We hear numbers in English everywhere, so you need to know them first. AT English language there is a slight difference between ordinary numbers (quantitative) and ordinal numbers, which we use when we enumerate something, count in order. By the way, in Russian there is also a difference. See: one first.
But let's start with quantitative numbers, perhaps - without them, nowhere: neither to the store, nor to the bus station, nor to the plane ... We express time with them, and we will correctly say the amount of money and the number of items we point to.
1 - one 11 - eleven 30 - thirty
2-two 12-twelve 40-forty
3 - three 13 - thirteen 50 - fifty
4 - four 14 - fourteen 60 - sixty
5 - five 15 - fifteen 70 - seventy
6 - six 16 - sixteen 80 - eighty
7 - seven 17 - seventeen 90 - ninety
8 - eight 18 - eighteen 100 - one hundred
9 - nine 19 - nineteen 400 - four hundred
10 - ten 20 - twenty 900 - nine hundred
Double number example: Triple number example:
84 - eighty-four 163 - one hundred and sixty-three
35 - thirty-five 842 - eight hundred and forty-two
67 - sixty-seven 101 - one hundred and one
Numbers from a thousand:
1000 - one thousand
2000 - two thousand
3765 - three thousand seven hundred and sixty-five
8100 - eight thousand one hundred
9004 - nine thousand and four
6026 - six thousand and twenty-six
10000 - ten thousand
10753 - ten thousand seven hundred (and) fifty-three
70000-seven thousand
100 000 - one hundred thousand
1,000,000 - one million
5,000,000 - five million
90,000,000 - ninety million
Ordinal numbers
As I said, with the help of such numbers we determine the order of objects by counting them. Most often we use them when we talk about dates (September 1st, August 7th, July 23rd, etc.), floors, etc.
First - first
second - second
third
fourth - fourth
fifth
sixth
seventh
eighth
Ninth - ninth(letter "e" is omitted)
tenth
eleventh - eleventh
twelfth - twelfth("v" becomes "f")
thirteenth
fourteenth - fourteenth
fifteenth
sixteenth - sixteenth
seventeenth
eighteenth
nineteenth - nineteenth
twentieth(and here the letter "y" (as in all tens up to the 90th) turns into "ie")
thirtieth
fortieth
fiftieth - fiftieth
sixtieth - sixtieth
seventieth
eightieth
ninetieth
sixty eighth(in two-syllable digits, only the last one changes to an ordinal number)
thirty-first - thirty-first
twenty-second
hundredth
One hundred and first one hundred and first
In conclusion, I will say that, as a rule, year (dates) English is not spoken in whole numbers like we Russians, but in two parts. For example, we will say 1954 as 19-54, 1776 as 17-76, and so on. And in this video, a cool "teacher" will tell you more about this:
A couple more tips on how we can remember all these numbers:
- of course associate them with something familiar (I have 1 cat, 3 rooms...)
- repeat out loud as often as possible
- use only in conjunction with specific objects, phenomena (for example, first floor, third place)
On that note, I'll end the lesson on numbers! Hope they fit in your head.
I wish you the best of luck on your journey to learning English!
Not a day goes by without numbers. Find out what time it is; write down the phone number of a business partner or a girl you like; dictate the delivery address for sushi or pizza - everywhere you need to know the number in English. As in Russian, British vocabulary has its own characteristics depending on the scope of use. Let's take a look at them.
Writing numbers in words
Many people remember with pain school lessons Russian language on the topic "Numeral". How many there were rules, exceptions and reservations! How difficult the numerals declined. But English numerals, like many other aspects, is much simpler.
Initially, you need to memorize 13 basic numbers:
zero - zero or nought
one - one
two - two
three - three
four - four
five - five
six - six
seven - seven
eight - eight
nine - nine
ten - ten
eleven - eleven
twelve - twelve
Most likely, these words are familiar to everyone, as they are often used in popular songs, and are also part of school curriculum in English.
