身為一位業務員,看懂數字是一件非常重要的事情,知道他們在英文中怎麼讀也很重要,這樣到國外招搖撞騙 做生意時就能完美派上用場。
英文與中文的數字系統很不一樣,英文是以三位數為單位,而中文以四位數「萬」為單位。
99,999,999
九千九百九十九萬九千九百九十九
888,888,888,888
八千八百八十八億八千八百八十八萬 八千八百八十八 |
換成英文要怎麼說呢?
十 |
10 |
ten |
百 |
100 |
hundred |
千 (3個 0) |
1,000 |
thousand |
萬 |
10,000 |
ten thousand |
十萬 |
100,000 |
hundred thousand |
百萬 (6個 0) |
1,000,000 |
million |
千萬 |
10,000,000 |
ten million |
億 |
100,000,000 |
hundred million |
十億 (9個 0) |
1,000,000,000 |
billion |
百億 |
10,000,000,000 |
ten billion |
千億 |
100,000,000,000 |
hundred billion |
兆 (12個 0) |
1,000,000,000,000 |
trillion |
其實很簡單,我們只需要記得各個逗號代表的英文單字就能打遍天下了。
兆 |
trillion |
十億 |
billion |
百萬 |
million |
千 |
thousand |
先從1到999來看,大家對百位數以內的數字應該都不陌生
( 可參考 英文數字一覽表 )
385
three hundred (and) eighty-five
798
seven hundred (and) ninety-eight
624
six hundred (and) twenty-four
281
two hundred (and) eighty-one
857
eight hundred (and) fifty-seven
那如果變成了一長串數字,例如 385,798,624,281,857,要怎麼讀呢?
385,798,624,281,857
Trillion billion million thousand
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這時候就要先了解各個逗號代表的單字,順序由左而右,分別為 trillion, billion, million, thousand。
所以讀法就是,
來來,先深呼吸一口
Three hundred (and) eighty-five trillion, seven hundred (and) ninety-eight billion, six hundred (and) twenty-four million, two hundred (and) eighty-one thousand, eight hundred (and) fifty-seven
641,068,764,313,460
Six hundred (and) forty-one trillion, sixty-eight billion, seven hundred (and) sixty-four million, three hundred (and) thirteen thousand, four hundred (and) sixty
300,000,000,055,005
Three hundred trillion, fifty-five thousand, (and) five
298,500
Two hundred (and) ninety-eight thousand, five hundred
401,933
Four hundred (and) one thousand, nine hundred (and) thirty-three
1,211
one thousand, two hundred (and) eleven
one thousand and two hundred (and) eleven
Hundred 後面 (百位數與十位數之間) 可以加 and 也可不加,但 trillion, billion, million 和 thousand,也就是「逗號」,後面都不加 and。
1,001 可以加 and,變成 "one thousand and one",是因為它其實有百位數 hundred 存在,只是百位數為 0。
當然,若只說 "one thousand one" 也沒問題喔
同理,1,050 為 one thousand (and) fifty
1,100
One thousand, one hundred
One thousand and one hundred
(有逗號就不加and)
1,500
One thousand, five hundred
One thousand and five hundred
介於1000 至 2000 的數字,1X00,可以用 ”XX hundred”來表達,
所以上述兩個例子,1100 又作 ”eleven hundred”、1500 可唸作 ”fifteen hundred”。
1200 — Twelve hundred
超過兩千就不能使用hundred,例如母語人士不太會說 "twenty hundred"。
"One thousand, one hundred" 及 "eleven hundred" 這兩種說法在美國都行得通,若要再細分,
老美一般會這樣看:
若1100是一個編號 (例如號碼牌),他們會唸 "eleven hundred"
若1,100是一個數字或金額 (尤其在銀行的時候),他們就會說 "One thousand, one hundred"
再舉一個例子,
350 當編號來看,會唸作 "three fifty",
若是一個數字,尤其跟錢有關的時候,會唸成 "three hundred fifty"。 (美國人常常不加 and)
補充小知識:1 dollar 又被稱為 a buck;1,000 dollars 又叫做 a grand。若有收看「迷你房屋獵人」、「改建重建大作戰」這類節目的話會經常聽到喔!
另外,在美式英文裡數字不太會加and,英式說法會加 and。
150
美式說法: one hundred fifty
英式說法: one hundred and fifty
886
美式說法: eight hundred eighty-six
英式說法: eight hundred and eighty-six
101 |
one hundred (and) one |
199 |
one hundred (and) ninety-nine |
102 |
one hundred (and) two |
999 |
nine hundred (and) ninety-nine |
103 |
one hundred (and) three |
1,000 |
one thousand |
104 |
one hundred (and) four |
1,001 |
one thousand (and) one |
105 |
one hundred (and) five |
1,100 |
one thousand one hundred |
106 |
one hundred (and) six |
10,000 一萬 |
ten thousand |
107 |
one hundred (and) seven |
100,000 十萬 |
one hundred thousand |
108 |
one hundred (and) eight |
1,000,000 一百萬 |
one million |
109 |
one hundred (and) nine |
10,000,000 千萬 |
ten million |
120 |
one hundred (and) twenty |
1,000,000,000 十億 |
one billion |
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