You have already had the opportunity to know the numerals. Do not you remember? So, how about accessing the texts "Numerals" and "collective numerals”? Did you see how they are made up of many aspects? Well, let's expand our knowledge a little more from now on. Do you know how?
Knowing the spelling and reading of these elements that are part of our daily lives, and that also belong to those grammatical classes. And, as you know, if it's related to grammar, it's because there are specific and definite forms that we should know about. Let's go then!
The reading and spelling of numerals are related to specific rules
Cardinal numerals:
* Between the thousand and the hundred, the conjunction “and” doesn't need to appear, because it can be hidden, you know? Let's look at some examples:
1932 – Nineteen thirty-two.
2345 - Two thousand three hundred and forty-five.
Very important tip:
As you may have noticed, in the first example there was no need to put the cardinal numeral “one” before the unit of thousands. Thus, only after “two thousand” does the numeral appear, that is, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand and so on.
* When the hundred ends in two zeros, the conjunction “and” is placed before the hundred. Let's see how this works out in practice?
1900 - Nineteen Hundred
6300 - Six thousand three hundred
5500 - Five thousand and five hundred
* Among the units, tens and hundreds, there is always the use of the conjunction “and”. Note some cases:
95 - Ninety-five
106 - One hundred and six
445 - Four hundred and forty-five
1234 - One thousand two hundred and thirty-four
* When the hundred starts with zero, we must put the conjunction before the ten. Let's check it out?
1023 - One thousand twenty-three
4005 - Four thousand and five
11030 - Eleven thousand and thirty
ordinal numerals
Ordinal numerals greater than two thousand admit two placements. So let's get to know them:
3982 - Three thousandths, ninety-eighty-seconds
Or:
3982 - Third thousandth, ninety-eighty-second
Fractional numerals
* The numerator is always read as cardinal:
– Two sevenths
– Three eighths
– Three ninths
* As far as the denominator is concerned, there are two ways these numbers can be read. Between them:
* If numerals are represented from one to ten or if they are represented by round numbers, they should be read as ordinals, as in the following examples:
– Five tenths
– two eighths
– Four sevenths
* In case the numerals are not represented by round numbers or are above ten, they are read as cardinals followed by the word “avos”. Let's check out some examples:
– Six twelfth
– Eight sixteenths
– Five thirteenth
Important tip:
the fractional 
and
are read, respectively:
One half and one third.
By Vânia Duarte
Graduated in Letters
