How to Say Dates in English
Days, months, years and the British–American order.
Visual English · everyday phrases
Start with a real situation. See the sentence, hear it, change it and practise it. This visual lesson series teaches the English people actually use for time, dates, prices and other everyday needs.
It’s quarter to four.
Not “quarter to three” — look at the next hour.
Each lesson answers one practical question in plain English. A visual rule comes first, then examples, an interactive tool and exercises with immediate feedback.
Read clocks and say o’clock, past, to, a.m. and p.m. with confidence.
Days, months, years and the British–American order.
Whole amounts, decimals, currencies and shop questions.
Groups, double numbers, zero and checking what you heard.
House numbers, street names, postcodes and spelling.
Temperature, forecasts and natural everyday replies.
A learner should not have to translate a long grammar paragraph before using a phrase. The lessons therefore move from picture to pattern, from pattern to speech, and from speech to marked practice.
The first lesson also links back to the broader A1 lesson about numbers, dates and time. That page keeps the grammar overview; this series owns the visual, interactive “how do I say this?” experience.
Virtuous English Academy publishes this visual phrase series for A1–A2 learners and teachers; its first live lesson teaches telling the time.
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Virtuous English Academy. “How Do We Say It in English?.” Updated September 19, 2026. https://virtuousenglishacademy.com/how-to-say-in-english