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May I ask: How are numbers such as 1,000,000, 160,000, 1,900, and IV pronounced in English?
1,000,000 one million 160,000 one hundred sixty thousand 1,900 one thousand and nine hundred IV four
1000000 one million 160000one hundred sixty thousand 1900 one thousand and nine hundred Ⅳ four
1,000,000: one million 160,000: one hundred and sixty thousand 1,900: one thousand nine hundred Ⅳ: four This post was last edited by hanshan on 2009-3-23 09:20]
In spoken language, 1900 can generally be read directly as nineteen hundred
Actually, all of this can be found in the appendix of Kingsoft Dictionary; it contains information on how numbers are pronounced. I’ll list here some of the less common ones, hehe. Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, their pronunciations, and the pronunciations of digital numbers: I – 1, one; 1st – the first. II – 2, two; 2nd – the second. III – 3, three; 3rd – the third. IV – 4, four; 4th – the fourth. V – 5, five; 5th – the fifth. VI – 6, six; 6th – the sixth. VII – 7, seven; 7th – the seventh. VIII – 8, eight; 8th – the eighth. IX – 9, nine; 9th – the ninth. X – 10, ten; 10th – the tenth. * – 11, eleven; 11th – the eleventh. *I – 12, twelve; 12th – the twelfth. *II – 13, thirteen; 13th – the thirteenth. *V – 14, fourteen; 14th – the fourteenth. XV – 15, fifteen; 15th – the fifteenth. XVI – 16, sixteen; 16th – the sixteenth. XVII – 17, seventeen; 17th – the seventeenth. XVIII – 18, eighteen; 18th – the eighteenth. *X – 19, nineteen; 19th – the nineteenth. XX – 20, twenty; 20th – the twentieth. X* – 21, twenty-one; 21st – the twenty-first. XXV – 25, twenty-five; 25th – the twenty-fifth. XXX – 30, thirty; 30th – the thirtieth. XL – 40, forty; 40th – the fortieth. L – 50, fifty; 50th – the fiftieth. LX – 60, sixty; 60th – the sixtieth. LXX – 70, seventy; 70th – the seventieth. LXXX – 80, eighty; 80th – the eightieth. XC – 90, ninety; 90th – the ninetieth
I also think 1900 should be read as nineteen hundred.
1900 should be read as one thousand and nine hundred in writing