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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 and one
1002 one thousand and two
1003 one thousand and three
1004 one thousand and four
1005 one thousand and five
1006 one thousand and six
1007 one thousand and seven
1008 one thousand and eight
1009 one thousand and nine
1010 one thousand and ten
1011 one thousand and eleven
1012 one thousand and twelve
1013 one thousand and thirteen
1014 one thousand and fourteen
1015 one thousand and fifteen
1016 one thousand and sixteen
1017 one thousand and seventeen
1018 one thousand and eighteen
1019 one thousand and nineteen
1020 one thousand and 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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