{"id":272582,"date":"2026-07-15T03:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272582"},"modified":"2026-07-15T03:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:00:38","slug":"years-dates-english-a1-a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/ja\/blog\/years-dates-english-a1-a1\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say Years and Dates in English (A1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lc-answer\"><strong>To say years in English, we usually split them into two pairs of numbers, like <span data-no-translation>nineteen eighty-four<\/span> for <span data-no-translation>1984<\/span>.<\/strong> For years from <span data-no-translation>2000<\/span> to <span data-no-translation>2009<\/span>, say <span data-no-translation>two thousand and X<\/span>, for example, <span data-no-translation>two thousand and five<\/span>. From <span data-no-translation>2010<\/span>, you can say <span data-no-translation>twenty X<\/span>, like <span data-no-translation>twenty twenty-three<\/span>. For dates, we use <span data-no-translation>ordinal numbers<\/span> (like <span data-no-translation>first<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>second<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>third<\/span>) and prepositions. Use <span data-no-translation>on<\/span> for specific dates, such as <span data-no-translation>on July 16th<\/span>. Use <span data-no-translation>in<\/span> for months or years, like <span data-no-translation>in July<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>in 2024<\/span>. Practice these simple rules to speak about time clearly.<\/div>\n<h2>How Do We Say Years in English?<\/h2>\n<p>Saying years in English is different from saying other numbers. We often divide the year into two parts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For years before <span data-no-translation>2000<\/span>, we say the first two digits, then the last two digits.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>1984<\/span> is <span data-no-translation>nineteen eighty-four<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>1776<\/span> is <span data-no-translation>seventeen seventy-six<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For years from <span data-no-translation>2000<\/span> to <span data-no-translation>2009<\/span>, we usually say <span data-no-translation>two thousand and<\/span>, then the last number.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>2001<\/span> is <span data-no-translation>two thousand and one<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>2007<\/span> is <span data-no-translation>two thousand and seven<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For years from <span data-no-translation>2010<\/span> onwards, you can say <span data-no-translation>two thousand and X<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>twenty X<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>2015<\/span> is <span data-no-translation>two thousand and fifteen<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>twenty fifteen<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>2023<\/span> is <span data-no-translation>two thousand and twenty-three<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>twenty twenty-three<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For years ending in <span data-no-translation>00<\/span>, like <span data-no-translation>1900<\/span>, we say <span data-no-translation>nineteen hundred<\/span>. For years like <span data-no-translation>1905<\/span>, we say <span data-no-translation>nineteen oh five<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-blended\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0E63C4,#0A2540);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83c\udf93 \u30d6\u30ec\u30f3\u30c7\u30c3\u30c9\u65b9\u5f0f\u3067\u82f1\u8a9e\u3092\u5b66\u307c\u3046<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;opacity:.95;\">\u5c11\u4eba\u6570\u5236\u30fb24\u6642\u9593365\u65e5\u5bfe\u5fdc\u306eAI\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc\u30fb\u30b1\u30f3\u30d6\u30ea\u30c3\u30b8\u8a66\u9a13\u5bfe\u7b56<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;font-size:18px;\">\u4ee5\u4e0b\u306e\u30d7\u30e9\u30f3\u304b\u3089 <strong><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">$<\/span>39<\/bdi><\/span><\/strong> <s style=\"opacity:.6;\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">$<\/span>79<\/bdi><\/span><\/s> \u6708\u984d<\/p><a href=\"\/ja\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#0E63C4;\">\u30af\u30e9\u30b9\u306e\u4e88\u7d04\u3092\u3059\u308b<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>How Do We Say Dates in English?<\/h2>\n<p>When we say dates, we use <span data-no-translation>ordinal numbers<\/span>. These are words like <span data-no-translation>first<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>second<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>third<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>fourth<\/span>, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>There are two common ways to say a date:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The day of the month<\/span>: <span data-no-translation>the first of January<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The month and then the day<\/span>: <span data-no-translation>January the first<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both ways are correct. In spoken English, <span data-no-translation>January the first<\/span> is very common.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to add <span data-no-translation>-st<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>-nd<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>-rd<\/span>, \u3001\u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>-th<\/span> to most numbers when writing the date, for example, <span data-no-translation>1st<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>2nd<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>3rd<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>4th<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Prepositions Do We Use with Dates and Years?<\/h2>\n<p>We use different prepositions for different parts of time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <span data-no-translation>on<\/span> for specific days or dates.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>My birthday is on July 16th.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The meeting is on Monday.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <span data-no-translation>in<\/span> for months, years, seasons, or longer periods.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>I was born in July.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>She moved here in 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The weather is cold in winter.