How to Use Numbers with Currencies

Let’s learn how to use numbers with currencies.

Whole Numbers with Currencies

$5 → five dollars
€20 → twenty euros
£100 → one hundred pounds
¥1,000 → one thousand yen

Decimals in Currencies (for amounts with cents, pennies, or smaller units):

$12.50 → twelve dollars and fifty cents
€99.99 → ninety-nine euros and ninety-nine cents
£5.75 → five pounds and seventy-five pence

Large Amounts

$500 → five hundred dollars
$1,000 → one thousand dollars
€3,500 → three thousand five hundred / three and a half thousand euros
€25,000 → twenty-five thousand euros
£1 million → a million pounds
£1,500,000 → one million five hundred thousand pounds
$10,000,000 → ten million dollars
¥3.5 billion → three point five/ three and a half billion yen
₹250,000 → two hundred and fifty thousand rupees

Foreign Currencies

₹2,000 → two thousand rupees
₣250 → two hundred fifty Swiss francs
R$30 → thirty Brazilian reais

Major Global Currencies

United States Dollar (USD) – $
Euro (EUR) – €
British Pound Sterling (GBP) – £
Japanese Yen (JPY) – ¥
Swiss Franc (CHF) – ₣
Canadian Dollar (CAD) – C$
Australian Dollar (AUD) – A$
Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) (CNY) – ¥
Indian Rupee (INR) – ₹
South Korean Won (KRW) – ₩

Other Well-Known Currencies

Brazilian Real (BRL) – R$
Mexican Peso (MXN) – $
Singapore Dollar (SGD) – S$
Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) – HK$
New Zealand Dollar (NZD) – NZ$
Turkish Lira (TRY) – ₺
South African Rand (ZAR) – R
Saudi Riyal (SAR) – ر.س
United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) – د.إ

Eurozone Currencies

The Euro (€ – EUR) is the official currency of 20 European Union countries that are part of the Eurozone:

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain

Non-Euro Currencies in Europe
Some European countries do not use the Euro and have their own national currencies:

United Kingdom (GBP – British Pound Sterling £)
Switzerland (CHF – Swiss Franc ₣)
Norway (NOK – Norwegian Krone kr)
Sweden (SEK – Swedish Krona kr)
Denmark (DKK – Danish Krone kr)
Poland (PLN – Polish Złoty zł)
Hungary (HUF – Hungarian Forint Ft)
Czech Republic (CZK – Czech Koruna Kč)
Romania (RON – Romanian Leu lei)
Bulgaria (BGN – Bulgarian Lev лв)
Serbia (RSD – Serbian Dinar дин.)
Ukraine (UAH – Ukrainian Hryvnia ₴)
Turkey (TRY – Turkish Lira ₺)
Iceland (ISK – Icelandic Króna kr)
Albania (ALL – Albanian Lek L)
North Macedonia (MKD – Macedonian Denar ден.)
Georgia (GEL – Georgian Lari ₾)

Have practice using numbers with currencies doing these exercises.

Exercise 1. Convert the following amounts into euros (€). Use the approximate exchange rates:

1 USD = 0.92 EUR
1 GBP = 1.17 EUR
1 CHF = 1.02 EUR

  1. $250 = _____ €
  2. £180 = _____ €
  3. CHF 300 = _____ €
  4. $75 = _____ €
  5. £220 = _____ €

Exercise 2. You have a budget of €500. Can you buy the following items without exceeding your budget? Calculate the total cost.

A jacket: €120
A pair of shoes: €95
A smartwatch: €210
A backpack: €80

What is the total cost?
Do you have enough money?
If not, what can you remove to stay within the budget?

Exercise 3. Write in words these sums:

  1. €1,250,000 →
  2. $7,845,320 →
  3. £23,500,000 →
  4. ¥ 9,072,150 →
  5. €150,675,900 →