100 English pronunciation. “One, two, three, four, five” or numbers in English

Hello, friends! Do you think it is important to be able to count? Do you know how count in English? In this lesson we will learn count to 20 in English. Go!

To begin with, a little about why you need to be able to count, why it is important to identify one number from another by ear? Here’s the situation: you went on vacation to a country where the Russian language is not used. But all salespeople (who are interested in you as a client), hotel staff, and taxi drivers speak at least some English. Naturally, these people speak mediocre English, and all dialogues usually boil down to what it costs. And you don’t always have a calculator or a piece of paper at hand on which you can write the amount. But there is a tongue and ears. Well, in general, you understand what I'm getting at. So start teaching your children how to count from a very early age. The tables will help you and your children learn and reinforce the material. We have collected pictures for you from various educational materials so that you can find a table that is convenient for you. One of the tables gives English and Russian transcriptions. Also watch a video lesson with the correct pronunciation of numbers in English. Good luck!

Test training of English numbers with audio and picture

0 zero
1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
11 eleven
12 twelve
13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty
21 twenty-one
22 twenty-two
30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
90 ninety
100 one hundred
101 one hundred one, one hundred and one
102 one hundred two, one hundred and two
1000 one thousand
10,000 ten thousand
100 000 one hundred thousand
1,000,000 one million
1,000,000,000 one billion





Not a day goes by without using 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 will need to know the number in English. As in the Russian language, British vocabulary has its own characteristics depending on the area of ​​use. Let's look at them.

Writing numbers in words

Many people remember with pain their school Russian language lessons on the topic “Numerals”. There were so many rules, exceptions and caveats! How difficult were the numerals to decline? But English numbers, like many other aspects, are much simpler.

Initially, you will need to remember 13 basic numerals:

zero - zero or thought
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, since they are often used in popular songs, and are also part of the school English curriculum.

To continue counting in English, you only need two suffixes: - teen And - ty, which are attached to the root of one of the 13 basic numerals. Teen used for numbers from 13 before 19 . For education ten(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 - teenthirteen. And for 30 in English you need the same root thir, but already the suffix ten - tythirty thirty.

The suffixes -teen and -ty sound very similar, so confusion arises. But there is a tricky hint that will help put everything in its place once and for all. Remember who they are teenagers? Once again, simple English provides a clue for all times. age- age, teen- numeral suffix " transitional» ages - from 13 to 19. For other numbers in English you will need the suffix -ty. We hope this trick will forever help clear up the confusion between whether 17 is seventeen or seventy in English. We remember about teenagers - and voila!

To use it in any area of ​​linguistic communication, you only need to remember 2 points: there are two types or classes of numerals in English speech - ordinal and cardinal.

Ordinal, based on the name, indicates what the subject is in order. For example, first in line or forty-ninth on the list.

Quantitative, therefore, answers the question “how much?” and indicate the total quantity. For example: one house, three horses, a thousand things to do.

Numbers in English, as in Russian, have the same root. All except the first three. But if in our grammar there are several suffixes for forming an ordinal number from a cardinal number, but in English there is only one - th.

The table below shows how easy it is to form an ordinal number from a cardinal number. The only thing you shouldn’t forget about is the definite article “ the”, which must be placed before ordinal numbers.

NUMBERQUANTITATIVE
NUMERAL
ORDERAL
NUMERAL
1 one the first
2 two the second
3 three the third
4 four the forth
5 five the fifth
6 six the sixth
7 seven the seventh
8 eight the eighth
9 nine the ninth
10 ten the tenth
11 eleven the eleventh
12 twelve the twelfth
13 thirteen the thirteenth
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 thirty the thirtieth
40 forty the fortieth
50 fifty the fiftieth
60 sixty the sixtieth
70 seventy the seventies
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. It is worth paying 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 abbreviation is to drop the article and add the last two letters of the ordinal number written in words to the number. Despite the fact that in writing the article is dropped, when reading a number in English it is still necessary to add an 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 writing of our addresses. Cardiac numbers are used to indicate the number of a house, building, apartment or office. If the name of a street or business 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 digitally rather than in capital letters. But it is worth noting that the building number in the English version is indicated before the street name, and not after, as in our case. 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, and 21 (How many?) March. Rely on your native language when translating dates:
22 -e April(which order is the cardinal number) - 22nd April.

