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We usually speak the number 0 as nought (mainly GB) or zero (mainly USA). In telephone numbers we say oh. start learning
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one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. start learning
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen. start learning
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10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.
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twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety. start learning
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20, 21, 22, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90.
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a/one hundred, a/one hundred and one, a/one hundred and thirty-eight, five hundred and seventy-two, a/one thousand, thirty-six thousand four hundred and twenty-nine, a/one million. In British English and comes between the hundreds and the rest of the number, e.g. five hundred and seventy-two. But Americans say five hundred seventy-two without and. start learning
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100. 101. 138. 572. 1,000. 36,429. 1,000,000. In informal English we can say a hundred or thousand etc. instead of one hundred or one thousand, but only at the beginning of a number.
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hundred, thousand, million etc. do not have -s except in indefinite numbers, start learning
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e.g. There were thousands of people in the stadium.
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In British English a billion usually means one thousand million, but it can mean one million million.
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I've got exactly £12.69 on me. start learning
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£12.69, no more and no less.
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I've read about fifty pages of the book. start learning
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not exactly fifty, perhaps between forty and sixty.
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We've had this washing-machine over ten years/more than ten years now. start learning
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perhaps eleven or twelve years.
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The job will take at least five days. start learning
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He earns under £100/less than £100 a week. start learning
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There are almost/nearly 4 million people without a job in this country. start learning
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only a few less than 4 million, perhaps 3,900,000.
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first, second, third, fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth, tenth. start learning
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th, 10th.
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eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, twentieth, fortieth, fiftieth, eighty-sixth, ninetieth, hundredth/one hundredth. start learning
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11th, 12th, 13th, 20th, 40th, 50th, 8th, 90th, 100th.
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(one) hundred and first, (one) hundred and thirty-third, (one) hundred and fifty-seventh, (one) thousandth. start learning
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101st. 133rd. 157th. 1,000th.
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The British runner David Barton came tenth in the race. start learning
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They've already got five children, and she's expecting a sixth. start learning
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The washing-machine has broken down for the third time this year. start learning
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Today's programme is the (one) hundred and seventy-eighth in the series. start learning
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We use once, twice etc. to express frequency. start learning
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I clean my teeth once a day/twice a day/three times a day/four times a day.
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a/one half. half an hour. start learning
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a/one third. a third of a mile. start learning
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three quarters. three quarters of a pound. start learning
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five eighths. five eighths of a inch. start learning
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one and a half. one and a half days/a day and a half. start learning
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three and two thirds. three and two third metres. start learning
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five and a quarter. five and a quarter hours. start learning
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thirty-three over seventy-six or yhirty-three seventy sixths. start learning
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point five/nought point five. zero point five (USA) (1/2) start learning
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two point three three. (2 1/3) start learning
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five point seven five (5. 3/4) start learning
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six point two five per cent. start learning
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Sixteen and seven is twenty-three. Sixteen plus seven equals twenty-three. start learning
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Eighteen take away five is thirteen. Eighteen minus five equals thirteen. start learning
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Four nines are thirty-six. Four times nine is thirty-six. Four multiplied by nine equals thirty-six. start learning
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Twenty-seven divided by three is/equals nine. start learning
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oh two seven oh, five three three nine nine. oh two seven oh, five double three double nine.
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three pound(s) seventy-five pence. three pounds(s) seventy-five. three seventy-five start learning
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three (dollars) seventy-five (cents) start learning
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23 June/23rd June the twenty-third of June. twenty-third June (USA) start learning
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June 23rd/June 23 June the twenty-third. June twenty-third (USA)
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In Britain 1.4.83 = 1st April 1983. In America 1.4.83 = 4th January 1983. start learning
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seven o'clock. seven (informal) start learning
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7:00 We only use o'clock on the hour. We can leave it out in informal speech, e.g. I'll see you at seven.
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eight a.m./eight o'clock in the morning ten p.m./ten o'clock in the evening start learning
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8:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. We use a.m. (before noon) and p.m. (after noon) or in the morning/in the afternoon/in the evening/at night to make clear which part of the day we mean.
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half past seven/seven thirty. half seven (informal) start learning
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7:30 We normally use half past seven, five to ten etc. in informal English. We use seven thirty, nine fifty-five etc. to talk about a timetable
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(a) quarter past seven/seven fifteen start learning
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(a) quarter to eight/seven forty-five start learning
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twenty (minutes) past nine/nine twenty start learning
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five (minutes) to ten/nine fifty-five start learning
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twenty-three minutes past ten/ten twenty-three start learning
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10:23 We can leave out minutes only after 5, 10, 20 and 25, e.g. twenty past nine but twenty-one minutes past nine.
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fourteen minutes to eleven/ten forty-six start learning
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10:46 after and of also used in American English instead of past and to, e.g. twenty after nine, a quarter of eight.
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twenty-one (hundred) hours start learning
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21:00 The 24-hour clock is used in timetables. For times on the hour we sometimes say hundred hours.
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I need a piece of wood about an eight of an inch (1/8")/three milimetres (3 mm) thick.
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Kay is five feet six inches (5 ft 6 ins/5'6")/a hundred and sixty-eight centimetres (168 cm) tall.
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12 inches = 1 foot = 30.48 cm start learning
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A metre (1 m) is longer than a yard (1 yd).
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3 feet = 1 yard = 91.44 cm. 1760 yards = 1 mile = 1.61 km. start learning
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It's five miles/eight kilometres (8 km) to Bath.
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I need four ounces (4 oz)/a hundred grams (100 gm) of flour.
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16 ounces = 1 pound = 0.454 kg start learning
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Four pounds (4 lbs)/two kilos (2 kg) of potatoes.
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14 lbs = 1 stone = 6.356 kg start learning
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I weigh ten stone three (10 st 3 lbs)/a hundred forty-three pounds (USA)/ sixty-five kilos.
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1 pint = 0.57 litres = 1.20 pints (USA) start learning
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Ben drank a pint/half a litre of beer with the meal.
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8 pints = 1 gallon = 4.54 litres = 1.20 gallons (USA) start learning
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We bought five gallons/twenty litres of petrol.
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The temperature is fifty degrees Fahrenheit, ten degrees Celsius/ Centigrade.
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