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A: Is this 135 [ one three five] 23rd [ twenty-third] Street?
B: No, this is 137 [ one three seven]. 135 [ one three five] is next door.
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A: What did you have for breakfast?
B: I had two scrambled eggs, two pieces of corn bread, two cups of coffee and an orange.
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A: How tall are you?
B: Five feet seven inches.
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A: How often do you see her?
B: About three times a month.
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A: How long is this bridge?
B: About three hundred and eighty-five feet.
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A: When are you leaving?
B: I'm leaving on Northwest flight 102 [ one o two] on Sunday the thirteenth.
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A: 75-93 [seventy-five ninety-three] is that your car?
B: No, mine's over there: 33-50 [ double three five o ]
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A: What is the speed limit here?
B: 60 [ sixty] miles an hour.
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A: What's your temperature?
B: I've got a slight fever. It's 37.8 [ thirty-seven point eight]
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A: What's today's exchange rate?
B: 170.8 [ one seven o point eight]
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A: Which gate should I go to for flight 307 [ three o seven], please?
B: Gate 20 [twenty]
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A: 35 mm [ thirty-five millimeter] film, please.
B: Yes, sir. 24 [ twenty-four] exposures or 36 [ thirty-six]?
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A: At how many rounds was the fight stopped?
B: It was stopped in the 7th [seventh] round.
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A: Who's ahead?
B: The Giants are ahead, 3 to 2 [ three to two] over the Carp at the bottom of eighth inning.
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A: What's your address?
B: 36 [thirty-six] South 75th [seventy-fifth] street, Apartment 10 [ten].
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A: How much did you pay for the fare?
B: $200 [two hundred dollars] round trip with 7.5 [seven point five] percent discount.
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A: How fast are we running?
B: About 75 [ seventy-five] miles per hour.
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A: How long have you been waiting?
B: About a quarter of an hour.
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A: Did you miss the 10:08 [ten-o-eight] train?
B: Yeah, I missed it. I've got to take the 10:30 [ten thirty] train.
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A: Can you come see me at quarter to five?
B: I'm afraid I'll be busy until quarter after six?
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A: Is Pan Am 105 [one-o-five] arriving on schedule?
B: No, it's delayed 10 [ten] minutes.
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A: Will the 12:00 [ twelve o'clock] flight be on time?
B: I'm afraid there'll be a 20 [twenty] minutes delay.
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A: What's your flight number?
B: 309 [three-o-nine]. It leaves at 22:00 [twenty-two hundred].
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A: Does your watch keep good time?
B: No, it gains five minutes or so in 24 [ twenty-four] hours.
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A: How heavy is 1 lb. [one pound]?
B: About 1/2 kg [ half a kilogram].
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A: How much is 0.3478 [ naught point three four seven eight] to two decimal places?
B: .35 [ point three five ]
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A: That'll be $3.98 [ three dollars and ninety eight cents].
B: I'm afraid I only have a $ 100 [hundred dollar] bill.
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A: Are you through with your work?
B: I've finished 2/3 [ two thirds] of it.
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A: In population, the U.S. is twice as large as Japan, isn't it?
B: Right. But in size, it's about 27 [twenty-seven] times bigger.
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A: According to the leaflet, the store's closed for remodeling until August 27 [ twenty-seventh].
B: We've got to ask whether that means it opens again on 27 [the twenty-seventh] or 28 [the twenty-eighth].
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A: How much is a dime?
B: 10 cents. It's one tenth of a dollar.
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