Today, I am going to correct an error that many of you have been making.

我今天將會糾正你們很多人一直在犯的一個錯誤。

I'm gonna tell you how to say and write dates properly.

我將會教大家怎麼正確地說和寫日期。

Now, the main thing that confuses people is the difference between American dates and British dates.

讓大部分人困惑的主要原因在於美國日期與英國日期間的差異。

Americans will say the month first, then the day, then the year.

美國人會先說月份、然後日期，最後是年份。

British people, however, will say the day first, then the month, then the year.

但英國人會先說日期、然後是月份，最後是年份。

So, that's the main difference.

這就是主要的差別。

I would say my date of birth is the 10th of June 1994.

我會說我的生日是 10th of June 1994 (1994 年 6 月 10 日)。

Americans would say June 10th 1994.

美國人則會說 June 10th 1994 。

Now, another error that people make is, they get confused between cardinal and ordinal numbers.

另外一個常見的錯誤是，大家會搞混的基數和序數。

Here are the cardinal numbers: one, two, three, four, five.

這裡是基數：一、二、三、四、五。

Then, we have the ordinal numbers: first, second, third, fourth, fifth.

之後是序數：第一、第二、第三、第四、第五。

See the difference?

看出差別了嗎？

Cardinal, ordinal.

基數、序數。

Now, the abbreviation of ordinal numbers are as follows: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and so on.

接下來是序數的縮寫：第一（1st）、第二（2nd）、第三（3rd）、第四（4th）、第五（5th），依此類推。

And we will always use this format when writing out dates in full.

當我們在寫完整日期的時候，一定會用這種寫法。

It's very rare to see an unabbreviated ordinal number in a written date.

我們很少會將未經縮寫的序數直接寫在日期上。

It's just a waste of space, like many things on this planet.

不過是浪費空間罷了，就像這世界上許多事情一樣。

Another error is that students often forget that we write months with a capital letter.

另一個錯誤是同學們經常忘記要用大寫來寫月份。

Make sure you fully understand the pronunciation of the months of the year.

確定你記得所有月份的發音。

If you have any doubts about how to learn pronunciation, you can see this video in the card above.

如果你對於如何學習發音有任何問題，可以觀看上方資訊卡的影片。

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

一月、二月、三月、四月、五月、六月、七月、八月、九月、十月、十一月、十二月。

Which month is your favorite?

哪一個月份是你的最愛？

Comment below and tell me why.

在下面的留言區告訴我，並說說理由。

So, that is how you write the date.

那麼，那就是寫日期的方式。

In English, the 10th of June 1994, and in American, June 10th 1994.

英式英語用 10th of June 1994、美式英語則是 June 10th 1994。

Now, did you hear me when I read out the British version?

你有沒有聽到我怎麼讀英國版本的？

It's written "10th June 1994", but I said the 10th of June 1994.

雖然寫作 10th June 1994，但是我讀出來是 the 10th of June 1994。

So, you don't need to write "the" and "of", but you do need to say it.

所以寫作時，你並不需要寫下 the 和 of，但是你需要讀出它們。

If you say, "Um, my birthday is 10th June 1994," it sounds a bit weird; it sounds a bit forced and unnatural.

如果你說：「我的生日是 10th June 1994」，聽起來會有些奇怪、很勉強和不自然。

So, you want to say, "My birth date is the 10th of June 1994."

所以你應該要說，「我的生日是 the 10th of June 1994」。

In American English, this is not essential.

在美式英語中就沒有這個必要。

My birthday is June 10th 1994.

我的生日是 June 10th 1994。

Now, something else that people tend to get really confused is how to say years.

大家更容易混淆的是，要怎麼表達年份。

With years before the millennium, 1994, we know that we split it up into 2 sections: 18, 25; 10, 66; 10, 66, for example.

千禧年以前的年份，例如 1994 年，我們會將它分成兩個部分：18 和 25、10 和 66，舉個例字就是 10 和 66。

Now, when we get past the year 2000, it starts to get a little bit more complicated.

當超過 2000 年的時候，會開始變得比較複雜。

Now, there are two acceptable ways of saying the dates.

有兩種方法可以表達這種日期。

You can say twenty and then the number.

你可以說 twenty，然後接著說後面的數字。

Although, with the years before 2010, you want to say: o, nine.

但如果是 2010 以前的年份，你就得用應文字母 o 加上 nine。

So you would say, twenty o eight, twenty o nine, twenty ten.

所以我們會說 twenty o eight（2008）、twenty o nine（2009）、twenty ten（2010）。

Otherwise, if you say twenty nine, it sounds like the number 29.

否則，你如果說了 twenty nine 的話，聽起來會很像數字 29。

So, you need to say twenty o nine.

所以，您必須要說 twenty o nine。

I, however, prefer to say the full number.

我比較喜歡說出完整的數字。

I like to say: two thousand and seventeen.

我會說 two thousand and seventeen（2017）。

The important thing that you must remember is the "and".

你必須要記得，and 在這裡非常重要。

It is absolutely essential that you include the "and" when you say a date starting with the year 2000.

當要表達 2000 年起的日期時，and 是絕對必要的。

Two thousand and one, two thousand and ten, two thousand and seventeen.

Two thousand and one（2001）、two thousand and ten（2010）、two thousand and seventeen（2017）。

Now, did you hear I say "n", "n"?

有聽到我說的 "n"、"n" 嗎?

I just add an extra syllable and go "en", "en".

我只是加一個額外的音節，發 "en" 、 "en" 的音 。

Two thousand "en" one, two thousand "en" seventeen; so I'm using the schwa sound.

Two thousand "en" one（2001）、two thousand "en" seventeen（2017），所以我是用了混母音 /ə/。

Two thousand "en" seventeen, two thousand "en" twelve.

Two thousand "en" seventeen（2017）、two thousand "en" twelve（2012）。

So, there you have it!

就是這樣啦！

So, there you have it⏤your definitive guide on how to read dates in English.

以上就是幫助你正確用英文表達日期的教學指引。

I hope that was useful for you; I hope you learned something.

希望這個對各位有用、希望你們有學到東西。

Don't forget to connect with me on all of my social media.

別忘了到我的社交平台跟我聯繫。

You've got my Instagram and my Facebook where I host a free live pronunciation lesson every Sunday at 4:30 GMT.

我有 Instagram、還有 Facebook，每週日下午 4 點半（GMT）都會免費直播發音課程。

Don't forget to give this video a like, and if this is your first time visiting, make sure you subscribe.

別忘了給這影片點個讚，如果你是第一次來到這個頻道的話，記得訂閱。

I will see you soon for another lesson.

我們下堂課見。