Reading Years
1.- If there there are no thousands’ or hundreds’ digits, read the number as-is.
Examples:
o 54 – “fifty-four”
o 99 – “ninety-nine”
o 0 – “zero”
o 8 – “eight”
2.- If there is a thousands’ digit but the hundreds’ digit is zero, you can read the number as “n thousand and x”. If the last two digits are zero, you leave off the “and x” part.
Examples:
o 1054 – “one thousand and fifty-four”
o 2007 – “two thousand and seven”
o 1000 – “one thousand”
o 2000 – “two thousand”
3.- If the hundreds’ digit is non-zero, you can read the number as “n hundred and x”. If the last two digits are zero, you leave off the “and x” part.
Examples:
o 433 – “four hundred and thirty-three”
o 1492 – “fourteen hundred and ninety-two”
o 1200 – “twelve hundred”
o 600 – “six hundred”
4.- The above rule produces some formal and old-fashioned names. Where it exists, it is acceptable to omit “hundred and”. If you do, and the tens’ digit is zero, you must read that zero as “oh”.
Examples:
o 432 – “four thirty-two”
o 1492 – “fourteen ninety-two”
o 1908 – “nineteen oh eight”
o 1106 – “eleven oh six”
These are OK:
1509
-fifteen oh nine
-fifteen hundred (and) nine
1001
-one thousand (and) one
-ten oh one
1010
-ten ten
-one thousand (and) ten
650
-six (hundred) (and)
fifty
2008
-two thousand (and)
eight
-twenty oh eight
2012
-twenty twelve
-two thousand (and) twelve
2020
-twenty twenty
-two thousand and twenty