Twenty second of April - the twenty second of April

Please note: when writing abbreviated date, article 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 twenty-second”. 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 two thousandths, from 2001 to 2009, they use the Russian analogue - two thousand and one, two thousand and nine. But not everything is analogous to Russian 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 BC or, conversely, after the birth of Christ, the following abbreviations are used: B.C. - before Christ - before the birth of Christ (BC); A.D. - Anno Domini (lat.) - from the birth of Christ (AD).

Numbers in hours and minutes

The British use the European time system, consisting of 24 hours, but Americans prefer two by twelve - 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 after noon).

Most often, making life easier for ourselves and for us, the English-speaking population first names the hours, then the minutes, using cardinal numerals:

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 nine.
It's ten past eleven. - Ten past eleven.

To easily navigate such phrases, you need to remember just three words:

quarter- quarter
past- after
to- before

We have already studied the remaining numbers in English above.

Thus, any similar expression can be constructed. A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes. Hence, a quarter to two(that is, 15 minutes left until two) will sound in English it's quarter to two. If now quarter past seven(that is, 15 minutes have passed after six in the evening), then in English we will say it's quarter past six.

Often confusion is caused by the indication of half an hour. In Russian we use half of the next hour - half past nine - 8:30. The British rely on facts - what has already happened: 8:30 - thirty minutes after eight - It's half past eight.

ID 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 does not always happen.

When we are talking about people, it is customary to use ordinal numbers with articles:

Peter I - Peter the First

When talking about events, we use cardinal numbers:

The Second World War - World War Two

In other cases, cardinal numbers are most often used:

Channel Nine - Channel Nine, platform 9 3/4 - Platform Nine and Three Quarters.

A similar principle should be used when identifying buildings and structures, car numbers, and so on. It is allowed to add the word “ number» when numbering objects: car No. 13 - carriage number thirteen/carriage thirteen.

Numbers in fractions and percentages

We use numbers in English in fractions and percentages in the same way as in Russian:

1/2 - one second part. This phrase uses a cardinal number (one), an ordinal number (second).

1/2 - one second part - one second

One part is often called another numeral. 1/2 is half, 1/3 is a third, 1/3 is a 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 there are parts two, then it will sound in Russian already in plural number, which means we also use the plural in a foreign language:

2/9 - two ninths - two ninths

Percentages are expressed using decimal fractions, and here the British implement what Russian mathematics teachers everywhere prohibit - they simply name the numbers before and after the point! Moreover, the word itself “ 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 night nine/ nine nine nine point two o nine

Zero in mathematics most often sounds like “ thought", but in everyday life it is acceptable to use " zero" And " o" If there is a zero before the dot, it can be omitted:

0.4 - thought point four/point four
0.02 - nought point nought two / point nought two / point o two
0.34 -thought point three four/point three four

Chapter and page numbering

In books, numbers in English are used according to the principle of identifying objects - the cardinal number is placed after the name of the object:

Chapter I (Chapter One) - Chapter I (Chapter One)

Page 487 (page four hundred 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 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 quantity, ending with " s" For plural not added to the words hundred, thousand,million, billion billion etc. Plural is used only when it is necessary to emphasize the mass character without indicating 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 conjunction “ and».

Numbers in business documents

English numbers in documents are used according to general rules, but require mandatory duplication in written and numerical equivalent:

17,200 (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. It is allowed not to use duplication here, but it is required maintaining uniformity: either all data is indicated in numbers, or everything is written in words.

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 capital numerals:

10 little black kids went to dinner. - Ten piccaninnies went out to dine.

Combined numbers

Combined numbers include the use of both alphabetic and digital equivalents of numerals. According to writing ethics, it is preferable to use only one of the options throughout the text. But in cases where the abundance of numbers may 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 the 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 encounter large sums and abundant statistical data, which will help you remember numbers in English forever! Well, or sign up for our individual lessons via Skype!

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We start learning numbers in English in one of the first lessons, and many children can count from one to ten even before school. How to pronounce them correctly and use them in speech? Let's find out. Welcome to the land of numbers!

First, let's understand the terms. A number is a sign (from 0 to 9), and a number is some abstract concept to denote a quantity (for example, 73). Even if this is not entirely related to a foreign language, but, in any case, it will be useful to remember.

