The years in english

The years in English are expressed with some differences with respect to other numbers. For example:

• 1,984 is a number, which is said one thousand nine hundred eighty-four.
• 1984 is the year, which is said nineteen eighty-four.(it is written without a comma, and it is said in twos)

The years in English carry the preposition in to form circumstantial of time, although if the exact day is named, the preposition must be used on. For example: in 2017 / on September 7, 2017.

• See also: Dates in English

How do you say the years in English?

The years in English can be expressed in more than one way, depending on the millennium and the decade, and in certain cases it changes depending on whether it is American or British English. For example: The year 2022 you can say twenty twenty-two, or it can be divided in two, with a small difference between both accents: two thousand twenty-two (US) / two thousand and twenty-two (UK).

The year 2000, which is said the year two thousand, marked a before and after in terms of how the years are said in English.

• It can help you: The months in English

How do you say the years in English from 2000?

From the year 2000 (the year two thousand), there are two ways to express the years in English: saying them whole or dividing them in two. For example:

Year (year)	Option 1: whole year	Option 2: two by two
2001	two thousand one (US)two thousand and one (UK)	twenty-oh-one(less frequent)
2009	two thousand nine (US)two thousand and nine (UK)	twenty-oh-nine(less frequent)
2010	twenty ten	twenty ten
2015	two thousand fifteen (US)two thousand and fifteen (UK)	twenty fifteen
2020	two thousand twenty (US)two thousand and twenty (UK)	twenty twenty
2023	two thousand twenty-three (US)two thousand and twenty-three (UK)	twenty twenty-three

The years between 2001 and 2009 carry the word oh (pronounced the same as the letter either) after the word twentywhen they are expressed divided in two. For example: 2005 is twenty-oh-five.

They can also be abbreviated, always putting the word before oh. For example 2001 (‘01), what is pronounced oh-one.

It is common in English to hear the expression for the years before 2010 as a whole number, and the years after 2010 divided by two. For example: 2003 (two thousand three), 2018 (twenty eighteen).

Careful: The years are not written with a eat, since the comma is only used to express other types of figures. For example: 2002 (year) - 2,002 (figure, calculation, price).

How do you say the years before 2000?

For the years before 2000, the first two numbers are said together and then the last two, also together. For example: 1937 it reads 19 – 37 (nineteen thirty-seven), 1850 it reads 18 – 50 (eighteenfifty).

Year	How do you say in english?
1990	nineteen ninety
1815	eighteen fifteen
1789	seventeen eighty nine
1564	fifteen sixty-four
1066	ten sixty-six
1999	nineteen ninety-nine

More examples of exceptions:

Year	How do you say in english?
1900	nineteen hundred
1800	eighteen hundred
1300	thirteen hundred
1801	eighteen oh one
1909	nineteen oh nine
1204	twelve oh four

Attention: The year 1000 is said the year one thousand.

How do you say the years in English before 1000?

The years of the first millennium can be said in two different ways:

• Naming the first number of the year and then the last two together. For example: 476 (four seventy-six).
• saying the phrase the year… and then naming the year as an integer. For example: 476 (the year four hundred seventy-six).

to take into account: The form is used A.D. (after Christ) to differentiate fromB.C. (BC). A.D., from Latin anno domini, whose literal translation is “Year of the Lord”, is pronounced as two separate letters /ei di/. B.C.represents the words in English Before Christ. In replacement of these terms, in some contexts one can find equivalents that do not make a religious reference: CE (Common Era), instead of A.D., and ECB (Before the Common Era), rather B.C.

How do you say the decades in English?

The decades in English (decades) They are usually used to refer to the different decades of the last century and the current one. They express themselves with article“the” followed by the number representing the decade with final "s" (to indicate plural). For example:

How is this written?	How do you say?	How is it abbreviated?
1970s	the seventiesthe nineteen-seventies	the ‘70s
1980s	the eighties the nineteen-eighties	the ‘80s
1950s	the fiftiesthe nineteen-fifties	the '50s
2000s, '00s	the two-thousandsthe aughts (US)the noughties (UK)	the ‘00s
2010s	the twenty tenstense	the ‘10s
2020s	the twenty twentiestwenties	the ‘20s

How do you say the centuries in English?

To designate the centuries in English (centuries) ordinal numbers preceded by the article are used the. For example:

century in spanish	How do you write in English?	How do you say in english?
the twentieth century	the 20th centurythe twentieth centurythe 1900s / the 1900's	the twentieth century the nineteen hundreds
the seventeenth century	the 17th centurythe seventeenth centurythe 1600s / the 1600's	the seventeenth century the sixteen hundreds
the first century B.C. c.	the 1st century B.C.	the first century B.C.
the third century AD c.	the 3rd century A.D.	the third century A.D.

Attention: The word is used hundreds (in the plural) to refer to a century, and hundreds to refer to a year. For example: the eighteen hundredyes (century), the eighteen hundred(year).

Examples of sentences with years in English

1. Man landed on the moon in 1969 (nineteen sixty-nine).
   Man landed on the moon in 1969.
2. The fall of Constantinople took place in 1453 (fourteen fifty-three).
   The fall of Constantinople occurred in 1453.
3. WWII broke out on September 1, 1939 (nineteen thirty-nine).
   World War II broke out on September 1, 1939.
4. John Lennon was assassinated in New York in 1980 (nineteen eighty).
   John Lennon was assassinated in New York in 1980.
5. The Queen of England died in 2022 (twenty twenty-two / two thousand twenty-two).
   The Queen of England died in 2022.
6. The Berlin Wall fell in 1989 (nineteen eighty-nine).
   The Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
7. The Eiffel Tower was built for the World's Fair in 1889 (eighteen eighty-nine).
   The Eiffel Tower was built for the Universal Exposition of 1889.
8. The French Revolution took place in 1789 (seventeen eighty nine).
   The French Revolution occurred in 1789.
9. Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756 (seventeen fifty-six).
   Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756.
10. The Buddha was born around 563 BCE (five sixty-three before the Common Era) in Nepal.
    Buddha was born around 563 B.C. c. in Nepal.
11. Rembrandt was born in 1606 (sixteen-oh-six).
    Rembrandt was born in 1606.
12. Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 (eighteen fifteen).
    Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
13. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon in 1564 (fifteen sixty-four).
    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon in 1564.
14. English prepositions date back to around the year 800 A.D. (eight hundred a-d).
    Prepositions in English date from about AD 800. c.
15. Impressionism originated during the 1870s (eighteen seventies).
    Impressionism originated in the 1870s.
16. Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem "The Raven" was published on January 29, 1845 (eighteen forty-five).
    Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem, "The Raven" was published on January 29, 1845.
17. The invention of the printing press took place around 1436 (fourteen thirty-six).
    The invention of the printing press took place around 1436.
18. The fall of Rome happened in 476 CE (four seventy-six C–E).
    The fall of Rome occurred in 476 AD. c.
19. Sophocles, born around 497 BC (four ninety-seven B-C) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians.
    Sophocles, born around 497 B.C. C., is one of the three tragic poets of ancient Greece.
20. Michelangelo, one of the greatest artists of all time, died in Rome on February 18, 1564 (fifteen sixty-four).
    Michelangelo, one of the greatest artists of all time, died in Rome on February 18, 1564.

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