Numbers in English
There are two main types of numbers in English.
Cardinal Numbers: one, two, three, four…..
Ordinal numbers: First, Second, Third, Fourth….
Cardinal numbers
We use Cardinal numbers in the following situations:
To count things
There are 6 cars on the road.
Your age
I am 32 years old.
Your telephone number
My number is 0876776543.
Your address
I live at 52 Kerava street.
We don’t use Cardinal numbers for dates.
List of Cardinal Numbers
1 – one
2 – two
3 – three
4 – four
5 – five
6 – six
7 – seven
8 – eight
9 – nine
10 – ten
11 – eleven
12 – twelve
13 – thirteen
14 – fourteen
15 – fifteen
16 – sixteen
17 – seventeen
18 – eighteen
19 – nineteen
20 – twenty
21 – twenty-one
22 – twenty-two
23 – twenty-three
24 – twenty-four
25 – twenty-five
26 – twenty-six
27 – twenty-seven
28 – twenty-eight
29 – twenty-nine
30 – thirty
31 – thirty-one
32 – thirty-two
33 – thirty-three
34 – thirty-four
35 – thirty-five
36 – thirty-six
37 – thirty-seven
38 – thirty-eight
39 – thirty-nine
40 – forty
41 – forty-one
42 – forty-two
43 – forty-three
44 – forty-four
45 – forty-five
46 – forty-six
47 – forty-seven
48 – forty-eight
49 – forty-nine
50 – fifty
51 – fifty-one
52 – fifty-two
53 – fifty-three
54 – fifty-four
55 – fifty-five
56 – fifty-six
57 – fifty-seven
58 – fifty-eight
59 – fifty-nine
60 – sixty
61 – sixty-one
62 – sixty-two
63 – sixty-three
64 – sixty-four
65 – sixty-five
66 – sixty-six
67 – sixty-seven
68 – sixty-eight
69 – sixty-nine
70 – seventy
71 – seventy-one
72 – seventy-two
73 – seventy-three
74 – seventy-four
75 – seventy-five
76 – seventy-six
77 – seventy-seven
78 – seventy-eight
79 – seventy-nine
80 – eighty
81 – eighty-one
82 – eighty-two
83 – eighty-three
84 – eighty-four
85 – eighty-five
86 – eighty-six
87 – eighty-seven
88 – eighty-eight
89 – eighty-nine
90 – ninety
91 – ninety-one
92 – ninety-two
93 – ninety-three
94 – ninety-four
95 – ninety-five
96 – ninety-six
97 – ninety-seven
98 – ninety-eight
99 – ninety-nine
100 – one hundred
Ordinal Numbers
We use ordinal numbers in the following situations:
- For dates
It is the first of March.
- Building Floors
I live on the second floor.
- For rankings
I came third in the race.
- For Birthdays/Years of activity
It is my thirtieth birthday on Sunday.
- For centuries
I was born in the twentieth century.
List of Ordinal Numbers
1st – first
2nd – second
3rd – third
4th – fourth
5th – fifth
6th – sixth
7th – seventh
8th – eighth
9th – ninth
10th – tenth
11th – eleventh
12th – twelfth
13th – thirteenth
14th – fourteenth
15th – fifteenth
16th – sixteenth
17th – seventeenth
18th – eighteenth
19th – nineteenth
20th – twentieth
21st – twenty-first
22nd – twenty-second
23rd – twenty-third
24th – twenty-fourth
25th – twenty-fifth
26th – twenty-sixth
27th – twenty-seventh
28th – twenty-eighth
29th – twenty-ninth
30th – thirtieth
31st – thirty-first
32nd – thirty-second
33rd – thirty-third
34th – thirty-fourth
35th – thirty-fifth
36th – thirty-sixth
37th – thirty-seventh
38th – thirty-eighth
39th –thirty-ninth
40th – fortieth
41st – forty-first
42nd – forty-second
43rd – forty-third
44th – forty-fourth
45th –forty-fifth
46th – forty-sixth
47th – forty-seventh
48th – forty-eighth
49th – forty-ninth
50th – fiftieth
Numbers in English above 100(1-1000)
When you need to write numbers above one hundred you need to use “and”.
427 Four hundred and twenty-seven
100 one hundred
200 two hundred
300 three hundred
400 four hundred
500 five hundred
600 six hundred
700 seven hundred
800 eight hundred
900 nine hundred
1000 one thousand
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