LESSON 16 NUMBERS

Expressing Numbers

Hundreds,
Thousand,
Millions

Decimals,
Percentage,
In this lesson you will learn how Fractions

to properly express numbers in

the English language.
It can be confusing but with the understanding of the rules you
will find it easier to express numbers.

Numerical
Expressions

TALK ABOUT MONEY ORDINALS NUMBERS

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LESSON 15 NUMBERS

Hundreds, Thousands,
Millions
General rule:
Numbers larger than NINE should always be
expressed by numbers in written English, while
numbers under 10 should be written out.

Examples:

1. The CEO of the company has 20 hotels all over the country.

2. She is three years old.

3. I received 300 messages in just two hours.

NUMBERS IN THE HUNDREDS

RULE: Begin with the numerals one through nine followed by the word “hundred” and fi nish by saying the
last two digits:

Examples:

1. 462 - Four hundred sixty-two

2. 999 - Nine hundred ninety-nine

3. 350 - Five hundred fifty

NUMBERS IN THE THOUSANDS

Rule: Say a number up to 999 followed by the word “thousand” and fi nish reading the hundreds when
applicable.

Examples:

1. 1,200 - One thousand two hundred

2. 5,354 - Five thousand three hundred fifty-four

3. 45, 000 - Forty-five thousand

4. 999,999 - Nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine

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NUMBERS IN THE MILLIONS
Rule: Say a number up to 999 followed by the word “million” and fi nish by saying fi rst the thousands and
then the hundreds when applicable.

Order: Million - Thousand - hundred

Examples:

1. 1, 850, 600 - One million eight hundred fifty thousand six hundred

2. 56, 200, 250 - Fifty-six million two hundred thousand two hundred fifty

3. 700, 405, 650 - Seven hundred million four hundred five thousand six hundred fifty

Note: For larger numbers , the order will be TRILLIONS, BILLIONS, MILLIONS, THOUSANDS AND
HUNDREDS

Examples:

1. 1,500,870,200 - One billion five hundred million eight hundred seventy thousand two hundred.

2. 12, 600,500,435,150 - twelve trillion six hundred billion five hundred million four hundred thirty-five
thousand one hundred fifty

Decimals, Percentage and Fractions

DECIMALS
Rule: Say the number before the decimal and then followed by the word “point”. Next, say each number
beyond the point individually.

Examples:

1. 6.6 - Six point six

2. 6. 60 - Six point sixty

3. 14. 88 - Fourteen point eight eight

4. 9. 8964 - Nine point eight nine six four

5. 50. 995 - Fifty point nine nine five

PERCENTAGE
Rule: Say the number and followed by the word “percent”.

Examples:

1. 98% - Ninety-eight percent

2. 66% - Sixty-six percent

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FRACTIONS
Cardinal number - a number indicating/ denoting quantity. (Example: One, two, three)

Ordinal number - a number defining the position of something in a series. (Example: First, Sixth, Ninth)

Rule: Say the top number (numerator) as cardinal number, followed by the lower number (denominator) as
ordinal number + “s”.

Example:

1. 2/7 - Two - sevenths

2. 3/6 - Three - sixths

3. 2/ 32 - Two thirty- second

4. 23/32 - Twenty- three thirty second

Exceptions to the rule (for the lower number or denominator)

For 2 / 3 / 4 - It is read as: 2 (half), 3 (third) and 4 ( quarter)

Examples:

1. 1/4 - One quarter

2. 3/4- Three quarters

3. 1/2 - One-half

4. 1/3 - One third

5. 2/3 - Two-thirds

Mixed Fraction

Read mixed fraction by stating the whole number first followed by the word “and” and then the fraction:

Examples:

1. 4 1/4 - four and One quarter

2. 23 1/2 - twenty-three and one half

Numerical Expression
SPEED
Rule: Read speed as number and the abbreviation in full meaning.

1. Examples:

1. 200 mph - Two hundred miles per hour

2. 150 kph - One hundred fifty kilometers per hours

3. 2 mps - 2 meter per second

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WEIGHT
Rule: Read weight as numbers and abbreviation in full meaning.

Examples:

1. 42 kg - Forty-two kilograms

2. 55 lbs - Fifty-five pounds

PHONE NUMBERS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER

Rule: Read a phone or telephone number as individual numbers. It’s recommended that you put a stop or
pause after 3 or 4 numbers.

Examples:

1. 222- 565-4585 - Two two two - five six five - four five eight five

2. 09 - 128 - 654- 811 - Zero nine - one two eight - six five four - eight one one

DATES
Rule: Read the numerical dates according to the given format. Different countries use different format for
date. You can read it numerically or in words.

If the format is MONTH/DAY/YEAR

Example:

1. 01/30/2001 - Zero one / Thirty/ Two thousand one OR January thirty two thousand one.

If the format is DAY/MONTH/YEAR

Example:

1. 12/12/2012 - Twelve / Twelve / Two thousand twelve

It can also be read as Twelve/ Twelve / Twenty twelve OR 12th of December two thousand twelve

TEMPERATURE
Rule: Read the number + “degrees” and then temperature.

Examples:

1. 60° F - Sixty degrees Fahrenheit

2. 60° C - Sixty degrees Celsius

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HEIGHT
Rule: Read height in this order if you are using ft and in

• Number + Feet then inch /s

But if you are using cm then read in this order

• Number + centimeter/s

Example:

1. 5’5 ft - Five feet five inches

2. 165 cm- One hundred sixty-five centimeters

MONEY
Rule: Read the number fi rst then the currency. If smaller amount is included like cents, express the bigger
amount and then the currency and lastly the smaller amount.

Examples:

In dollars

1. $56 - Fifty-six dollars

2. $45.50 - Forty-five dollars and fifty cents

Other currency

1. ¥5,000- Five thousand yen

Note: Native speakers often just drop the words dollars and cents.

Examples:

1. $56.80- Fifty-six eighty

2. $197.40- One hundred ninety-seven forty

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ORDINAL NUMBERS
Rule: We use ordinal numbers when we are expressing the day of the month or a position in a group. Most
numbers end in “th” except “fi rst” , “second” and “third”.

Examples:

1st First

2nd Second

3rd Third

4th Fourth

5th Fifth

6th Sixth

7th Seventh

Instructions: Write the following in words and read it aloud.

1. 78, 355 = _______________________________________________________

2. 65% = __________________________________________________________

3. 88.98 = _________________________________________________________

4. 1/4 = ___________________________________________________________

5. 1, 546, 566 = ____________________________________________________

6. 5 1/2 = _________________________________________________________

7. 12/12/2012 = ____________________________________________________

8. 65 kg = __________________________________________________________

9. 22.91 lbs = _______________________________________________________

10. $745.50 = _______________________________________________________

11. 2224567489 = ___________________________________________________

12. 5’4 ft = __________________________________________________________

13. 34° C= __________________________________________________________