Los números ordinales se representan como 1o, 2o, 3o… Los números ordinales son los que les dan orden a las cosas, primer lugar, el segundo lugar…
Ordinal numbers
| Numero | Texto |
|---|---|
| 1st | first |
| 2nd | second |
| 3rd | third |
| 4th | fourth |
| 5th | fifth |
| 7th | seventh |
| 9th | ninth |
| 16th | sixteenth |
| 21st | twenty |
| 22nd | twenty – second |
| 23rd | twenty – third |
| 33rd | thirty – third |
«Uses of ordinal numbers»
DATES: We use ordinal numbers when giving a date.
Ejemplos:
- Her birthday is on the 29th (Twenty – ninth).
- Independence day is celebrated on the fourth of July.
SEQUENCE/ORDER: We use ordinal numbers when we want to show the order or position of someting in a sequence.
Ejemplos:
- Woodward united finished second in the league last year.
- I came third in the race.
- This is the first time it has happened.
Birthday:
Ejemplos:
When is your birthday?
- My birthday is in March.
- My birthday is on March 27th (para fechas completas se utiliza on)
- His birthday is in May (utiliza his para masculino)
- Her birthday is on June 13th (utiliza her para femenino)
Ejercicios:
- Indica la fecha de tu cumpleaños en forma corta y completa.
- Indica la fecha de cumpleaños de 3 hombres en su forma corta y completa.
- Indica la fecha de cumpleaños de 4 mujeres en su forma corta y completa.
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