Numbers in English Numbers in figures 1 2

Numbers in English

Numbers in figures 1, 2, 3, 4, etc…

Numbers in full One, two, three, four, etc…

Pronunciation • Thirty (very short) • Thirteen (looooooong)

Spelling numbers • Fourteen • Forty (no u)

Spelling numbers • Twenty-one • Thirty-two • Forty-three Use hyphens for two-word numbers between 21 and 99

Writing numbers 1, 333 One thousand three hundred and thirty-three 1. 333 One point three English is the opposite of Portuguese! Use commas to separate thousands and millions Use points to separate decimals

Saying decimal numbers 1. 333 One point three Say point, not dot Say each number after the decimal point separately 0. 21 Zero point two one 192. 03 One hundred and ninety two point zero three

Saying numbers In British English, you always say and after hundred 144 - one hundred and forty-four 262 - two hundred and sixty-two 371 - three hundred and seventy-one 1468 - one thousand, four hundred and sixty-eight And you also say and when the third number to the left is a zero 1044 - one thousand forty-four 2062 - two thousand sixty-two 3001 - three thousand one 1008 - one thousand eight (in American English, you don’t have to say and)

Saying large numbers Split the number in groups of three (starting from the right) and let the commas help you 1, 347 , 890 , 651 billion thousand million One billion, three hundred and forty-seven million, eight hundred and ninety thousand, six hundred and fifty-one

Practise saying these numbers 1589 one thousand, five hundred and eighty-nine 8007 eight thousand seven 10, 401 ten thousand, four hundred and one 98, 791. 541 ninety-eight thousand, seven hundred and ninety-one point five, four, one 10, 300, 500 ten million, three hundred thousand, five hundred 9, 701, 888, 432 nine billion, seven hundred and one million, eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand, four hundred and thirty-two 683, 001, 020 six hundred and eighty three million, one thousand twenty

Million and Billion 7, 000 Portuguese: sete milhões English: seven million (no “s”) 2, 000, 000 English: two billion (no “s”) Portuguese: dois milhões (different system!)