BASIC ENGLISH

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 YEARS
-años-

1996 - nineteen ninety-six

1900 - nineteen hundred
1905 - nineteen and five / nineteen ‘oh’five
2000 - two thousand
2001 - two thousand and one / twenty ‘oh’one
2023 - two thousand and twenty-three / twenty
twenty-three

DATES
-fechas-

03/05/04
In the U.S.A, abbreviations are MONTH-DAY-YEAR
This is March 5th 2004
In most other countries, they are DAY-MONTH-YEAR.
This is the 3rd May 2004.
 DATES
-fechas-

1st- first 29th- twenty-ninth

2nd- second 30th- thirtieth
3rd- third 31st-thirty-first
4th- fourth
5th- fifth
6th- sixth
7th- seventh
8th- eighth
9th- ninth
10th- tenth
11th- eleventh
12th- twelveth
13th- thirteenth
14th- fourteenth
15th- fifteenth
16th- sixteenth
17th- seventeenth
18th- eighteenth
19th- nineteenth
20th- twentieth
21st- twenty-first
22nd- twenty-second
23rd-twenty-third
24th- twenty-fourth
25th- twenty-fifth
26th- twenty-sixth
27th- twenty-seventh
28th- twenty-eighth
 MONEY
-dinero-

U.S.A CANADA
One dollar = 100 cents One dollar = 100 cents
coins: coins:
1c (cent), 1c (cent),
5c (nickel), 10c (dime), 5c (nickel), 10c (dime),
25c (quarter), $1 (dollar) 25c (quarter), $1 (loonie) $2 (toonie)
bills: bills:
$1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100
($2 uncommon)
EUROPEAN UNION UNITED KINGDOM
One euro = 100 cents One pound = 100 pence
coins: coins:
1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 50c, €1, €2 1p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2

notes: notes:
€5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200 £5, £10, £20, £50

$1.25 one dollar twenty-five

$125 one hundred (and) twenty-five dollars
£1.25 one pound and twenty-five
$2.39 two dollars thrity-nine cents
£2.39 two pounds thirty-nine
$1.50 / £1.50 one dollar fifty, one pound fifty
50c / 50p 50 cents, 50 pence
 THE TIME
-la hora-

THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO TELL THE TIME

hay dos maneras diferentes de decir la hora

Hour + minutes Minutes + PAST/TO + hour

Ten twenty-five Ten past ten

 O’clock (en punto)

 Quarter PAST / TO (‘y cuarto’/ ‘menos cuarto’)
 Half past (‘y media’)

Examples:

Three thirty-five One fifteen

Twenty-five to four Quarter past one

Ten five Eight fifty-five

Five past ten Five to nine
FOOD AND DRINKS
-comida y bebida-