영문법

● 수사

수사에는 개수를 나타내는 기수와 순서를 나타내는 서수가 있는데 모두 형용사의 범주에 속한다.

Study Point 1   수사의 읽기와 철자 [ * 표시 철자에 유의 ]

[ 기수 ]

1 -- one

2 -- two

3 -- three

4 -- four

5 -- five

6 -- six

7 -- seven

8 -- eight

9 -- nine

10 -- ten

11 -- eleven

12 -- twelve

13 -- thirteen

14 -- fourteen

15 -- fifteen

20 -- twenty

21 -- twenty-one

30 -- thirty

40 -- forty *

50 -- fifty

100 -- one hundred

[ 서수 ]

1st -- first

2nd -- second

3rd -- third

4th -- fourth

5th -- fifth*

6th -- sixth

7th -- seventh

8th -- eighth *

9th -- ninth *

10th -- tenth

11th -- eleventh

12th -- twelfth *

13th -- thirteenth

14th -- fourteenth

15th -- fifteenth

20th -- twentieth *

21st -- twenty-first

30th -- thirtieth

40th -- fortieth *

50th -- fiftieth

100th -- hundredth

1,000 -- one thousand (일천)

10,000 -- ten thousand (일만)

100,000 -- one hundred thousand (십만)

1,000,000 -- one million (백만)

1,000,000,000 -- one billion (십억)

1,000,000,000,000 -- one trillion (일조)

참고 : 수의 단위인 hundred, thousand, million, billion, trillion 등은 그 앞에 복수의 수가 붙어도 복수형으로 하지 않는다. 또한 hundred, thousand, million 등이 복수형으로 쓰이면「수백」,「수천」,「수백만」의 뜻을 갖는다.

two hundred

three thousand

four million

five billion

six trillion

Hundreds of children will be here.
    (수백 명의 아이들이 이곳에 올 것이다.)

Thousands of people live near the lake.
    (수천 명의 사람들이 호수 근처에 산다.)

Millions of computers have been sold out this year.
    (올해 수백만 대의 컴퓨터가 팔렸다.)

Study Point 2   수 읽는 법

(1) 정수

(1) 23 -- twenty-three

(1) 99 -- ninety-nine

(1) 452 -- four-hundred (and) fifty-two

(1) 3,891 -- three-thousand eight-hundred (and) ninety-one
   = thirty-eight hundred (and) ninety-one

(1) 2,001 -- two thousand and one

(2) 분수, 소수

(1) 1/3 -- a-third = one-third

(1) 2/3 -- two-thirds

(1) 1/2 -- a-half = one-half

(1) 1/4 -- a-quarter = one-quarter

(1) 3.14 -- three point one four

(1) 26.43 -- twenty-six point four three

(1) 0.195 -- zero point one nine five

(3) 연호, 월일, 시각, 전화번호, 금액

(1) 1999 -- nineteen ninety-nine

(1) 2000 -- (the year) two thousand (cf. Y2K)

(1) 2002 -- two thousand and two

(1) April 6 -- April (the) sixth = the sixth of April
[ 구어체에서는 종종 April six라고 읽음 ]

(1) 3:00 -- three o’clock (sharp)

(1) 3:15 -- three fifteen = a quarter past three

(1) 3:30 -- three thirty = a half past three

(1) 3:45 -- three forty-five = a quarter to four

(1) 443-2868 -- four four three two eight six eight

(1) 712-9200 -- seven one two nine two o[ou] o[ou]
   = seven one two nine two double o[ou]

(1) $6.85 -- six dollars (and) eighty-five cents
   [ 구어체에서는 종종 six eighty-five라고 읽음 ]

(4) 기타

(1) Lesson 4 -- Lesson four = the fourth lesson (4과)

(1) Track 2 -- Track two = the second track (2번 트랙, 2번 홈)

(1) Word War II -- Word War two = the second World War
   (2차 세계대전)

(1) Gate 34 -- Gate thirty-four (34번 탑승구)

(1) Elizabeth II -- Elizabeth the second (엘리자베스 2세)