To continue counting in English, you need only two suffixes: - teen and - ty, which are attached to the root of one of the 13 basic numbers. Teen used for numbers from 13 before 19 . For education dozen(twenty, thirty, forty, etc.) the suffix is used - ty.
For example, to write the number 13, we take the root of the number three - thir and add the suffix to it - teen — thirteen. And for 30 in English you need the same root thir, but already the suffix ten - ty — thirty.
By ear, the suffixes -teen and -ty are very similar, so confusion arises. But there is a tricky hint that will once and for all help put everything in its place. Remember who they are teenagers? Once again, simple English gives a hint for all time. age- age, teen- suffix of numerals " transitional» age - from 13 to 19. For other numbers in English, you need the suffix -ty. We hope this trick will forever help to sort out the confusion between how 17 will be in English - seventeen or seventy. We remember about teenagers - and voila!
For use in any field of linguistic communication, you need to remember only 2 points: there are two types or classes of numerals in English speech- ordinal and quantitative.
Ordinal, based on the name, indicate what the subject is in order. For example, first in line or forty-ninth on the list.
Quantitative, therefore, answer the question "how much?" and indicate total. For example: one house, three horses, a thousand things.
Numbers in English, as in Russian, have the same root. All but the first three. But if in our grammar there are several suffixes for the formation of an ordinal number from a quantitative one, but in English it is only one - th.
The table below shows how easy and simple it is to form an ordinal number from a quantitative one. The only thing to keep in mind is the definite article the", which must be placed before ordinal numbers.
| NUMBER | QUANTITATIVE NUMERAL | ordinal NUMERAL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | one | the first |
| 2 | two | the second |
| 3 | three | the third |
| 4 | four | the future |
| 5 | five | the fifth |
| 6 | six | the sixth |
| 7 | seven | the seventh |
| 8 | eight | the eighth |
| 9 | nine | the ninth |
| 10 | ten | tenth |
| 11 | eleven | the eleventh |
| 12 | twelve | the twelfth |
| 13 | thirteen | the third |
| 14 | fourteen | the fourteenth |
| 15 | fifteen | the fifteenth |
| 16 | sixteen | the sixteenth |
| 17 | seventeen | the seventeenth |
| 18 | eighteen | the eighteenth |
| 19 | nineteen | the nineteenth |
| 20 | twenty | the twentieth |
| 21 | twenty one | the twenty first |
| 22 | twenty two | the twenty second |
| 23 | twenty three | the twenty third |
| 30 | thirty | the third |
| 40 | forty | the fortune |
| 50 | fifty | the fiftieth |
| 60 | sixty | the sixtieth |
| 70 | seventy | the seventieth |
| 80 | eighty | the eightieth |
| 90 | ninety | the ninetieth |
| 100 | one hundred | the one hundredth |
| 1000 | one thousand | the one thousandth |
| 101 | one hundred and one | the one hundred and first |
| 1001 | one thousand and one | the one thousand and first |
| 1035 | one thousand and thirty five | the one thousand and thirty-fifth |
| 10463 | ten thousand four hundred and sixty three | the ten thousand four hundred and sixty third |
Writing numbers in digits
The English-speaking population uses the same number system as we do - Arabic, so there should not be any difficulties with writing cardinal numbers. Pay attention to the use of ordinal numbers, where the following abbreviations are used:
the first-1st
the second-2nd
the third-3rd
the fourth-4th
the eleventh-11th
the twenty first-21st
As you can see, the general principle of reduction is to discard the article and add the last two letters of the ordinal number written in words to the number. Despite the fact that the article is dropped in writing, when reading the number in English, you still need to add the article.
1st prize -the first prize
Numbers in addresses
The numbers in English as part of the address, in general, are no different from the spelling of our addresses. Cardinal numbers are used to indicate the number of a house, building, apartment or office. If the name of the street or enterprise contains an ordinal number, then the abbreviation from the previous section should be used:
1st avenue - 1st Avenue
To save space on the envelope, numbers are written numerically rather than capitalized. But it is worth paying attention that the building number in the English version is indicated before the street name, and not after, as we have. You can read more about writing an address in English.