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<caption>Common Ordinal Numbers for Dates<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\u756a\u53f7<\/th>\n<th>Ordinal Number<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>first<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>second<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>third<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>fourth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>fifth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>12<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>twelfth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>twentieth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>twenty-first<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>thirtieth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>31<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>thirty-first<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Examples<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The year 1999 is nineteen ninety-nine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The year 2005 is two thousand and five.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The year 2018 is twenty eighteen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>My birthday is on May 5th.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Christmas is on December 25th.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The party is on the tenth of June.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>I started school in 2008.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Her vacation is in August.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Practice<\/h2>\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-177\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"177\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"B07 L5 VOCABULARY Years and dates\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-whatsapp\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3DB16A,#1f8a4c);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83d\udcac \u500b\u5225\u306e\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b9\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;opacity:.95;\">\u5f53\u6821\u306f\u30b1\u30f3\u30d6\u30ea\u30c3\u30b8\u8a66\u9a13\u306e\u516c\u8a8d\u6e96\u5099\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u7686\u69d8\u306b\u6700\u9069\u306a\u30b3\u30fc\u30b9\u3084\u8cc7\u683c\u53d6\u5f97\u3078\u306e\u9053\u3092\u3054\u6848\u5185\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305c\u3072\u4eca\u3059\u3050\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b6\u30fc\u306b\u3054\u76f8\u8ac7\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/51980473286\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#1f8a4c;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp\u3067\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b6\u30fc\u3068\u30c1\u30e3\u30c3\u30c8<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Common mistakes for Spanish speakers<\/h2>\n<p>Spanish speakers sometimes make these mistakes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Using cardinal numbers for dates:<\/strong> In Spanish, you might say &#8220;el dos de enero&#8221; (the two of January). In English, you must use <span data-no-translation>ordinal numbers<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>My birthday is on January two.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Correct:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>My birthday is on January second.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>The event is on five May.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Correct:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>The event is on May fifth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Incorrect prepositions:<\/strong> Using <span data-no-translation>in<\/span> for specific dates instead of <span data-no-translation>on<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>I was born in October 20th.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Correct:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>I was born on October 20th.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u3088\u304f\u3042\u308b\u8cea\u554f<\/h2>\n<h3>How do I say years like 1900?<\/h3>\n<p>For years ending in <span data-no-translation>00<\/span>, like <span data-no-translation>1900<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>1800<\/span>, we say <span data-no-translation>nineteen hundred<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>eighteen hundred<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>What about years like 2005?<\/h3>\n<p>For years from <span data-no-translation>2000<\/span> to <span data-no-translation>2009<\/span>, say <span data-no-translation>two thousand and X<\/span>. So, <span data-no-translation>2005<\/span> is <span data-no-translation>two thousand and five<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Do I say the first of January or January first?<\/h3>\n<p>Both are correct! <span data-no-translation>The first of January<\/span> is more formal, and <span data-no-translation>January first<\/span> is very common in everyday speech.<\/p>\n<h3>What preposition do I use for a specific date?<\/h3>\n<p>Always use <span data-no-translation>on<\/span> for specific dates, like <span data-no-translation>on July 4th<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>on my birthday<\/span>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To say years in English, we usually split them into two pairs of numbers, like nineteen eighty-four for 1984. For years from 2000 to 2009, say two thousand and X, for example, two thousand and five. From 2010, you can say twenty X, like twenty twenty-three. For dates, we use ordinal numbers (like first, second, third) and prepositions. Use on for specific dates, such as on July 16th. Use in for months or years, like in July or in 2024. Practice these simple rules to speak about time clearly. How Do We Say Years in English? Saying years in English is different from saying other numbers. We often divide the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":272705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bwfblock_default_font":"","langcom_teaches":"Expressions of time","langcom_cefr":"A1","langcom_type":"vocabulary","langcom_faq":"[{\"q\": \"How do I say years like 1900?\", \"a\": \"For years ending in <span data-no-translation>00<\/span>, like <span data-no-translation>1900<\/span> or <span data-no-translation>1800<\/span>, we say <span data-no-translation>nineteen hundred<\/span> or <span data-no-translation>eighteen hundred<\/span>.\"}, {\"q\": \"What about years like 2005?\", \"a\": \"For years from <span data-no-translation>2000<\/span> to <span data-no-translation>2009<\/span>, say <span data-no-translation>two thousand and X<\/span>. 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