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How do you say 1,000?

English Thousands: Read 1,000 and Bigger Numbers

Look at the comma, read the first part, then add the word thousand.

Short answer

How do you read English Thousands: Read 1,000 and Bigger Numbers?

The number 1,000 is one thousand. For 12,345, split the number at the comma into 12 and 345, then say twelve thousand three hundred forty-five.

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English number table with words and listening buttons
Number English words Listen
1000 one thousand
1001 one thousand one
1002 one thousand two
1003 one thousand three
1004 one thousand four
1005 one thousand five
1006 one thousand six
1007 one thousand seven
1008 one thousand eight
1009 one thousand nine
1010 one thousand ten
1011 one thousand eleven
1012 one thousand twelve
1013 one thousand thirteen
1014 one thousand fourteen
1015 one thousand fifteen
1016 one thousand sixteen
1017 one thousand seventeen
1018 one thousand eighteen
1019 one thousand nineteen
1020 one thousand twenty
ENGNUM TRICK

Why do groups make big numbers easier to read?

Start with the special words from zero to nineteen. Next, join a tens word with one to nine. For longer numbers, commas split the digits into small groups you already know.

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