Numbers in years and months
A common mistake when writing the day of the month in English is to use a cardinal number instead of an ordinal number. That is, not 21
-e(what?) March, eh 21
(How many?) March. lean on native language when translating dates:
22
-e April(which in order is a quantitative numeral) - 22nd April.
Twenty second of April - the twenty-second of April
Please note that when writing abbreviated version of the date, the article is omitted the and preposition of pointing to Genitive. When reading abbreviated dates must be added article and pretext. Otherwise, it will turn out not “April 22nd”, but “April 22nd”. Alternatively, the date can be written like this:
April 22, 2017 - the twenty second of April twenty seventeen
When reading the year, it is customary to divide a four-digit number in English into two pairs. In the case of the beginning of the 2000s, from 2001 to 2009, the Russian analogue is used - two thousand and one, two thousand and nine. But not everything is analogous to native speech in the language of Shakespeare. The word "year" is not added at the end of the phrase:
March 8, 2029 - the eighth of March twenty twenty nine.
If it is necessary to indicate the period before our era or, conversely, after the birth of Christ, the following abbreviations are used: B.C. - before Christ - before the birth of Christ (before our era); A.D. - Anno Domini (lat.) - from the birth of Christ (AD).
Numbers in hours and minutes
The British use the European time system, which consists of 24 hours, but the Americans prefer two to twelve hours - before noon and after noon. Before noon, that is, starting With 00:00 and until 12:00, denoted by letters a.m. (ANTE MERIDIEM - from Latin until noon). Beginning from lunch and until midnight numbers are used p.m. (POST MERIDIEM - from Latin in the afternoon).
Most often, simplifying life for themselves and for us, the English-speaking population first calls hours, then minutes, using cardinal numbers:
It's 5:15 - it's five fifteen.
But true gentlemen, like the Russian intelligentsia, can use the following phrases in their speech:
It's quarter to ten. - A quarter to ten.
It's half past nine. - Half past ten.
It's ten past eleven. - Ten past eleven.
To easily navigate in such phrases, you need to remember only three words:
quarter- quarter
past- after
to- before
We have already studied the rest of the numbers in English above.
Thus, any similar expression can be constructed. A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes. Consequently, a quarter to two(that is, 15 minutes left to two) in English will sound it's quarter to two. If now quarter past six(that is, 15 minutes passed after six in the evening), then in English we say it's quarter past six.
Often the indication of half an hour causes confusion. In Russian, we use half of the next hour - half past nine - 8:30. The British rely on facts - what has already been: 8:30 - thirty minutes after eight - It's half past eight.
Identification numbers
Identification numbers include any numbering of objects, phenomena, and even people. It would seem that numbering implies the use of ordinal numbers, but in reality this is not always the case.
If we are talking about people, then it is customary to use ordinal numbers with the article:
Peter I - Peter the First
Speaking of events, use a cardinal number:
Second World War - world war two
In other cases, quantitative numbers are most often used:
Channel 9 - Channel Nine, platform 9 3/4 - Platform Nine and Three Quarters.
A similar principle should be used when identifying buildings and structures, wagon numbers, and so on. The addition of the word " number» when numbering objects: car No. 13 - carriage number third/carriage third.
Numbers in fractions and percentages
We use numbers in English in fractions and percentages similarly to Russian:
1/2 - one second part. This phrase uses a cardinal number (one), ordinal (second).
1/2 - one second part - one second
One part is often called a different numeral. 1/2 - half, 1/3 - third, 1/3 - quarter, etc. In English, for this, the number "one" is replaced by the article "a":
1/2 - half - a half
1/3 - third - a third
1/4 - quarter - a forth
If the parts will two, then in Russian it will sound already in plural number, so we use the plural in foreign:
2/9 - two ninths - two ninths
Percentages are transmitted using decimal fractions, and here the British implement what Russian math teachers everywhere forbid - they simply call the numbers before and after the dot! At the same time, the very word dot" sounds like " point».
