11.9.1 Table: cardinals, ordinals



   

Cardinals

Ordinals

0

nought, zero1

 

1

one

first2

2

two

second2

3

three

third2

4

four

fourth

5

five

fifth

6

six

sixth

7

seven

seventh

8

eight

eighth

9

nine

ninth

10

ten

tenth

11

eleven

eleventh

12

twelve

twelfth

13

thirteen

thirteenth

14

fourteen

fourteenth

15

fifteen

fifteenth

16

sixteen

sixteenth

17

seventeen

seventeenth

18

eighteen

eighteenth

19

nineteen

nineteenth

20

twenty

twentieth

21

twenty-one

twenty-first2

22

twenty-two

twenty-second2

23

twenty-three

twenty-third2

24

twenty-four

twenty-fourth

25

twenty-five

twenty-fifth

26

twenty-six

twenty-sixth

27

twenty-seven

twenty-seventh

28

twenty-eight

twenty-eighth

29

twenty-nine

twenty-ninth

30

thirty

thirtieth

40

forty

fortieth

50

fifty

fiftieth

60

sixty

sixtieth

70

seventy

seventieth

80

eighty

eightieth

90

ninety

ninetieth

100

one hundred

hundredth

123

one hundred and twenty three

one hundred and twenty-third

200

two hundred

two hundredth

239

two hundred and thirty nine

two hundred and thirty ninth

1,000

one thousand

thousandth

1,985

one thousand nine hundred and eighty-five

one thousand nine hundred and eighty-fifth

2,000

two thousand

two thousandth

10,000

ten thousand

ten thousandth

100,000

one hundred thousand

one hundred thousandth

1,000,000

one million

millionth

1000,000,000

one billion

billionth



1 Nought, zero
2 i thirty-first, forty-second, fifty-third, etc.

 

Números ordinals

 

Cal afegir th per fer el numero ordinal:
p.ex:

 

 

Número

  Número ordinal

4 (four)

fourth

6 (six) 

sixth

7 (seven) 

seventh

10 (ten) 

tenth

100 (hundred)   

hundredth

 

 

 

 

 

Alguns números ordinals són irregulars


p.ex:

 

 

Número

  Número ordinal

1 (one) 

first

2 (two)  

second

3 (three)  

third

5 (five) 

fifth

8 (eight)  

eighth

9 (nine)  

ninth

12 (twelve)  

twelfth

20 (twenty)    

twentieth

35 (thirty-five) 

thirty-fifth

 


El número 0 té diferents noms (o pronunciacions) en diferents contextos:

Matemàtiques: en general nought.


En els números de telèfon es pronuncia com la lletra o zero; en els decimals es pronuncia 0,  p. ex.:



gramref_174"> 174 174

2.05

two point o five

gramref_175"> 175 175

4.60

four point six o

gramref_176"> 176 176

15.03

fifteen point o three

gramref_303"> 303 303

206 43 50 1

 two, o/zero, six, four, three, five o/zero

gramref_304"> 304 304

896 29 00 1

eight, nine, six, two, nine, double o/zero 

gramref_305"> 305 305

406 33 59 1

Four, o/zero, six, three, three, five, nine


1 Alguns fan servir zero quan es tracta de números de telèfon.


Física, el temps: normalment zero, p. ex.:


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 absolute zero; two degrees below zero


Futbol, rugbi: nil, p. ex.:


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 Real Madrid nil, Barcelona five



Decimals


Els decimals es pronuncien xifra per xifra, p. ex.:



gramref_177"> 177 177

2.25

two point two five (Error: two point twenty-five)

gramref_178"> 178 178

1.375

one point three seven five.

gramref_179"> 179 179

four point six recurring



Paraules relacionades amb els nombres


 

Times (vegades)

Levels (nivells)

 

Musical group

Babies

1

once 1

primary

single

solo

 

2

twice 1

secondary

double

duet

twin

3

three times

tertiary

triple

trio

triplet

4

four times

   

quartet

quadruplet

5

five times

   

quintet

quintuplet



1 també one time, two times.