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
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