在英語語法中數字表示的意義不一樣，讀法也就不一樣，下面列出集中數字表示不同意義的不同讀法：

　　(1) 年號的讀法：

　　1979←→nineteen seventy-nine or nineteen hundred (and) seventy-nine;

　　(2) 算術式的讀法：

　　2+3=5 Two plus three is (equals, is equal to) five.`

　　5-3=2 Five minus three is equal to two.

　　3×2=6 Three times two is six. or Three by two are six.

　　9÷3=3 Nine divided by three makes three.

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　　(3) 電話號碼;貨幣的讀法：

　　1023←→one o two three; 1227←→one double two (or two two) seven; $4.25←→four dollars (and) twenty-five (cents);

　　(4) 小數點的讀法：

　　13.91←→thirteen decimal (point) nine one; 0.23 = nought demical two three