1.11 - one point one one
12.842 - one two point eight four two
999.209 - nine nine nine point two nought nine/ nine nine nine point two o nine
Zero in mathematics most often sounds like " nought", but in everyday life it is acceptable to use " zero" and " o". If zero comes before the point, it can be omitted:
0.4 - nought point four/point four
0.02 - nought point nought two / point nought two / point o two
0.34 -nought point three four/point three four
Chapter and page numbering
In books, numbers in English are used according to the principle of identifying objects - a cardinal number is placed after the name of the object:
Chapter I (Chapter One) - Chapter I (chapter one)
Page 487 (page four hundred and eighty seven) - page 487 (page four hundred and eighty seven)
Spelling large numbers
Large numbers in English are written similarly to our numerals:
two thousand four hundred and seventy two two thousand four hundred and seventy two
Three million fifteen thousand two hundred two three million fifteen thousand two hundred and two
If the number can be reduced to half, then the word " half»:
Seven and a half billion people live on earth. - There are seven and a half billion people on earth.
Important: indicating the exact amount, ending " s" for plural not added to words hundred, thousand,million, billion etc. Plural used only when it is necessary to emphasize the mass character without specifying the exact number in English:
There were hundreds of people there. - There were hundreds of people there.
Remember: between hundreds and tens in large numbers it is customary to add the union " and».
Numbers in business documents
English numerals in documents are used according to general rules, but require mandatory duplication in written and digital equivalent:
17200 (seventeen thousand two hundred) inconsistencies were identified. - There were 17,200 (seventeen thousand and two hundred) discrepancies found.
Numbers in statistics
Similar to official papers, numbers in English are used in statistics. Here it is allowed not to use duplication, but it is required maintaining uniformity: either all data are in numbers, or everything is spelled out.
Numbers at the beginning of sentences
It is not customary to use English numbers at the beginning of a sentence, they should be replaced with uppercase numbers:
10 Negro went for dinner. - Ten piccaninnies went out to dine.
Combined numbers
Combined numbers include the use of both alphabetic and digital equivalents of numerals. According to the ethics of writing, it is preferable to use only one of the options in the entire text. But in the case when an abundance of numbers can interfere with the perception of information, the use of words and numbers is allowed:
In West Virginia, 15 two-story buildings burned to the ground last night. - Last night fifteen 2-storied buildings burnt down to ashes in West Virginia.
Conclusion
Despite the vastness of the topic "Numbers in English", remembering the basic rules is not difficult. The key to success in using a language is constant practice. Take your old school math notebooks and try to translate examples and problems into English. Read newspapers and periodicals with statistical data. And best of all, go to the "Series" section and watch Sillicon Valley, where you are guaranteed to meet large sums and abundant statistics, which will help you remember the numbers in English forever! Well, or sign up for our individual lessons via Skype!
Big and friendly family EnglishDom
When we teach English with children, we certainly have to learn numbers. To know how to read and write numbers in English, you have to spend a lot of time with children. Coloring pages and exciting videos with the correct pronunciation and translation in Russian will come to the aid of parents and the educator.
How to effectively and quickly learn English numbers?coloring pages
Before you coloring - numbers in English. Print and color it with your child, and then hang it, for example, on the wall and from time to time come up and list the numbers in English or ask the child to show where this or that number is.
The numbers in English can be used both for homework and for classes in early development groups or kindergarten. Kids love to color everything, give them such an opportunity, at the same time and with benefit - learn the numbers in English. This section contains numbers in English up to 10.
materials
Numbers from 1 to 20 with English and Russian pronunciation. Recipe
Video tutorials
To work out the correct pronunciation of numbers, sometimes there are not enough transcription cards. To read numbers correctly, use cartoons and other video aids in the classroom that involve dialogues or a song. Thanks to the speaker, you will work out the pronunciation as close as possible to the original.
