone numbers
oh • account numbers
• room numbers
• bus numbers
Each figure is said separately.
O
Zero
zero
degrees
• when measuring temperatures
O • in countdowns
9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
… zero
Decimal point
nought
zero 0.05 %
oh
nought point nought/oh
five
O zero point zero/oh five
nought
oh only AFTER the decimal
point
zero
nil
O for scores in team sports,
e.g. football
1 - zero
1 - nil
For scores in tennis
love
love
What is the origin of
'love‘ in tennis scoring?
love
debatable
• Some say it’s French, "l’oeuf", meaning "egg",
O which looks like a zero.
• Others say it’s an English term, along the
lines of "playing for love" (as in, if you’re
scoring zero, you must be playing because
you love it, because you’re not good at it.)
Numbers
6th November 2012
November 6, 2012
Dates
If the last two figures = 00 09
Years
1806
Say :
the first two figures are a number eighteen
oh oh
the last figure is a number. six
or
Say :
the first two figures are a number eighteen
hundred and hundred and
the last two figures are a number. six
If the last two figures = 10 99
Years
1999
Say :
the first two figures are a number nineteen
the last two figures are a number.
ninety-nine
or
Say :
the first two figures are a number
hundred and nineteen
the last two figures are a number. hundred and
ninety-nine
Years
1900 nineteen hundred
849 eight forty-nine
2001 two thousand and one
2012 two thousand and twelve
OR twenty twelve
Years
BC AD
= before Christ Birth of = Anno Domini
(English) Christ (Latin)
= after Christ
(English)
Dates Written English
British English American English
6th November 2012 November 6, 2012
Spoken English
British English American English
the sixth of November November the sixth
two thousand and twelve two thousand and twelve
Numbers
It’s half past two.
It’s two thirty.
Time
Time
Time
Numbers
2+2=4
32
Maths
Maths
Maths
The square root of 9 is 3.
102 : 10 squared
33 : three cubed
1012: 10 to the twelfth or 10 to the power of twelve
