نحوه بیان اعداد در زبان انگلیسی Numbers
This article gives information about how to say and write numbers in English. It also outlines some of the differences in the use of numbers between American and British English.
• Numbers from One to a Million • Ways of Saying the Number 0 • Fractions and Decimals
• Writing Periods and Commas in Numbers • Dates
Numbers from One to a Million
432 American English four hundred thirty-two British English four hundred and thirty-two
1,001 a/one thousand and one
1,100 one thousand one hundred/eleven hundred
2,932 American English two thousand nine hundred thirty-two British English two thousand nine hundred and thirty-two
3,100 three thousand one hundred
American English also thirty-one hundred
100,000 a/one hundred thousand
You can say a hundred and fifty (150), but NOT two thousand a hune zed and R (2,150). Say two thousand one hundred and fifty. People often use a instead of one in conversation, but it is better to use one in technical contexts.
Ways of Saying the Number 0
You can pronounce 0 like the letter o, when you are giving a series of numbers such as a credit card number or a flight number. (See also the sections on Phone Numbers and Road Numbers).
Say oh in giving the name of a year, such as 1904 ("nineteen oh four").
In mathematics, science, and technical contexts: American English: Say zero.
British English: Say nought or zero.
American English: Say zero to refer to 0° Fahrenheit.
British English: Say zero to refer to freezing point (0° Celsius or -32° Fahrenheit).
In sports, for scores of O:
American English: Say zero or nothing. British English: Say nil.
American English also three fourths
0.5 American English zero point five British English nought point five
0.25 American English zero point two five British English nought point two five
0.75 American English zero point seven five British English nought point seven five
Writing Periods and Commas in Numbers
Use a period (.) to separate the main part of a number from the decimal part (the part that is less than 1). 2.031 means "two point zero three one".
Say point to refer to the period. You can use a comma (,) in large numbers to separate the hundreds, thousands, and millions. 2,031 means "two thousand and thirty-one". In British English, spaces are sometimes used instead of commas (2 031).
Remember: speakers of some other languaes ues(.) and(,) the other way around.
American English: Write June 3/June 3rd. Say 'June third'.
British English: Write 3 June/3rd 7une/]une 3/June 3rd. Say 'the third of June' or 'June the third'.
3/6 (or 03/06) means March 6 in American English, and 3 June in British English. British and American speakers put the month and day in different orders.
Saying the numbers of years
1776 seventeen seventy-six
1999 nineteen ninety-nine
2000 (the year) two thousands
2001 two thousand and one
American English also two thousand one
These are some common ways of saying amounts of money. American speakers talk about money in the following way:
$2.55 two dollars and fifty-five cents or two fifty-five
$100 a/one hundred dollars
$115.99 a/one hundred fifteen dollars and ninety-nine cents or a/one hundred fifteen, ninety-nine
$250 two hundred (and) fifty dollars or two fifty dollars
$2,682.74 two thousand six hundred eighty-two dollars and seventyfour cents
British speakers talk about money in the following way:
45p forty-five p or forty-five pence
£1.50 one pound fifty or one fifty
£2.55 two pounds fifty-five or two fifty-five
£100 a/one hundred pounds
£115.99 a hundred and fifteen pounds, ninety-nine p/pence
£250 two hundred and fifty pounds or two fifty pounds
£2,682.74 two thousand six hundred and eighty-two pounds, seventyfour p/pence
Say phone numbers as series of numbers, with pauses between the groups of numbers. For example, say 555-8473 as five five five eight four seven three or five five five, eighty-four seventy-three; and say (555) 876-0934 as five five five, eight seven six, oh nine three four.
American English: People often say "area code" before the first part of the number, which represents the area where they live; for example, area code five five five, six three two, nine eight two one (=(555) 632-9821).
British English: For phone numbers like 5155, people often say five one double five. For numbers like 1555, people often say one treble five or one five double five.
These are some common ways of saying the numbers of routes or roads.
5 /ai/ five, interstate five
B1562 /bi:/ one five six two
