(1)以下是最基本的基数词,学习者必须牢记:one(1), two(2), three(3), four(4), five(5), six(6), seven(7), eight(8), nine(9), ten(10), eleven(11), twelve(12), thirteen(13), fourteen(14), fifteen(15), sixteen(16), seventeen(17), eighteen(18), nineteen(19), twenty(20), thirty(30), forty(40), fifty(50), sixty(60), seventy(70), eighty(80), ninety(90), a hundred(100), a thousand(1000), a million(1000000), a billion (十亿)
(2)21—99的表示法。先说“几十”,再说“几”,中间加连字号:twenty-one(21),thirty-six(36), forty-five(45), ninety-nine(99)等。
(3)101—999的表示法。先说“几百”,后接and,再加末尾两位数(或末位数):one hundred and one(101), five hundred and thirty(530), seventy hundred and eighty-nine(789)