Saying numbers...

Numbers

In English, large numbers are easy. The secret is when you say the word hundred, you follow with the word and. For example the number 546 is five hundred and forty six. The number 1,234 is one thousand, two hundred and thirty four. Even very large numbers are easy. The number 12,345,657 is read as twelve million, three hundred and forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty seven. Remember, hundred and.

Also, note that in English we put a comma(,) after the hundered, not a full stop (.).

Nought or zero is said as OH in a telephone number.

The temperature in Ireland in winter is sometimes zero degrees. But in sport, we say nil. So if the score in the football match was one : zero we say one : nil. If the score was 2 : 2 we say two all. So what would you say if the score was zero : zero? That’s right. Nil all.

For money, one thousand dollars or euro is a grand. So eight thousand euro is, yes, eight grand. Grand is always a thousand. How much is a Ferrari? 100 grand? (This is informal English)

Telephone numbers are usually said in groups of three, then two then two. For example the telephone number 1234567 would be read as 123 45 67. Zero in telephone numbers is said as zero or ‘oh'.

So Delfin's telephone number ((01) 8722037 would be said as 'oh one, eight seven two, two oh, three seven.

Numbers. They’re easy!.