Table of Contents

Numbers and time

Introduction

Image  One, two, three, four, five, six...
 

Numbers


0

zero  

19

nineteen

1

one

20

twenty

2

two

21

twenty-one

3

three

22

twenty-two

4

four

23

twenty-three

5

five

24

twenty-four

6

six

25

twenty-five

7

seven

26

twenty-six

8

eight

27

twenty-seven

9

nine

28

twenty-eight

10

ten

29

twenty-nine

11

eleven

30

thirty

12

twelve

40

forty

13

thirteen

50

fifty

14

fourteen

60

sixty

15

fifteen

70

seventy

16

sixteen

80

eighty

17

seventeen

90

ninety

18

eighteen

100

one hundred


Note 

thirty-six   Image    

thirty six   Image

 

five-hundred  Image

five hundred  Image

five hundred and thirty-six  Image

 

Time

We write

or

We say

 

01:00     

1:00 a.m.

one (a.m.) or one o'clock

 

02:00     

2:00 a.m.

two (a.m.) or two o'clock

 

03:00     

3:00 a.m.

three (a.m.) or two o'clock, etc.

 

12:00

 

twelve (noon/midday)

 

13:00     

1:00 p.m.

one (p.m.)

thirteen

14:00     

2:00 p.m.

two (p.m.)

fourteen

00:00     

12:00 

twelve (midnight)

twenty-four  Image

    

We write

or

We say

12:05   

12:05 a.m./p.m.

twelve 'o' five (a.m./p.m.)

12:10   

12:10 a.m./p.m.

twelve ten (a.m./p.m.)

12:15   

12:15 a.m./p.m.

twelve fifteen (a.m./p.m.)

12:20   

12:20 a.m./p.m.

twelve twenty (a.m./p.m.)

12:25   

12:25 a.m./p.m.

twelve twenty-five (a.m./p.m.)

12:30   

12:30 a.m./p.m.

twelve thirty (a.m./p.m.)

12:35   

12:35 a.m./p.m.

twelve thirty-five (a.m./p.m.)

12:40   

12:40 a.m./p.m.

twelve forty (a.m./p.m.)

12:45   

12:45 a.m./p.m.

twelve forty-five (a.m./p.m.)

12:50   

12:50 a.m./p.m.

twelve fifty (a.m./p.m.)

12:55   

12:55 a.m./p.m.

twelve fifty-five (a.m./p.m.)

 

Examples

Image  There are two phones.

Image   She is 30 today.

ImageThey have one son and two daughters.  Their son is fourteen and their daughters are five and sixteen.

Image    The meeting is at 5:00.

Image   It is twelve twenty.