📌 Basic Rules / Reglas Básicas
In English, years are usually divided into two parts when spoken. En español, los años generalmente se dividen en dos partes al decirlos en voz alta.
| Year | Spoken Form | Español |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Nineteen eighty-five | Mil novecientos ochenta y cinco |
| 2023 | Twenty twenty-three | Dos mil veintitrés |
| 1876 | Eighteen seventy-six | Mil ochocientos setenta y seis |
| 1450 | Fourteen fifty | Mil cuatrocientos cincuenta |
| 2000 | Two thousand | Dos mil |
| 2010 | Two thousand ten / Twenty ten | Dos mil diez |
| 2024 | Two thousand twenty-four / Twenty twenty-four | Dos mil veinticuatro |
📖 Special Cases / Casos Especiales
🔹 Years from 2000 to 2009 are usually said as “Two thousand + number.” (Ejemplo: 2005 → Two thousand five).
🔹 Years from 2010 onward can be said in two ways: “Two thousand + number” or “Twenty + number.” (Ejemplo: 2012 → Two thousand twelve / Twenty twelve).
🔹 Centuries are said with “hundred.” Ejemplo: “1700” → Seventeen hundred (Mil setecientos).
🔹 Historical years may use “oh” for zero, like “1905” → Nineteen oh five.
✏️ Examples / Ejemplos
🔹 I was born in 1992. (I was born in nineteen ninety-two.) → (Nací en mil novecientos noventa y dos.)
🔹 The company was founded in 1870. (The company was founded in eighteen seventy.) → (La empresa fue fundada en mil ochocientos setenta.)
🔹 We are in the year 2024. (We are in the year twenty twenty-four.) → (Estamos en el año dos mil veinticuatro.)
🎓 Practice Time! / ¡Hora de Práctica!
Say these years aloud in English:
- 1999 → __________
- 2008 → __________
- 1776 → __________
- 2021 → __________
- 1800 → __________
✍️ Bonus: Write Your Own Sentences! / ¡Escribe tus propias frases!
Now, create sentences using different years and practice saying them aloud!
Answers:
Eighteen hundred
Nineteen ninety-nine
Two thousand eight
Seventeen seventy-six
Twenty twenty-one / Two thousand twenty-one