Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers

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Cardinal Numbers

Table of Cardinal Numbers

Cardinal numbers from 1 through 1,000,000
1	one	11	eleven	21	twenty-one	31	thirty-one
2	two	12	twelve	22	twenty-two	40	forty
3	three	13	thirteen	23	twenty-three	50	fifty
4	four	14	fourteen	24	twenty-four	60	sixty
5	five	15	fifteen	25	twenty-five	70	seventy
6	six	16	sixteen	26	twenty-six	80	eighty
7	seven	17	seventeen	27	twenty-seven	90	ninety
8	eight	18	eighteen	28	twenty-eight	100	a/one hundred
9	nine	19	nineteen	29	twenty-nine	1,000	a/one thousand
10	ten	20	twenty	30	thirty	1,000,000	a/one million

Separation between hundreds and tens

Hundreds and tens are usually separated by 'and' (in American English 'and' is not necessary).

110 - one hundred and ten
1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty
2,001 - two thousand and one

Hundreds

Use 100 always with 'a' or 'one'.

100 - a hundred / one hundred

'a' can only stand at the beginning of a number.

100 - a hundred / one hundred
2,100 - two thousand, one hundred

Thousands and Millions

Use 1,000 and 1,000,000 always with 'a' or 'one'.

1,000 - a thousand / one thousand
201,000 - two hundred and one thousand

Use commas as a separator.

57,458,302

The Number 1,000,000,000

In English this number is a billion.(n.十亿；数以十亿计；大量；一万亿).

　　This is very tricky for nations where 'a billion' has 12 zeros.

1,000,000,000,000 in English, however, is a trillion.(n.万亿；兆；大量；数万亿).

But don't worry, these numbers are even a bit problematic for native speakers: for a long time the British 'billion' had 12 zeros (a number with 9 zeros was called 'a thousand million').

Now, however, also in British English 'a billion' has 9 zeros.But from time to time this number still causes confusion (just like this paragraph, I'm afraid). ;o)

A billion has 9 zeros.

A trillion has 12 zeros.

Singular or Plural?

Numbers are usually written in singular.

two hundred Euros
several thousand light years

The plural is only used with dozen, hundred, thousand, million, billion, if they are not modified by another number or expression (e.g. a few / several).

hundreds of Euros
thousands of light years

Ordinal numbers

Table of Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000
1	st	first	11	th	eleventh	21	st	twenty-first			31	st	thirty-first
2	nd	second	12	th	twelfth	22	nd	twenty-second			40	th	fortieth
3	rd	third	13	th	thirteenth	23	rd	twenty-third			50	th	fiftieth
4	th	fourth	14	th	fourteenth	24	th	twenty-fourth			60	th	sixtieth
5	th	fifth	15	th	fifteenth	25	th	twenty-fifth			70	th	seventieth
6	th	sixth	16	th	sixteenth	26	th	twenty-sixth			80	th	eightieth
7	th	seventh	17	th	seventeenth	27	th	twenty-seventh			90	th	ninetieth
8	th	eighth	18	th	eighteenth	28	th	twenty-eighth			100	th	one hundredth
9	th	ninth	19	th	nineteenth	29	th	twenty-ninth		1,000		th	one thousandth
10	th	tenth	20	th	twentieth	30	th	thirtieth	1,000,000			th	one millionth

Form

Spelling of Ordinal Numbers

Just add th to the cardinal number:

four - fourth
eleven - eleventh

Exceptions:

one - first
two - second
three - third
five - fifth
eight - eighth
nine - ninth
twelve - twelfth

In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an ordinal number:

421^st = four hundred and twenty-first
5,111^th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh

Figures

When expressed as figures, the last two letters of the written word are added to the ordinal number:

first = 1^st
second = 2^nd
third = 3^rd
fourth = 4^th
twenty-sixth = 26^th
hundred and first = 101^st

Titles

In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number:

Charles II - Charles the Second
Edward VI - Edward the Sixth
Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth

English Numbers - (IPA - phonetic transcription)

Cardinal Numbers	Ordinal Numbers

1 through 10
one wʌn	first fəːst
two tuː	second ˈsɛk(ə)nd
three θriː	third θəːd
four fɔː	fourth fɔːθ
five fʌɪv	fifth fɪfθ
six sɪks	sixth sɪksθ
seven ˈsɛv(ə)n	seventh ˈsɛv(ə)nθ
eight eɪt	eighth eɪtθ
nine nʌɪn	ninth nʌɪnθ
ten tɛn	tenth tɛnθ

11 through 19
eleven ɪˈlɛv(ə)n	eleventh ɪˈlɛv(ə)nθ
twelve twɛlv	twelfth twɛlfθ
thirteen ˈθəːtiːn	thirteenth ˈθəːtiːnθ
fourteen ˈfɔːtiːn	fourteenth ˈfɔːtiːnθ
fifteen ˈfɪftiːn	fifteenth ˈfɪftiːnθ
sixteen ˈsɪkstiːn	sixteenth ˈsɪkstiːnθ
seventeen ˈsɛv(ə)ntiːn	seventeenth ˈsɛv(ə)ntiːnθ
eighteen ˈeɪtiːn	eighteenth ˈeɪtiːnθ
nineteen ˈnʌɪntiːn	nineteenth ˈnʌɪntiːnθ

20 through 100
twenty ˈtwɛnti	twentieth ˈtwɛntiːθ
thirty ˈθəːti	thirtieth ˈθəːtiːθ
forty ˈfɔːti	fortieth ˈfɔːtiːθ
fifty ˈfɪfti	fiftieth ˈfɪftiːθ
sixty ˈsɪksti	sixtieth ˈsɪkstiːθ
seventy ˈsɛv(ə)nti	seventieth ˈsɛv(ə)ntiːθ
eighty ˈeɪtiː	eightieth ˈeɪtiːθ
ninety ˈnʌɪnti	ninetieth ˈnʌɪntiːθ
hundred ˈhʌndrəd	hundredth ˈhʌndrədθ

1000 and 1,000,000
thousand ˈθaʊz(ə)nd	thousandth ˈθaʊz(ə)ndθ
million ˈmɪljən	millionth ˈmɪljənθ

Phone Numbers

Each figure is said separately.

24 - two four

The figure 'O' is called oh.

105 - one oh five

Pause after groups of 3 or 4 figures (last group).

376 4705 - three seven six, four seven oh five

If two successive figures are the same, in British English you would usually use the word double (in American English you would just say the figure twice)

376 4775 - BE: three seven six, four double seven five
376 4775 - AE: three seven six, four seven seven five

The Figure »0«

nought	-	in general (British English)
zero	-	in general (American English)
	-	in measurements of temperature (British and American English)
	-	in count-downs (British and American English)
	-	score in team games, e.g. football (American English)
oh	-	when each figure is said separately (e.g. in phone numbers, account numbers etc.)
nil	-	score in team games, e.g. football (British English)
love	-	in tennis and similar games