How to read numbers in English, for example, how to say 4786. 2905, etc? I know there are?

Question

different ways, but I would like to know ALL of them. Sometimes I have to tell my sts. "GO TO PAGE 4569 (for example) and I think it is very hard to say it like this: FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE. I am not a native speaker, could you please help me out on this one? Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

Your guess would be correct. But most native speakers instead would say "Forty-five sixty-nine." It would be a good rule to break up four-digit numbers into pairs when you say them, keeping in mind that a zero can be pronounced "oh." Examples,

8613 Eighty-six thirteen
1975 Nineteen seventy-five
4208 Forty-two oh eight

Phone numbers are usually spoken one digit at a time. Exmaple, 404-843-2259 "four oh four, eight four three, two two five nine."

When I see that dot, I say "point." So, I would read the number in your question as "forty-seven eighty-six point twenty-nine oh five."

Answer 2

For 4786 most people would say forty-seven eighty-six. The formal ways are forty-seven hundred eighty-six or four thousand, seven hundred eighty-six.

A 4 digit number is normally stated in hundreds. If you went to a 5 digit number then you would begin to state thousands.

Answer 3

you could also say "go to page four five six nine" but this would be confusing for the other person. Four thousand five hundred and sixty nine would be preferred, though you could leave out the "and".

Also, you could have fooled me, your written english is very clear.

Answer 4

You should leave out the word AND. It's four thousand five hundred sixty nine. When you say AND it refers to fractions and decimals. You could just say forty seven eighty six or four seven eight six or four thousand seven hundred eighty six.

Merry Christmas.

Answer 5

That is the correct, and as far as I know, only way.

You can just read off the numbers "Go to page Four Five Six Nine", but would tend to only do it on the telephone.

Answer 6

forty seven eighty six
twenty nine oh five
forty five sixty nine
That's about as easy as it gets

For not being a native speaker, you express yourself very fluently, congratulations on conquering another language, I wish I could

Answer 7

forty seven eighty six.
twenty nine oh five

26558- twenty six five fifty eight

3359882 three three fifty nine eight eighty two

I guess its not hard for me because I grew up doing it... I dont think theres a standard way to say numbers...

Answer 8

Breaking them up into pairs (i.e. 4786 becomes forty-seven eighty-six) would work for page numbers.

Answer 9

5678 = five thousand six hundred seventy eight
56.78= fifty six and seventy eight

The decimal point indicates the word "and"

Answer 10

forty-five,sixty-nine

or four, five,six, nine