How to read years in English (with audio)

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A1-A2
Listen or read the text and answer the questions below

Here are some examples of years and their pronunciation in English:

 

9658 BC: Nine thousand six hundred fifty-eight BC

657 BC: Six hundred fifty-seven BC

100 BC: One hundred BC

1 AD: One AD (or One CE, Common Era)

10 AD: Ten AD (or Ten CE)

34: Thirty-four

432: Four hundred thirty-two

777: Seven hundred seventy-seven

966: Nine hundred sixty-six

1000: One thousand

1365: Thirteen sixty-five

1500: Fifteen hundred

1601: Sixteen oh one

1784: Seventeen eighty-four

1892: Eighteen ninety-two

1914: Nineteen fourteen

2000: Two thousand

2001: Two thousand one

2009: Two thousand nine

2012: Twenty twelve

2017: Twenty seventeen

2020: Twenty twenty

2024: Twenty twenty-four

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