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SAYING NUMBERS

 

100                         one hundred/a hundred

1000                       one thousand/a thousand

1000 000               one million/a million

 

189                         ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE (A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE)

 

IT WOULD BE INCORRECT TO SAY: A ONE HUNDRED!

 

123, 890          ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED (AND) NINETY

1’292,736        ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED (AND) THIRTY SIX

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BILLION:

 

bil·lion (bn)

 (bĭl′yən)

n.

1. The cardinal number equal to 10⁹.                                                   1000 000 000

2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 10¹².                    1 000 000 000 000

 

1.7 bn                    one point seven billions

€1.8 bn                 One point eight billion euros

 

CURRENCIES:

£                              pounds (libra esterlina)          (Pound could also refer to weight: libra=454 grams)

¥                              yens

 

Dollars, rupees, francs, pesos…

 

SOME ORDINAL NUMBERS (spelling)

 

FIFTH

EIGHTH

NINTH

TWELFTH

TWENTIETH

 

Useful links:

http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/numbers-english/

http://www.englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/saying-large-numbers-english/

http://www.eslcafe.com/grammar/saying_large_numbers01.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyNRAb90ixc

http://www.english-at-home.com/pronunciation/saying-dates-and-numbers-in-english/