Names of numbers in English
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Here are some words for small numbers. Words in bold are irregular.
0 | zero | 10 | ten | ||||
1 | one | 11 | eleven | ||||
2 | two | 12 | twelve | 20 | twenty | ||
3 | three | 13 | thirteen | 30 | thirty | ||
4 | four | 14 | fourteen | 40 | forty | ||
5 | five | 15 | fifteen | 50 | fifty | ||
6 | six | 16 | sixteen | 60 | sixty | ||
7 | seven | 17 | seventeen | 70 | seventy | ||
8 | eight | 18 | eighteen | 80 | eighty | ||
9 | nine | 19 | nineteen | 90 | ninety |
When writing other numbers between 21 and 99, you must use a hyphen (-).
- 21: twenty-one
- 29: twenty-nine
- 64: sixty-four
- 99: ninety-nine
The number 100 is written as "one hundred", but sometimes people say "a hundred".
To write a number from 100 to 999:
- First write how many hundreds.
- Then write the word "hundred".
- Then, if anything is left over, write whatever is left over. Some times people use "and" to show the left overs.
Examples:
- 101: one hundred one
- 101: one hundred and one (use of and)
- 102: one hundred two
- 175: one hundred seventy-five
- 200: two hundred
- 300: three hundred
- 512: five hundred twelve
- 987: nine hundred eighty-seven