LinguaNumbers 0–100
Use cardinal numbers to count things: one, two, three. In this unit, remember the difference between -teen numbers and -ty numbers: thirteen = 13, thirty = 30. We also use numbers for ages, prices, and phone numbers.
I have fourteen books.
| Number | Word |
|---|---|
| 13 | thirteen |
| 30 | thirty |
| 15 | fifteen |
| 50 | fifty |
Telling the time
Ask What time is it? to talk about the time. Say o'clock for exact hours, half past for :30, quarter past for :15, and quarter to for :45. Use at before a time.
It is half past two.
| Clock | English time |
|---|---|
| 5:00 | five o'clock |
| 2:30 | half past two |
| 7:15 | quarter past seven |
| 8:45 | quarter to nine |
Use a.m. for times after midnight and before noon, and p.m. for times after noon and before midnight. For example, 8 a.m. is in the morning, and 8 p.m. is in the evening.
Days, months, and dates
Use days for weekly plans: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Use months for the year: January, February, March. For dates, we often use ordinal numbers: first, second, third, fourth.
My class is on Friday, in May.
| Use | Preposition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| day | on | on Monday |
| date | on | on July 4th |
| month | in | in August |
| time | at | at nine o'clock |
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| thirteen | thirteen | My sister is thirteen. |
| thirty | thirty | The class has thirty students. |
| How many...? | How many...? | How many chairs are there? |
| o'clock | o'clock | It is six o'clock. |
| half past | half past | The film starts at half past seven. |
| quarter to | quarter to | It is quarter to ten. |
| a.m. | a.m. | I get up at 7 a.m. |
| p.m. | p.m. | We eat dinner at 8 p.m. |
| Monday | Monday | I work on Monday. |
| January | January | My birthday is in January. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- fill the gap: 3
- build the sentence: 1
- match the pairs: 1
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which number is 30?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.