How to write numbers in English. English numbers with transcription and Russian pronunciation, education, examples 500,000 in English

The topic of English numbers is quite complicated, since the formation of English numerals is different from the formation of Russian ones. There are rules, but there are exceptions, while both have their own peculiarities. Let's consider English numbers with transcription and Russian pronunciation, point out vivid examples and focus on the exception. Forward for new knowledge!

Numbers in English language are formed differently. Numerals from 1 to 10 have one formation rules, from 13 to 20 - others. Dozens, hundreds and thousands also have features of education.

Features of the formation of numerals from 1 to 12

The table below shows numbers from 1 to 12 with transcription, Russian pronunciation and examples:

1	one		one
2	two	[ˈtuː]	that
3	three	[θriː]	sri
4	four		for
5	five		five
6	six		syks
7	seven	[ˈsevn̩]	s'even
8	eight		ate
9	nine		nein
10	ten		ten
11	eleven	[ɪˈlevn̩]	il'even
12	twelve		tu'elv

• We wanted one cake, two bananas ang eight apples => We wanted one cake, two bananas and eight apples.
• We need to buy avocado fot this recipe. Or better two ones => For this recipe we need to buy an avocado. Or better two.
• Three kilos of meat, four big tomatoes, five eggplants and garlic will made this evening much more better. I will prepare a very delicious dish by my own recipe! => Three kilos of meat, four large tomatoes, five eggplants and garlic will make the evening much better. I will cook a very tasty dish according to my own recipe!
• Eleven foxes and twelve wolves were seen on this week at this place => Eleven foxes and twelve wolves were seen this week at this place.

Features of the formation of numerals from 13 to 20

13	thirteen	[θɜː'tiːn]	sert'in
14	fourteen	[ˌfɔː'tiːn]	fort'in
15	fifteen	[ˌfɪf'tiːn]	fift'in
16	sixteen	[ˌsɪk'stiːn]	sykstin
17	seventeen	[ˌsev(ə)n'tiːn]	sevant'in
18	eighteen	[ˌeɪ'tiːn]	eyth'in
19	nineteen	[ˌnaɪn'tiːn]	night'in

The table shows that numbers from 13 to 19 (inclusive) are written according to the same rules, a particle is added to the cardinal number (one, two, three) –teen. And do not confuse cardinal numbers with ordinal numbers! in English they are formed in a completely different way!

On a note! It must be remembered that there are exceptions to every rule. In this case, the exceptions will be the numerals 13 and 15. Their root three and five will have a modified form:

• Three => third
• Five => fifteen.

Not threeteen/fiveteen!!!

Some examples:

• Seventeen girls were seen at this party while only eight boys came. Seventeen girls were seen at the party, while only eight guys showed up.
• Seventeen pieces of cake were given to all those children. All these children were given seventeen pieces of cake.
• There is a lot of fish in this river. Nineteen kinds were known 5 years ago. — There are a lot of fish in this river. Five years ago, nineteen species were known.

Dozens of English numbers

20	twenty	[ˈtwenti]	tu'enty
30	thirty	[ˈθɜːti]	S'yorti
40	forty	[ˈfɔːti]	f'orti
50	fifty	[ˈfɪfti]	f'ifty
60	sixty	[ˈsɪksti]	s'yksti
70	seventy	[ˈsevnti]	s'eventi
80	eighty	[ˈeɪti]	‘aty
90	ninety	[ˈnaɪnti]	n'inti

The table clearly shows that dozens of digits are formed using a particle (suffix) –ty. These numerals are derivatives of cardinal numbers, you just need to add the -ty suffix.

Important! Remember that when the numbers 20,30, 40 and 50 are formed, the root of the quantitative digits, which serve as the basis for the formation of tens, will change:

• two-20 twenty [ˈtwenti]
• three - 30 thirty [ˈθɜːti]
• four - 40 forty [ˈfɔːti]
• five - 50 fifty [ˈfɪfti]

And one more nuance: the number 80 [ˈeɪti] is characterized by the absence of a repetition of the letter t: eight (eight) = eighty(eight+ty=eightty).

Examples:

• Thirty exotic animals were needed to make the idea of ​​the movie complete => Thirty exotic animals were needed to make the idea of ​​the movie complete.
• Sixty soldiers will come on parade in front of the palace => Sixty soldiers will come to the parade in front of the palace.
• Fifty of them knew the road but only thirty agreed to follow us => Fifty of them knew the road, but only thirty agreed to follow us.

As for the stress of numerals, which are formed with the help of -ty, then everything is simple - stress always will be on the first syllable.

Reference: it happens that it is difficult for novice students to separate numerals with -ty and -teen in colloquial speech. And here on help will come stress - if it is on the first syllable, then 100% we are dealing with dozens of numerals.