The big numbers song
This cartoon will be useful to consolidate the pronunciation of numbers up to 10 in English, as well as learn tens. Throughout the video, the figures are sung in a pleasant melodic voice of the announcer. It is a pleasure to repeat after him, since all the words are pronounced clearly and understandably, and the meaning of the number is presented in the form of a picture or a number. Recommended for children 4-5 years of age. You can watch the cartoon here:
Numbers Song
This cartoon in English is much more interesting. Children will be able not only to work out the pronunciation of the numbers they already know, but also enjoy a colorful video. There are not only numbers here: simple stories are told, songs are sung, etc. It is not necessary for the child to understand everything right away: it is better to watch the cartoon several times in order to understand its content. In addition, the numbers are not just listed here, but it is literally shown how, for example, 5 is obtained from 4, etc., i.e. children are led to perform mathematical operations. The cartoon can be recommended to children from 3 years old. You can watch it here:
Let's Count to 20 Song For Kids
This video can rather be called copyright, and the performer is present on the screen. In this regard, the cartoon can be recommended to children from 4-5 years old. Here we learn the pronunciation of the count from 1 to 20 in the form of a song with a smooth melody. Unfortunately, the cartoon is rather monotonous and is more suitable for group listening in class than for home viewing. You can download or watch it here:
Learn Numbers Song 1 to 100 Counting
it tutorial for kids school age. Here the score goes up to a hundred, but there are very few spectacular elements. On the screen, numbers alternate each other, made in the form of 3D animation. The score goes like a song to a melody, so it will be easy to remember it. You can download the video here:
So, videos and coloring pages with transcription will help you teach your baby to read and pronounce numbers correctly, as well as write them in words. Do not neglect such valuable benefits and a great opportunity to be useful to your children.
Have you ever wondered how often you have to deal with numbers in everyday life? Without them it is impossible to name the price of a thing, exact time, required amount. And these everyday moments occur several times a day! Therefore, it is important to know and be able to use ordinal numbers in English. Today we will study their spelling and pronunciation, and also figure out how to easily explain counting to 10 in English for children. For a successful study, we will divide the material into several parts.
The English account is built according to a system similar to the Russian language: first, English numbers are studied, which make up single digits, and then on their basis the formation of multi-digit numbers occurs. Let's get acquainted with the transcription of these numbers and work out the pronunciation of numbers in English.
Units
This is the basic basis of all numbers. The section is rather difficult, since all the listed numbers must be learned by heart, while there are no generalizations here. That is why there are many tips on how to easily learn how to count from 1 to 10 in English for children.
| Number | Designation | Transcription | Pronunciation | sound |
| 0 | Zero/oh | /ziərəu/, /ou/ | /zero/, /ou/ | |
| 1 | One | /wʌn/ | /one/ | |
| 2 | Two | /tu:/ | /that/ | |
| 3 | Three | /θri:/ | /srii/ | |
| 4 | Four | /fo:/ | /foo/ | |
| 5 | Five | /faiv/ | /five/ | |
| 6 | Six | /six/ | /syks/ | |
| 7 | Seven | /sevn/ | /sevn/ | |
| 8 | Eight | /eit/ | /eith/ | |
| 9 | Nine | /nain/ | /nine/ |
Counting up to 10 in English for children: flashcards
To be able to correctly and competently count in English is no less important than learning to speak it. In almost any country in the world (especially in tourist areas), sellers, waiters, service personnel, and so on, one way or another, know how the numbers will be in English. Are you any worse than them? To be able to freely count up to a million, it is enough to know only thirty-one words. And in order to know the English numbers from 1 to 100, for example, there should be no problems at all. Indeed, for comparison, in order to somehow know the numbers in Russian, you need to learn more than a hundred words. In fact, the rules for connecting single-digit to two-digit and three-digit are the same. Only English in this regard is even easier. Because the numbers in English are subject to some rules that greatly simplify the whole process:
- Here the numerals do not decline by gender. If in our Russian you can say “two thousand” and “two million”, then in this case it will be “two thousand” and “two million”.
