How to count in English, a West Germanic language spoken in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many other countries.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | zero, nought | |
| 1 | one | first (1st) |
| 2 | two | second (2nd) |
| 3 | three | third (3rd) |
| 4 | four | fourth (4th) |
| 5 | five | fifth (5th) |
| 6 | six | sixth (6th) |
| 7 | seven | seventh (7th) |
| 8 | eight | eighth (8th) |
| 9 | nine | ninth (9th) |
| 10 | ten | tenth (10th) |
| 11 | eleven | eleventh |
| 12 | twelve | twelfth |
| 13 | thirteen | thirteenth |
| 14 | fourteen | fourteenth |
| 15 | fifteen | fifteenth |
| 16 | sixteen | sixteenth |
| 17 | seventen | seventeenth |
| 18 | eighteen | eighteenth |
| 19 | nineteen | nineteenth |
| 20 | twenty | twentieth |
| 21 | twenty-one | twenty-first |
| 22 | twenty-two | twenty-second |
| 23 | twenty-three | twenty-third |
| 24 | twenty-four | twenty-fouth |
| 25 | twenty-five | twenty-fifth |
| 26 | twenty-six | twenty-sixth |
| 27 | twenty-seven | twenty-seventh |
| 28 | twenty-eight | twenty-eighth |
| 29 | twenty-nine | twenty-ninth |
| 30 | thirty | thirieth |
| 40 | forty | fortieth |
| 50 | fifty | fiftieth |
| 60 | sixty | sixtieth |
| 70 | seventy | seventieth |
| 80 | eighty | eightieth |
| 90 | ninety | ninetieth |
| 100 | one hundred | one hundredth |
| 200 | two hundred | two hundredth |
| 300 | three hundred | three hundredth |
| 1,000 | one thousand | one thousandth |
| 10,000 | ten thousand | ten thousandth |
| 100,000 | one hundred thousand | one hundred thousandth |
| 1 million | one million | one millionth |
| 1 billion | one billion | one billionth |
| 1 trillion | one trillion | one trillionth |
Hear some English numbers
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-english/en/eng/
https://www.englishclub.com/kids/numbers-chart.htm
https://linguapress.com/grammar/numbers.htm
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