The foundation of the basics: how numbers are formed in English

When studying the formation of English numbers, it is important to remember that the numbers from 1 to 12 are simple cardinal numbers. Their task is to indicate the number of objects. Such numerals consist of one word. It is very important to remember the spelling of the first twelve digits, since they are marching for the formation of all other numbers - from thirteen to a billion.

How to pronounce the numerals that are formed by adding the -teen particle? Here you need to be very careful => the pronunciation of numerals (English digits) will have two stresses: on the first and second syllables. At the same time, we immediately note that the stresses will not be equal in strength. One of them will be secondary, and the other - the main one.

For example, how do you pronounce the word thirteen? The transcription [ˌθɜːˈtiːn] shows that the word has two stresses. The lower line indicates the secondary stress, the upper one - the main one. The same goes for fourteen [ˌfɔːˈtiːn] and fifteen [ˌfɪfˈtiːn]. There are also two accents - the main and additional.

What to do in order not to make a mistake with pronunciation? To do this, you must always look at the transcription. Each numeral, like any other word, should be studied according to the following scheme: transcription - translation - the presence of several meanings.

Note! In some dictionaries, the stress of numerals is determined by the presence (absence) of a noun after it. For example, if the numeral is next to the noun, then the stress falls on the first syllable =>

• fifteen rivers [ˈfɪftiːn ˈrɪvər z]
• sixteen cats [ˈsɪkstiːn ˈkæts]

But! If the numeral stands separately in the sentence, without a noun, then the stress falls on the second syllable (on the suffix -teen):

• fifteen
• sixteen

Examples:

• Fifteen cats were sold this week (emphasis on the first syllable) => Fifteen cats were sold this week
• How many cats were sold this week? – Fifteen (emphasis on the suffix –teen) => How many cats were sold this week? - Fifteen.

A hundred, a thousand, a million: is there a difference?

First of all, it should be noted that before the numerals hundred (one hundred), thousand (thousand) and million (million) there will always be either the word one or the indefinite article a (in the meaning of ''one'').

• a/one hundred => One h'andrid [ə wʌn ˈhʌndrəd]
• a/one thousand => One S'ousand
• one million => One m'ilyan.
• One hundred and twenty => one hundred and twenty
• One hundred singers => one hundred singers
• One hundred thirty eight cars => one hundred thirty eight cars.

But! The remaining cardinal numbers are characterized by the absence of the article! =>

• Five dresses => Five dresses.
• Eight balls => Eight balls.

Important! In the numerals hundred, thousand and million there is no -s ending, which determines the plural.

• two hundred => two hundred
• five hundred => five hundred
• Nine hundred => nine hundred, etc.

If we are talking about thousands, then the same rule applies:

• thousand (one thousand) - one thousand or a thousand
• five thousand - five thousand
• seven thousand - seven thousand.

Millions are formed by the same principle:

• one million (one million) - one million or a million
• seven million - seven million
• nine million - nine million.

But! English would not be so exciting to learn if there were no exceptions. But what about without them? Students will be interested to know that the ending -s in millions, thousands and hundreds is still used. When does it happen? When measures denote an indefinite number of these same millions, thousands and hundreds.

Examples

• Hundreds of pages to read for understanding => Read hundreds of pages to understand (something foreign language, for example).
• Five millions of tons of gold => Five million tons of gold.
• Thousands of kilometers to walk to win marathon => Walk thousands of kilometers to win a marathon.

It can be seen from the examples that after hundreds, thousands and millions with the ending -s (when translated into English), there is a noun or a verb. In most cases, the additional part of the sentence will still be a noun. And if it is present, then necessarily with the preposition of:

• Seven or eight thousand of specie were made of pure silver => Seven or eight thousand metal coins were made of pure silver.

Song about English numbers for children

Summing up

The numbers in English are formed in a different way from the one we studied in the grammar of the Russian language. Dozens and hundreds have their own peculiarities of education, in which, of course, there are bound to be exceptions to the rules. At the same time, in order to learn the numerals correctly, it is extremely important to learn how to pronounce them correctly.

In writing, numerals also have their own nuances, you need to know the subtleties of spelling. Therefore, we learn the topic of English numbers with transcription and Russian pronunciation a little and with examples (translation) in order to better understand the intricacies of the material. And do not forget to regularly repeat the topics already studied so that they are not forgotten.

Good luck and new achievements! Remember that everything is not given to anyone at once. Start small and gradually develop your abilities. If you wish, you can do everything! See you soon and more interesting topics for studying!

A couple more videos of the education of English numbers from 1 to 100 and from 100 and above from an English-speaking teacher:

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 numbers, like many other aspects, are 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 language 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 the total. For example: one house, three horses, a thousand things.

Numbers in English, as in Russian, have the same root. Everything except 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 seen, general principle abbreviations - 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 indicating the genitive case. 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 seven(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

Interest is transferred using decimal fractions, and here the British are implementing 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 acceptable 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 notebooks in mathematics 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!

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