1st - first - primeiro
2nd - second - segundo
3rd - third - terceiro
4th - fourth - quarto
5th - fifth - quinto
6th - sixth - sexto
7th - seventh - sétimo
8th - eighth - oitavo
9th - ninth - nono
10th - tenth - décimo
11th - eleventh - décimo primeiro
12th - twelfth - décimo segundo
13th - thirteenth - décimo terceiro
14th - fourteenth - décimo quarto
15th - fifteenth - décimo quinto
16th - sixteenth - décimo sexto
17th - seventeenth - décimo sétimo
18th - eighteenth - décimo oitavo
19th - nineteenth - décimo nono
20th - twentieth - vigésimo
21st - twenty-first - vigésimo primeiro
22nd - twenty-second - vigésimo segundo
23rd - twenty-third - vigésimo terceiro
24th - twenty-fourth - vigésimo quarto
25th - twenty-fifth - vigésimo quinto
26th - twenty-sixth - vigésimo sexto
27th - twenty-seventh - vigésimo sétimo
28th - twenty-eighth - vigésimo oitavo
29th - twenty-ninth - vigésimo nono
30th - thirtieth - trigésimo
31st - thirty-first - trigésimo primeiro
… … …
40th - fortieth - quadragésimo
50th - fiftieth - quinquagésimo
60th - sixtieth - sexagésimo
70th - seventieth - septuagésimo
80th - eightieth - octagésimo
90th - ninetieth - nonagésimo
100th - hundredth - centésimo
ACERCA DOS NÚMEROS ORDINAIS:
1. Formam-se geralmente acrescentando th (/z/) ao número cardinal correspondente: seven (sete) – seventh (sétimo).
2. Existem algumas excepções: first, second, third, fifth, eighth, ninth, twelfth, twentieth, thirtieth, etc.
3. O número ordinal é normalmente precedido do artigo determinado the, o qual deve ler-se sempre:
Elizabeth II – Elizabeth the Second.
4. As fracções lêem-se como em português: a sixth (um sexto), two sixths (dois sextos), etc.
5. Diz-se indistintamente part one ou the first part (parte um ou primeira parte); lesson ten ou tenth lesson (lição dez ou décima lição).
Exercise 1
Write down the following ordinals
1. 1st =
2. 2nd =
3. 3rd =
4. 4th =
5. 5th =
6. 6th =
7. 7th =
8. 8th =
9. 9th =
10. 10th =
11. 11th =
12. 12th =
13. 13th =
14. 14th =
15. 20th =
16. 21st =
17. 22nd =
18. 23rd =
19. 24th =
20. 900th =
Exercise 2
Fill in the spaces with the correct ordinal number
1. Breakfast is the _____________ meal of the day.
2. A minute is the ________________ part of an hour.
3. Lesson 30 is the same as the _____________________ lesson.
4. The _____________ day of the week is Saturday.
5. “J” is the __________ letter of the English alphabet.