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So, today we've got a message from Tatamushi-chan.
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My name is Tatamushi-chan.
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English?
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I'm a mom of four years' daughter.
This is my first time to send DM.
My daughter and I are listeners of Kevin's English Room Podcast.
Thank you.
We are a big fan of yours.
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By the way, I have a question.
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I'd be happy if you could answer it in the podcast.
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In my English online lessons, I've learned that
when I say numbers or phone numbers that are more than three digits,
I don't say them one by one, but I divide them into digits.
Is there a rule for that?
For example, if it's three digits,
if it's one, two, three,
it's not one, two, three,
but one, twenty, three.
Yeah.
And I don't divide it into twelve, three.
I'd like to ask Kevin-san and Yama-chan-san
how to divide it into three digits or more.
And then I said zero, not zero,
but "o" or "zero" as it is.
Is there a reason for that?
I can't answer this question in English,
so I'm waiting for your podcast every day
hoping that this DM will stay in your eyes.
I'm rooting for you.
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Good luck.
Thank you.
That's a good question.
Yeah.
Is she asking specifically about three digit numbers?
No, it was just an example.
Just an example.
Yeah.
Like what about phone number?
Phone number.
Right.
I mean phone.
Telephone number.
Phone number.
Yeah.
Oh.
Okay.
So first of all, the three digit number thing,
like one, two, three.
Yeah.
We never do twelve, three.
Oh, you never do...
That makes no sense at all.
Okay.
One, one, twenty-three,
I don't think you should say that.
Okay.
It just sounds like a time.
Okay, one, twenty-three.
Sounds like time.
Yeah.
You should say one hundred and twenty-three.
One hundred and twenty-three.
Okay.
It's one, two, three.
Oh, you never say one, two, three for one hundred and twenty-three.
Okay.
Yeah.
It just sounds like you're counting something.
One, two, three.
Okay.
Yeah.
What about one, two, five?
One, twenty-five.
Okay.
What do you...
You don't say one, two, five.
Oh, you wouldn't say one, two, five.
Okay.
Yeah.
Right.
If it's one, two, five, you wouldn't sound like it's counting.
Like four, five, seven, four, I don't know.
Like three, eight, nine.
True.
Right.
You wouldn't say one, two, three.
Right.
So, but you just wouldn't say just one, two, seven.
Okay.
You just wouldn't say that separately.
Okay.
Earlier I said one, twenty-five doesn't make sense, but it does.
I'm sorry, it does.
Okay.
You would say one, twenty-five.
It doesn't necessarily wouldn't sound like a time.
Okay.
It would make sense with a one hundred and twenty-seven.
But to mean it as one hundred and twenty-seven, when you say one, twenty-seven...
What three or seven?
Whatever.
Whatever I said.
Right.
So, okay.
That's how you say it.
You would never say twelve, three.
That's a no-no.
Okay.
Like if I hear like twelve, three, that gives me an image of like there's a twelve, three,
like three, three, three, you know.
Ah, true.
Yeah.
True, true.
It does.
It does.
If it's a four digit.
Okay.
If it's a year.
Okay.
Like nineteen fifteen.
Okay.
Nineteen ninety-seven.
Yeah.
You would, you would split that into two.
Okay.
Right.
Two digit, two digit.
Uh-huh.
That makes sense for a year.
Okay.
You would not say, I feel like that only applies for years.
Mm-hmm.
If it's like dollars, right?
Nineteen, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight dollars.
You wouldn't say nineteen eight, nineteen ninety-eight dollars.
You wouldn't say that.
Mm-hmm.
You would have to say one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight dollars.
Mm-hmm.
Um, another, um, another thing is if there's like two zeros on the end.
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Okay.
Nine, nine thousand nine hundred and nine, sorry, one thousand nine hundred dollars.
Okay.
You can say nineteen hundred dollars.
Yeah.
That's another thing.
Okay.
That might be confusing.
Okay.
True.
The same with three zeros.
Mm-hmm.
So, if it's like one nine zero zero zero.
Mm-hmm.
You would say nineteen thousand dollars.
Yeah.
So, right.
True.
That's, uh, right.
And the thing about the zero.
Yeah.
Is, um, if it's a year.
If the year is one thousand nine hundred and eight.
Okay.
So, it's one nine zero eight.
If that's a year, you would always say oh.
Nineteen oh eight.
You would never say nineteen zero eight.
Okay.
That makes no sense.
You don't say nineteen eight?
No.
You have to say nineteen oh eight.
Okay.
Right.
Um, any other question?
Uh, like, um, well, about the years.
Okay.
Especially for like two thousand two.
Okay.
That can be like two thousand two, no?
Or you can say twenty.
Twenty oh two.
Twenty oh two.
Yeah.
But you can also say two thousand two.
True.
True.
Two thousand and two.
Uh huh.
Right.
Okay, okay.
Thank you.
So, what about like, phone number?
Uh.
Can I have your phone number please?
Seven oh six.
Seven two five.
Okay.
Zero zero one eight.
Oh, I see.
So, it's, it really doesn't.
Like, I feel like you, you say oh when it's second to last.
Okay.
Like, that feels really comfortable for me.
You know what I'm saying?
Like, you know how phone number is split into three sections, right?
And if it's second to last from each section, it feels really natural to say oh.
But if it's like at the beginning or at the end, it feels more natural to say zero, I
feel like.
Okay.
But, it, that, you don't have to worry about that that much.
If it's, if you completely ignore the rule, it still wouldn't make a lot of sense.
Okay.
So, it just feels natural in my mouth.
This might be a personal thing.
But don't worry about that too much.
Okay.
Zero zero.
Okay, okay, okay.
Thank you.
Then, you know, apart from zero thing.
Yeah.
But as you counted just before.
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Yeah.
Like, it will be like zero nine zero two five one seven.
It's individual.
Right?
You don't say like zero ninety seventy two, you know.
If it's a phone number, right?
If it's a phone number, you say individual numbers.
Okay.
Right.
Okay, okay.
So, what about address?
Address.
Hmm.
Like, I don't know if that's correct, but like Washington three three or two, you know,
those address things.
You can say it individually.
Hmm.
You can say it.
I guess with address, there isn't really a specific way of saying it.
You can say individually.
You can say five twenty three.
But I guess that would make sense.
If it's a four digit in an address, you can say nineteen twenty six, Wellington Street.
That makes sense.
If it's a three digit in an address, nine twenty seven, Wellington Street.
Nine hundred twenty seven, Wellington Street.
But I guess the shorter the better.
Okay.
I guess nine twenty seven feels more natural than nine hundred twenty seven because nine
hundred twenty seven is too much, right?
So.
So, it's not nine two seven.
But nine two seven makes sense.
You can still say nine two seven.
I would say nine two seven probably.
I'm trying to figure out like the universal rule.
But for me, I would say individually if it's an address.
But if it's like two digit, I would say twenty seven or fifty two.
Not twenty seven?
Yeah.
Because it's faster.
What if it's faster?
I would say.
You prefer the faster one?
That's my rule.
Okay.
Yeah.
Okay.
All right.
So, it doesn't have to hitotsu hitotsu iu no dewa naku keta wo kugiru.
You can also say hitotsu hitotsu iu.
Yes.
If it's address, yes you can.
Or phone number.
Phone number you can individually.
Yes.
Okay.
Thank you.
But for price or year, never say individually.
Okay.
That doesn't make sense.
Okay.
Thank you.
That was a good question.
Good.
Yeah.
That was a good question.
Yeah.
Yeah.
All right.
Thanks for listening guys.
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