{"id":3325,"date":"2025-07-15T18:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:39:08","slug":"english-numeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/english-numeral\/","title":{"rendered":"English Numeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"summary\">Numerals are symbols or words used to represent numbers. They are used for counting, measuring and identifying quantities.<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"toc-3\" name=\"toc-3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>In-depth Explanation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"explanation\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There are two main types of numerals:\u00a0<strong>cardinal<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>ordinal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"toc-4\" name=\"toc-4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Cardinal Numerals<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Cardinal numerals are the numbers we use for counting or indicating how many of something there are. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0one<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0two<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>10<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0ten<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>50<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0fifty<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>100\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0one hundred\u00a0(can be said as \u201ca hundred\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you are writing out numerals from 21 to 99, use a hyphen, unless they end with a zero:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>21<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0twenty-one<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>59<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0fifty-nine<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>80<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0eighty<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Talking about bigger numbers can be a bit more difficult. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>120<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0one hundred [and] twenty<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>350<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0three hundred [and] fifty<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>1,000<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0one thousand\u00a0(can be said as \u201ca thousand\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>28,916<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0twenty-eight thousand nine hundred [and] sixteen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>3,000,000<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0three million<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>17,000,500,000<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0seventeen billion, five hundred thousand<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In English, numbers are grouped based on powers of ten:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Ones\u00a0<\/strong>(1-9)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Tens<\/strong>\u00a0(10-99)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Hundreds<\/strong>\u00a0(100-999)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Thousands<\/strong>\u00a0(1,000 \u2013 999,999)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Millions<\/strong>\u00a0(1,000,000 \u2013 999,999,999)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Billions<\/strong>\u00a0(1,000,000,000 \u2013 999,999,999,999)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Trillions<\/strong>\u00a0(1,000,000,000,000 \u2013 999,999,999,999,999)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Each unit represents 10 times the size of the previous one, and\u00a0<strong>commas<\/strong>\u00a0divide numbers into groups of three digits for readability.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><a id=\"toc-5\" name=\"toc-5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">How to Use Cardinal Numbers<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We use cardinal numbers in many ways, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To count objects:<\/strong>\u00a0I have\u00a0<strong>three\u00a0<\/strong>books.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To talk about age:<\/strong>\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0<strong>twenty<\/strong>\u00a0years old.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To tell time:<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0<strong>eight<\/strong>\u00a0o\u2019clock.\u00a0(8:00)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To talk about years:<\/strong>\u00a0I was born in\u00a0<strong>1998<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To say a phone number or address:<\/strong>\u00a0My phone number is\u00a0<strong>694-3855<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"toc-6\" name=\"toc-6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Ordinal Numerals<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ordinal numerals are used to show the order or position of something in a list or sequence. The first three ordinal numbers (and all ordinals that end in these numbers) are irregular:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>1st\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0first<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>2nd\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0second<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>3rd<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0third<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>23rd<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0twenty-third<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To form all other ordinal numbers, we add\u00a0<strong>-th<\/strong>\u00a0to the end. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>4th\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0fourth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>6th<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0sixth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>10th<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0tenth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>20th<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0twentieth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>35th<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0thirty-fifth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"toc-7\" name=\"toc-7\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">How to Use Ordinal Numbers<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here are the main ways we use ordinal numbers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To talk about positions in a sequence:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He finished in\u00a0<strong>first<\/strong>\u00a0place in the race.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is my\u00a0<strong>third<\/strong>\u00a0time visiting London.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To talk about floor or street numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I live on the\u00a0<strong>second<\/strong>\u00a0floor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">They live on\u00a0<strong>51st\u00a0<\/strong>Street.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To talk about dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">My birthday is on the\u00a0<strong>5th\u00a0<\/strong>of May.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re having a party on January\u00a0<strong>23rd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To talk about birthdays, anniversaries, etc.:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re celebrating her\u00a0<strong>30th<\/strong>\u00a0birthday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tomorrow is the\u00a0<strong>second<\/strong>\u00a0anniversary of starting our business.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>To talk about centuries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re living in the\u00a0<strong>21st<\/strong>\u00a0century.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Numerals are symbols or words used to represent numbers. They are used for counting, measuring and identifying quantities. In-depth Explanation There are two main types of numerals:\u00a0cardinal\u00a0and\u00a0ordinal. \u00a0 Cardinal Numerals Cardinal numerals are the numbers we use for counting or indicating how many of something there are. For example: 1\u00a0\u2013\u00a0one 2\u00a0\u2013\u00a0two 10\u00a0\u2013\u00a0ten 50\u00a0\u2013\u00a0fifty 100\u00a0\u2013\u00a0one &#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[253],"tags":[611,604,609,597,602,591,593,594,273,287,595,612,601,605,613,603,607,599,596,598,608,610,592,606,600],"class_list":["post-3325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miscellaneous","tag-advanced-numerals","tag-bai-tap-so-tu","tag-basic-numerals","tag-cardinal-numbers","tag-cong-thuc-so-tu","tag-english-numeral","tag-english-numerals","tag-hoc-so-tu","tag-hoc-tieng-anh-cung-eduma","tag-learn-english-with-eduma","tag-learn-numerals","tag-ngu-phap-so-tu","tag-numeral-examples","tag-numeral-exercises","tag-numeral-grammar","tag-numeral-rules","tag-numeral-vocabulary","tag-ordinal-numbers","tag-so-dem-tieng-anh","tag-so-thu-tu-tieng-anh","tag-so-tu-co-ban","tag-so-tu-nang-cao","tag-so-tu-tieng-anh","tag-tu-vung-so-tu","tag-vi-du-so-tu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3327,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions\/3327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}