9. Counting Hundreds To Billions

Question 1

REMINDER

Answer 1

When counting by 100, the numbers from 100 to 900 end as san.

Question 2

What is 200 in Creole?

What is 600?

Answer 2

De san

Sis san

Question 3

What number is Sèt san karann-de?

What number is Nèf san trantuit?

Answer 3

742

938

Question 4

REMINDER

Answer 4

You should never say “en san” for a hundred. Just San!

For example, 138 in Creole is simply san trantuit, not en san trantuit.

Question 5

REMINDER

Answer 5

When counting by 1000, numbers from 1000 to 900,000 end as mil

Question 6

How much is:….

1. De mil
2. Sis san mil
3. Sèt san karann-de mil

Answer 6

1. 2000
2. 600 000
3. 742 000

Question 7

How much is…….

4. 700 200
5. 700 231

Answer 7

4. Sèt san mil, de san

5. Sèt san mil, de san tranteyen

Question 8

REMINDER

Answer 8

The Creole word for a million is milyon.

The Creole word for a billion is milya.

Question 9

REMINDER

Answer 9

It is best practice to simply say mil for one thousand instead of en mil

For example, 1038 in Creole is simply mil trantuit, not en mil trantuit.

Question 10

REMINDER

Answer 10

The key difference is that you must say en milyon for a one million and en milya for one billion.

Question 11

1. 1 200 000
2. One million two hundred thousand twenty
3. En milya kat san milyon de san mil

Answer 11

1. En milyon de san mil
2. En milyon de san mil ven
3. One billion four hundred million two hundred thousand