Zero in English
In English 0 is pronounced in a number of ways depending on the context in which it is used. The chart below shows different ways of pronouncing 0 which depend on the situation.
| We write | We say |
|---|---|
| phone numbers: 0 = oh numer: 679 0844 |
number: six seven nine oh eight double four |
| car number plates: 0 = oh H601BNA |
H six oh one B N A |
| years: 0 = oh year: 1908 |
nineteen oh eight |
| in the 24 hour clock hour: 0903 |
nine oh three hours |
| temperature: 0 = zero -20 |
twenty degrees below zero |
| decimals: 0 = nought or is not pronounced at all 0.75 |
point seven five lub nought seven five |
| football matches: 0 = nil Manchester : Leeds 3:0 |
Manchester : Leeds three to nil |
| tennis, squash: 0 = love 15:0 |
fifteen love |