NB! Figure - figure, number - number, although sometimes the opposite option is found.

Numbers in English: correctly pronounce, read, write

0 to 9

This section presents English numbers from 0 to 9 with transcription. Experts recommend studying this, and not the Russified, method of reading, since the pronunciation of sounds in the two languages ​​is still noticeably different.

0 Zero (oh) ["ziərəu] ([əu]) Zero
1 One One
2 Two Two
3 Three [θriː] Three
4 Four Four
5 Five Five
6 Six Six
7 Seven [‘sev(ə)n] Seven
8 Eight Eight
9 Nine Nine

Examples of sentences (with numbers):

I've got five apples. - I have five apples.

Two plus seven equals nine. – Two plus seven equals nine.

This table will help you learn how numbers are written and read in English, and to hone your pronunciation skills, we recommend repeating the names after the speaker, listening to audio recordings or watching educational videos.

NB! When reporting a telephone number, it is the digital sequence that is used, and it is recommended to say “oh” instead of “zero” (987-654-3210 – nine eight seven-six five four-three two one oh).

From 10 to 19

Designations 10, 11 and 12 have their own “names”; and from 13 onwards the names of the “inhabitants” of the number series are formed according to the rule, albeit with minor exceptions.

Formula: Figure + suffix –teen (name of the figure + suffix “-teen”)

10 Ten Ten
11 Eleven [ɪ’lev(ə)n] Eleven
12 Twelve Twelve
13 Thirteen [θɜː’tiːn] Thirteen
14 Fourteen [ˌfɔː’tiːn] Fourteen
15 Fifteen [ˌfɪf’tiːn] Fifteen
16 Sixteen [ˌsɪk’stiːn] Sixteen
17 Seventeen [ˌsev(ə)n’tiːn] Seventeen
18 Eighteen [ˌeɪ’tiːn] Eighteen
19 Nineteen [ˌnaɪn’tiːn] Nineteen

As you may have noticed, at 13 and 15 there is an alternation of letters, and at 18 one t is removed. It is also worth paying attention to the pronunciation of English numbers and numbers up to 20: in words denoting the series from 14 to 19, there is a double stress. What does it mean? This is a small, barely perceptible emphasis on the first syllable and the “classic” emphasis of the suffix in the voice.

Name English numbers and numbers up to 20

From 20 to 90

The names of tens in English are formed according to the formula:

Figure + suffix –ty (number name + suffix “-ty”)

20 Twenty ["twenti] Twenty
30 Thirty ["θз:ti] Thirty
40 Forty ["fɔ:ti] Fourty
50 Fifty ["fifti] Fifty
60 Sixty ["siksti] Sixty
70 Seventy ["sev(ə)nti] Seventy
80 Eighty ["eiti] Eighty
90 Ninety ["nainti] Ninety

And this rule is not without exceptions: at 20, 30, 40, 50 and 80, changes occur in the root of the word.

NB! Pronunciation of numbers and numbers in English requires special clarity. To a greater extent, this applies to the numerals from 13 to 19 and the tens themselves, or rather their suffixes –teen and –ty. –Teen should be emphasized as much as possible by the voice, while –ty is strictly unstressed!

The “names” of numbers from 21 to 99, with the exception of the round tens, are classified as composite numbers. To form them you just need to “add” words, for example:

27 – twenty seven – twenty-seven or twenty seven

85 – eighty-five – eighty-five or eighty five

Hundred, thousand, million, billion

You ask: “How are large numbers or numbers read and written in English?” It’s very simple, you only need 4 new words:

The names of numerals over a hundred are formed by adding simpler “representatives” of the series:

  • from a hundred to a thousand: one hundred twenty-five – 125 – one hundred (and) twenty-five, five hundred sixty-seven – 567 – five hundred (and) sixty-seven;
  • from a thousand to a million: two thousand eight hundred – 2,800 – two thousand eight hundred or twenty eight hundred, nine thousand two hundred forty-five – 9,245 – nine thousand two hundred and forty-five;
  • more than a million: seven and a half million – 7,500,000 – seven million five hundred thousand.

Write numbers and numbers in English up to 100 that can be made from this “list”; “collect” 10 multi-digit numbers, name them

NB! Numbers denoting the year are usually pronounced in two-digit halves: 1489 – fourteen eighty nine, 2010 – twenty ten.

