Measurements and Ratios (Glossary)

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In this article you can find a list how you can write and pronounce measurements and ratios.

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Counting

Written	Said
	Counting
	A number
	Numbers
	Calculate
.	Point
,	Comma
+	Plus
–	Minus
x	Multiply by / Times
÷	Divided by
%	Percent
=	Equals
≠	Not equal
>	Greater than
<	Less than
≥	Greater than or equal to
≤	Less than or equal to
4 – 2 = 2	four minus two equals two
5 x 9 = 45	five multiply by nine equals forty five
3.04 + 2.02 = 5.06	Three point zero four plus two point zero two equals five point zero six.
There is a 0% change of rain.	There is a zero percent chance of rain.

Reading decimals

Written	Said
0.5	point five
0.25	point two five
0.73	point seven three
0.05	point zero five
0.6529	point six five two nine
2.95	two point nine five

Reading fractions

Written	Said
1/3	one third
3/4	three fourths
5/6	five sixths
1/2	one half
3/2	three halves

Reading sums of money

In some countries like The Netherlands one write the €-symbol before the amount. In French however, they write the symbol at the end of the amount. I write it anyway behind the amount as it makes more sense. You say never euro fifty-two, but fifty-two euros.

* Please note that Norwegians no longer use “øre”, even though you can still find such prizes in stores.

Written	Said
25$	twenty-five dollars
52€	fifty-two euros
72£	seventy-two pounds
92kr	ninty-two crowns
$43.25	forty-three dollars ans twenty-five cents (shortened to “forty-three twenty-five” in everyday speech)
€12.65	twelve euros sixty-five
£10.50	ten pounds fifty
kr29.25	twenty-nine crowns and twenty-five øre *

Pronouncing measurements

Written	Said
60m	sixty meters
25km/h	twenty-five kolometers per hour
15mph	fiftheen miles per hour
11ft	eleven feet
2L	two liters
3tbsp	three tablespoons
1tsp	one teaspoon

Pronouncing years

Written	Said
2022	twenty twenty-two or thousand twenty-two
2007	two thousand seven
2000	two thousand
1945	nineteen forty-five
1907	nineteen o seven
1900	nineteen hundred
1600	sixteen hundred
1256	twelve fifty-six
1007	ten o seven
866	eight hundred sixty-six or eight sixty-six
25	twenty-five
3000 BC	three thousand BC (before Christ)
3250 AD	thirty two fifty AD (anno domini)
He became king in 1307	He became king in thirteen o seven

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