Hello, I know that it's a silly question, but I've got a doubt. The year 1987 is nineteen eighty-seven, however the year 2003 is pronounced two thousand and three. My question is how do you say 2013 for example... is two thousand and thirteen or twenty thirteen? thanks in advance.
pronunciation - year 2013
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It's not a silly question at all. On the news last week there was talk about the Olympics in London in four years time. They all said twenty twelve so I assume that it's gong to be twenty thirteen, twenty fourteen, twenty fifteen etc.
Let's hear what our North American friends think.
Saludos
It's not a silly question at all. On the news last week there was talk about the Olympics in London in four years time. They all said twenty twelve so I assume that it's gong to be twenty thirteen, twenty fourteen, twenty fifteen etc.
Let's hear what our North American friends think.
Saludos
The question is not silly but it is a bit late. In a few years we may again feel comfortable with the use of the old rule: The numbers of years are pronounced in two halves (e.g. twenty-eleven). For now, I say "two thousand and eight". Write or wrong? I don't know. Fortunately, I don't need to say it very often. I live in Canada. The Americans will likely omit "and". Good question. Regards.
I don't think we'll know until we get there. When it turned 2000, we could have said "the year twenty hundred and one, two, etc." (like like we did for the years nineteen hundred and one, two, etc.). I have no idea who decided it would be "two thousand" instead. I guess it's just what the majority of people begin to use. There are no rules as far as I know, and either one would be correct.
There's still a lot of confusion. I would say "two thousand thirteen," without the "and" (I'm lazy).
If you're referring to the date (which you obviously are)
in American English: Twenty thirteen
in British English: Twenty thirteen
in Canadian English (no one ever cares about Canadian English
): twenty thirteenHowever, because 2001 to 2009 were spelled "two thousand and one" and "two thousand and nine," there is still a sort of "momentum" to keep using that sort of system, but it will die out. The key is, as some have said, laziness. For example, "1999" is pronounced "nineteen ninety-nine," and not "one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine" because the former has less sylables. That's all.
And Americans, it is grammatically incorrect to say "two thousand nine." Well, maybe it isn't, but it just sounds dumb. Just a Canadian insight
Here (Ireland), we say both "Twenty-thirteen" and "Two thousand and thirteen". I think "twenty thirteen" is becoming more popular and soon we'll refer to every year with "twenty" and not "two thousand". Neither sounds weird to me though, you can say whichever you like.
Twenty Thirteen is what I would say. It's easier and quicklier.
Two thousand and thirteen .
Twenty thirteen no es correcta, porque se necesita decir así:
twenty hundred and thirteen.
Two thousand and thirteen .
Twenty thirteen no es correcta, porque se necesita decir así:
twenty hundred and thirteen.
No lo entiendo. Siempre me dijeron que los números de 4 cifras se pueden decir en grupos de dos, lo mismo que ,por ejemplo, 1999 (Nineteen Ninety-nine)
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Así es. Te enseñaron bien. 1999 también se traduce en grupos de dos: nineteen ninety-nine (diecinueve noventa-y-nueve). 2013 también sigue esta regla: twenty thirteen (veinte trece).
Lo que dijiste hace rato fue incorrecto porque no fue traducido en grupos de dos. Twenty hundred and thirteen equivale a "Veinte ciento y trece". Ahí tienes tres grupos: veinte, ciento, y trece. O sea, tienes dos dígitos demasiados: Twenty (20) hundred (00) thirteen (13) entonces sería escrito "200013." A la otra mano, twenty (20) thirteen (13) equivale a 2013 - lo que queremos. Ahí nos paramos.
Lo que dijiste hace rato fue incorrecto porque no fue traducido en grupos de dos. Twenty hundred and thirteen equivale a "Veinte ciento y trece". Ahí tienes tres grupos: veinte, ciento, y trece. O sea, tienes dos dígitos demasiados: Twenty (20) hundred (00) thirteen (13) entonces sería escrito "200013." A la otra mano, twenty (20) thirteen (13) equivale a 2013 - lo que queremos. Ahí nos paramos.
Pero no es correcta. Si se escribe un cheque contwenty thirteen dólares, claro el banco no aceptará este cheque. Se necesita escribir así: two thousand and thirteendólares o twenty hundred and thirteen dólares.
Bueno...yo no lo dije. Gracias por confirmarlo.
Magmod, I get what you're saying about cheques (saying "I have a cheque here for twenty thirteen euro" sounds ridiculous) but in the context of years I think "twenty thirteen" is perfectly fine. It may not be grammatically correct, but it's definitely the most common way of saying it and (almost) everyone understands it.
Thanks for your comment FC.Magmod, I get what you're saying about cheques (saying "I have a cheque here for twenty thirteen euro" sounds ridiculous) but in the context of years I think "twenty thirteen" is perfectly fine
Yes of course you’re right. It's just sometimes can be confusing. I think the Spaniards say: dos mil trece. This may be another reason to stick with the same format.
You see the year is actually 2013 AD i.e. two thousand and thirteen (years AD). Similarly for writing a cheque in dollars.
However a telephone number can be pronounced the way you've mentioned without confusione.g. 0034 012 31 45 9001 because it is meant for dialing and does not have a unit after it.
This is just my opinion.
Hi. I have a little question (maybe dumb) about numbers. 2018 is: "two thousand and eighteen" or "two thousand eighteen"? I don't understand why "and" in that case against "two thousand fifteen", for example. Sorry for my English (I'm a rookie). Thank you in advance.
In my experience, "two thousand and eighteen" is used more in British English.