How to write numbers and numbers in English

  1. In a large number, where there are 4 digits or more, every three digits are separated by a comma: 3,490; 456.679; 123,456,789 and so on.
  2. If you see a separator in the form of a dot, it means we are talking about decimal fractions: 1.5 – one and a half – one point five.
  3. The words hundred, thousand, million and billion are used strictly in the singular: 511 – five hundred and eleven, 3,948 – three thousand nine hundred and forty-eight.

Exercises to train a skill

We offer you several simple exercises to hone your skills in using English numerals and numbers in speech.

  1. Write the following English numbers and numbers in words: 3, 15, 37, 49, 58, 94, 156, 225, 500, 9,876, 7,000,000.
  2. Say the phone numbers in your contact list in English.
  3. Perform an oral translation of numbers (from 0 to 9) into English, and also count by tens.
  4. Task for the company: name all the numbers in order for speed (see picture):

Task No. 4

After reading this article, you were able to study English numbers with pronunciation, learn the rules for writing complex numbers, and even train your attention. These words will be useful to you in any situation: when exchanging phone numbers, when buying tickets at the station or goods in a store, etc. We wish you success in further learning a foreign language!

A song about numbers from 0 to 100 + large numbers:

The topic of English numerals is quite complex, since the formation of English numerals differs from the formation of Russian ones. There are rules, and there are exceptions, and both have their own peculiarities. Let's look at English numbers with transcription and Russian pronunciation, give striking examples and focus on exceptions. Go ahead for new knowledge!

Numbers in English are formed in different ways. Numerals from 1 to 10 have some rules of formation, from 13 to 20 - others. Tens, hundreds and thousands also have peculiarities of education.

Features of the formation of numerals from 1 to 12

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

1 one one
2 two [ˈtuː] that
3 three [θriː] sri
4 four odds
5 five five
6 six syx
7 seven [ˈsevn] s'even
8 eight eith
9 nine nain
10 ten heating element
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 have to buy an avocado. Or better yet, two.
  • Three kilos of meat, four big tomatoes, five eggplants and garlic will make this evening much more better. I will prepare very delicious dish by my own recipe! => Three kilograms of meat, four large tomatoes, five eggplants and garlic will make the evening much better. I will prepare 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] fifty'in
16 sixteen [ˌsɪk’stiːn] sykst'in
17 seventeen [ˌsev(ə)n’tiːn] Seventh'in
18 eighteen [ˌeɪ’tiːn] eit'in
19 nineteen [ˌnaɪn’tiːn] night'in

The table shows that numerals 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 every rule has exceptions. In this case, the exceptions will be the numerals 13 and 15. Their roots three and five will have a modified form:

  • Three => thirteen
  • 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 came.
  • Seventeen pieces of cake were given to all those children. — All these children were given seventeen pieces of pie.
  • 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.

Tens of English numerals

20 twenty [ˈtwenti] tU'enti
30 thirty thirty [ˈθɜːti] S'yorti
40 forty [ˈfɔːti] f'orti
50 fifty [ˈfɪfti] f'ifti
60 sixty [ˈsɪksti] s’yksti
70 seventy [ˈsevnti] s'eventi
80 eighty [ˈeɪti] ‘hey
90 ninety [ˈnaɪnti] n'ainti

The table clearly shows that tens of numbers are formed using a particle (suffix) –ty. These numerals are derivatives of cardinal ones, but you also need to add the suffix –ty.

Important! Remember that when forming the numbers 20,30, 40 and 50, the root of the cardinal 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 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 that will be 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 that are formed with the help of –ty, then everything is simple - stress Always will be on the first syllable.

Reference: It happens that beginning students find it difficult to separate numerals with –ty and –teen in colloquial speech. And here stress comes to the rescue - if it is on the first syllable, then 100% we are dealing with tens of numerals.

Basics: How numbers are formed in English

When studying the formation of English numbers, it is important to remember that 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 the basis for the formation of all other digits - from thirteen to a billion.

How to pronounce numerals that are formed by adding the particle –teen? Here you need to be very careful => the pronunciation of numerals (English numbers) will have two stresses: on the first and second syllable. 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 will be primary.

