Numbers

• 34 → thirty-four; 34th → the thirty-fourth

• 35 → thirty-five; 35th → the thirty-fifth

• 46 → forty-six; 46th → the forty-sixth

• 47 → forty-seven; 47th → the forty-seventh

Double koristimo za dvije jednake znamenke, a triple za tri jednake znamenke.

• 0770 900123 → oh double seven oh, nine double oh, one two three

• 0800 4111 → oh eight double oh, four, triple one

• 312 → three hundred and twelve

• 331 → three hundred and thirty-one

• 448 → four hundred and forty-eight

• 500 → five hundred

• 555 → five hundred and fifty-five

• 60 → sixty; 60th → the sixtieth

• 70 → seventy; 70th → the seventieth

• 80 → eighty; 80th → the eightieth

• 90 → ninety; 90th → the ninetieth

Možemo je čitati kao oh ili zero.

0.08 → zero point oh eight.

• 100 → a/one hundred

• 102 → a hundred and two

• 115 → a hundred and fifteen

• 126 → a hundred and twenty-six

• 4 → four; 4th → the fourth

• 5 → five; 5th → the fifth

• 6 → six; 6th → the sixth

• 7 → seven; 7th → the seventh

• 8 → eight; 8th → the eighth

• 2 201st → the two thousand two hundred and first

• 3 102nd → the three thousand one hundred and second

• 4 523rd → the four thousand five hundred and twenty-third

• 6 645th → the six thousand six hundred and forty-fifth

Prva tri redna broja imaju posebne oblike i nastavke.

• 1 → one; 1st → the first

• 2 → two; 2nd → the second

• 3 → three; 3rd → the third

Čitamo glavni broj + redni broj. Ako je brojnik 1, nazivnik je u jednini. Ako je veći od 1, dodajemo -s.

• 1/3 → one third; 1/5 → one fifth

• 2/3 → two thirds; 3/4 → three-quarters; 3/8 → three-eighths

• 58 → fifty-eight; 59 → fifty-nine

• 48th → the forty-eighth

• 59th → the fifty-ninth

• 442nd → the four hundred and forty-second

• 463rd → the four hundred and sixty-third

• 500th → the five hundredth

Složene brojeve pišemo s crticom.

• 21 → twenty-one; 21st → the twenty-first

• 22 → twenty-two; 22nd → the twenty-second

• 23 → twenty-three; 23rd → the twenty-third

British English: dan + mjesec + godina. Datum čitamo rednim brojem uz THE i OF.

• Pisanje: 15th May 2024 ili 15 May 2024.

• Izgovor: the fifteenth of May, twenty twenty-four (two thousand and twenty-four).

• 17 → seventeen; 17th → the seventeenth

• 18 → eighteen; 18th → the eighteenth

• 19 → nineteen; 19th → the nineteenth

• 9 → nine; 9th → the ninth

• 10 → ten; 10th → the tenth

• 11 → eleven; 11th → the eleventh

• 12 → twelve; 12th → the twelfth

• 100th → the/a hundredth

• 101st → the one hundred and first

• 102nd → the one hundred and second

• 103rd → the one hundred and third

Umjesto hrvatskog zareza pišemo točku i čitamo je point. Znamenke nakon točke čitamo jednu po jednu. Zarez odvaja tisuće, npr. 1,000.

• 0.5 → zero point five

• 1.25 → one point two five

• 3.14 → three point one four

• 2 222 → two thousand two hundred and twenty-two

• 4 631 → four thousand six hundred and thirty-one

• 65 627 → sixty-five thousand six hundred and twenty-seven

Ispred datuma koristimo ON.

• I was born on the first of June.

• My birthday is on the fifth of February.

• Glavni brojevi → koliko? (How many?).

• Redni brojevi → koji po redu? (Which?).

U engleskom ne pišemo točku za redni broj. Uz redne brojeve najčešće ide THE.

Izgovorimo glavni broj + percent. Riječ percent nema množinu; ne pišemo „percents”.

• 1% → one percent; 50% → fifty percent

• 100% → one hundred percent

• 12.5% → twelve point five percent

• 1 000 → a/one thousand; 1 000th → the/a thousandth

• 1 000 000 → a/one million; 1 000 000th → the/a millionth

• 1/2 → a half / one half

• 1/4 → a quarter / one quarter

Svaku znamenku izgovaramo zasebno. Nulu čitamo kao oh.

01 234 567 → oh one, two three four, five six seven.

• 204th → the two hundred and fourth

• 205th → the two hundred and fifth

• 312th → the three hundred and twelfth

• 331st → the three hundred and thirty-first

• 2000 → two thousand

• 2006 → two thousand and six ili twenty oh six

• 2025 → twenty twenty-five ili two thousand and twenty-five

American English: mjesec + dan + godina.

• Pisanje: May 15th, 2024 ili May 15, 2024.

• Izgovor: May the fifteenth, twenty twenty-four.

• 20 → twenty; 20th → the twentieth

• 30 → thirty; 30th → the thirtieth

• 40 → forty; 40th → the fortieth

• 50 → fifty; 50th → the fiftieth

Pazi na pisanje: four → forty; five → fifteen.

• Nogomet i većina momčadskih sportova: NIL. 2–0 → two–nil.

• Tenis: LOVE. 15–0 → fifteen–love.

• Košarka: ZERO. 80–0 → eighty to zero.

U američkom engleskom ne koristi se riječ and u ovom načinu čitanja.

454 → four hundred fifty-four.

Godine najčešće dijelimo na dva dijela po dvije znamenke.

• 1998 → nineteen ninety-eight

• 1400 → fourteen hundred (okruglo stoljeće)

• 1605 → sixteen oh five (nula → oh)

Ispred godina i stoljeća koristimo IN.

The telephone was invented in the 19th century.

• 13 → thirteen; 13th → the thirteenth

• 14 → fourteen; 14th → the fourteenth

• 15 → fifteen; 15th → the fifteenth

• 16 → sixteen; 16th → the sixteenth