How Do You Say the Year

When a year ends in a number between 01 and 09, for example 1705, then that last part is pronounced as the name of the letter O + number. When a year ends in 00 (e.g. 1600) then the year is said as the digits before 00 and then hundred. When people refer to the entire century, an S is added to the end.

How do you say 2020 year in English?

You’d say: twenty twenty. The second is to say: two thousand and twenty.

How do you say 1500s?

As Milanya stated, 1500’s is read as ‘fifteen hundreds’. As for 1950’s, if you include the 19, read it as the ‘ nineteen fifty’s ‘. You will see ’50s, without the 19, which is read as ‘the fifty’s’.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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