For example, how do you pronounce thirteen? From the transcription of [ˌθɜːˈtiːn] it is clear that the word has two stresses. The bottom line indicates secondary stress, the top line indicates primary stress. The same goes for fourteen [ˌfɔːˈtiːn] and fifteen [ˌfɪfˈtiːn]. There are also two stresses here – main and additional.

What to do to avoid making mistakes with pronunciation? To do this, you should 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 a numeral is next to a noun, then the stress falls on the first syllable =>

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

But! If a numeral stands alone in a 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 is 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 (meaning ‘one’).

  • a/one hundred => One h’andrid [ə wʌn ˈhʌndrəd]
  • a/one thousand => One Southend
  • 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! Other cardinal numbers are characterized by the absence of an article! =>

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

Important! The numerals hundred, thousand and million do not have the ending –s, 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:

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

But! English wouldn't be as fun to learn if it didn't have exceptions. What would it be like without them? Students will be interested to know that the ending –s in millions, thousands and hundreds is still used. When does this 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, a 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 the marathon.

From the examples it is clear that after hundreds, thousands and millions with the ending –s (when translated into English) comes a noun or verb. In most cases, the additional part of the sentence will still be a noun. And if it is present, it must be 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.

A song about English numbers for children

Let's sum it up

Numbers in English are formed in a different way from the one we studied in Russian grammar. Tens and hundreds have their own characteristics of education, in which, naturally, there will certainly be exceptions to the rules. At the same time, in order to learn numerals correctly, it is extremely important to learn how to pronounce them correctly.

When writing numerals, they also have their own nuances; you also need to know the subtleties of spelling. Therefore, we are learning the topic of English numbers with transcription and Russian pronunciation little by little and with examples (translation) in order to better understand the intricacies of the material. And don’t forget to regularly review the topics you’ve already studied so that you don’t forget them.

Good luck and new achievements! Remember that everything was not given to anyone at once. Start small and gradually develop your abilities. If you want, you will succeed! See you again and more interesting topics to study!

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

When we teach English to children, we certainly have to study numbers. To know how to read and write numbers in English, you have to spend a lot of time with your children. Coloring books and fascinating videos with correct pronunciation and translation in Russian will come to the aid of parents and educators.

How to learn English numbers effectively and quickly?

Coloring pages

Here is a coloring book - 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.

Numbers in English can be used both for classes at home and for classes in early development groups or kindergarten. Kids love to color everything, give them this opportunity, and at the same time learn numbers in English. This section contains numbers in English up to 10.

Materials


Numbers from 1 to 20 with English and Russian pronunciation.

Copybooks

Video tutorials

To develop the correct pronunciation of numbers, sometimes cards with transcription are not enough. To read numbers correctly, use cartoons and other video aids in your classes that involve dialogue or a song. Thanks to the speaker, you will practice pronunciation as close as possible to the original.

The big numbers song

This cartoon will be useful to reinforce the pronunciation of numbers up to 10 in English, as well as to learn tens. Throughout the video, the numbers are sung in a pleasant melodic voice of the announcer. Repeating after him is a pleasure, since all the words are pronounced clearly and understandably, and the meaning of the number is presented in the form of a picture or number. Can be recommended for children aged 4-5 years. You can watch the cartoon here:

Numbers Song

This cartoon in English is much more interesting. Children will be able not only to practice the pronunciation of numbers they already know, but also to enjoy a colorful video. There are not only numbers here: simple stories are told, songs are sung, etc. The child will not necessarily understand everything right away: it is better to watch the cartoon several times to understand its content. In addition, it does not just list numbers, but literally shows how, for example, 4 turns into 5, etc., i.e. children are led to perform mathematical operations. The cartoon can be recommended for children aged 3 years and older. You can watch it here:

Let's Count to 20 Songs For Kids

This video can rather be called author's, and the performer is present on the screen. In this regard, the cartoon can be recommended for children aged 4-5 years. Here we teach the pronunciation of counting from 1 to 20 in the form of a song to a smooth melody. Unfortunately, the cartoon is quite monotonous and is more suitable for group listening in classes than for home viewing. You can download or watch it here:

Learn Numbers Song 1 to 100 Counting

This is a teaching aid for school-age children. Here the count goes up to a hundred, but there are very few spectacular elements. Numbers alternate on the screen, made in the form of 3D animation. The counting goes like a song to a melody, so it will be easy to remember. You can download the video here:

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