Saying the Year in English 1800: eighteen hundred 1805: eighteen hundred (and) five Or eighteen oh-five 1817: eighteen seventeen 1998: nineteen ninety-eight 2000: two thousand 2003: two thousand (and) three Or twenty oh-three 2011: two thousand (and) eleven Or twenty eleven 2018: two thousand (and) eighteen Or twenty eighteen We often split up the year in tens. 1975 is split up in 19 and 75. (You say: nineteen seventy-five). From 2000 until 2009 the year is normally not split up. 2000: two thousand 2001 = two thousand (and) one The word and is often left out. From 2010 on the year is split up again. 2010 is split up in 20 and 10. (You say: twenty ten). BC – Before Christ AD – Anno Domini Decades …the (1980s) ‘80s – “the (nineteen) eighties” …the (2000s) ‘00s – “the thousands” or “the aughts”. Centuries …the 1800s – “the eighteen hundreds” …the 6th century – “the sixth century” …the 21st century – “the twenty first century” 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 … 20th – twentieth 21st – twenty-first 22nd – twenty-second 23rd – twenty-third … 30th – thirtieth 31st – thirty-first 40th – fortieth 41st –forty-first 50th – fiftieth 51st – fifty-first Saying and Writing the Date in English We often use ordinal numbers for the date in spoken English Asking the Date What day is it today? “It’s Wednesday” or “It’s the 13th”… What date is it? “It’s the 19th” or It’s “19th May” or “May 19th”… What is the date (today)?or What is today’s date? It is… The date today is … Today is…
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How to Say and Write the DATE Correctly in English - video
Saying the Year in English 1800: eighteen hundred 1805: eighteen hundred (and) five Or eighteen oh-five 1817: eighteen seventeen 1998: nineteen ninety-eight 2000: two thousand 2003: two thousand (and) three Or twenty oh-three 2011: two thousand (and) eleven Or twenty eleven 2018: two thousand (and) eighteen Or twenty eighteen We often split up the year in tens. 1975 is split up in 19 and 75. (You say: nineteen seventy-five). From 2000 until 2009 the year is normally not split up. 2000: two thousand 2001 = two thousand (and) one The word and is often left out. From 2010 on the year is split up again. 2010 is split up in 20 and 10. (You say: twenty ten). BC – Before Christ AD – Anno Domini Decades …the (1980s) ‘80s – “the (nineteen) eighties” …the (2000s) ‘00s – “the thousands” or “the aughts”. Centuries …the 1800s – “the eighteen hundreds” …the 6th century – “the sixth century” …the 21st century – “the twenty first century” 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 … 20th – twentieth 21st – twenty-first 22nd – twenty-second 23rd – twenty-third … 30th – thirtieth 31st – thirty-first 40th – fortieth 41st –forty-first 50th – fiftieth 51st – fifty-first Saying and Writing the Date in English We often use ordinal numbers for the date in spoken English Asking the Date What day is it today? “It’s Wednesday” or “It’s the 13th”… What date is it? “It’s the 19th” or It’s “19th May” or “May 19th”… What is the date (today)?or What is today’s date? It is… The date today is … Today is…