- Also, numerals do not change endings. For example, if we want to say one million, four million or ten million, in English it will be "million" in all cases.
- There is no separate name for hundreds (for example, as in Russian two hundred, three hundred, and so on). It's simple, two hundred, three hundred.
- In English, there are several times fewer exceptions to numerals than in Russian.
Count from zero to one hundred thousand
Many people try to remember the English numbers from 1 to 10 at first. But in this case it would be better to study immediately until thirteen. The fact is that 11, 12 are an exception and you need to know them.
It is best to learn English numbers with transcription and Russian pronunciation. Only there you can learn to speak as correctly as possible.
Counting up to 10 in English:
Usually in order to learn the first 10 problems do not arise. Almost everyone knows how to be one, two, eight in English and nine in English. But eleven in English and twelve you just need to remember. Thirteen will also apply to exceptions - thirteen . The main thing to remember is thirteen how to write correctly. After all, this number, although it obeys the general rules, still refers to exceptions.
Further easier. The numbers from 1 to 20 are simply repeated. But in the second ten, teen is added to the single digits. For example, eitin is 18. And so you can take any number from 13 to 20. Sixteen, Seventeen.
The same principle applies to thousands. (thousand). We add the second part to the number in the form of thousand (fausend). For example, 32,000, in English it will be thirty-two thousand (feet that fausend).
It turns out that in order to count up to one hundred thousand, you need to learn the first 13 digits, as well as how there will be tens, hundreds and thousands. On average, this will take no more than half an hour.
Numerals in English
As in our Russian language, there are two varieties of numerals, namely ordinal and quantitative. Ordinals are simply One, Two, Three, Four, Five, and so on.
Quantitative are those that answer the question "what". To form numerals, "th" is added to the usual ones at the end of the word. The only exception is the first, second and third. 
Ordinals
Ordinals must match the question, "Which one?". Let's talk about exceptions right away. In English, such simple numerals as first, second, third, and fifth are an exception. The way they are written is shown in the following table.
There is a single rule, on the basis of which absolutely all numerals in English are formed. All of them are formed by the article "The". Here, the ending "th" must be added to all numerals.
There are two rules for numerals that must be remembered when using and.
In compound numbers, such as twenty-one ( translated means 21) the "twenty" part remains unchanged, and "one" becomes ordinal "first" . In these cases, the article is not required.
In some numbers, such as twenty and thirty, the letter y goes into i. It is additionally added e. Then add the above th.
If you learn and follow these two simple rules. Then you will know how the numbers are written in English. With the right approach, it will be easy to learn for children too.
When it is required to say about the number of an exercise, the address of a house, a page in a book or a bus, we have the right to use not only ordinal numbers, but also quantitative ones.
When using ordinal numbers, the number must come before the noun. An article is added to a noun "the".
simple fractions
Fractional numbers, unlike the usual Russian for us, are often denoted with a dot. For example, 17.99 . English speakers use a comma to indicate large fractional digits. From right to left, they separate three digits. For example, 74, 024, 199 .
There are some rules for pronunciation and designation. When a number is written like this 4.254, it is pronounced four point two five four. And if we have the number 0.63 in front of us, then in the American version it sounds like zero point sixty three. In the British version, the pronunciation is slightly different, so they say sixty threehundredths there. In international circulation, the second variation is used more. Here is a table of simple fractions.
Decimals and fractions
As mentioned above, you need to remember that in decimal fractions there is always a dot, not a comma. To learn fractions, you need to add the fractional part to the integer. The words point or decimal serve as a way to join. You can see an example below.
If a whole part is zero, then it can be ignored. Remembering these simple rules one can very easily learn to count in this melodic language.
Watch the tutorial video
