Math

All right.

So we’re getting close to the end of our lesson on technical descriptions technical English.

We’re going to quickly talk about math or math equations.

Sometimes they’re called equations.

Sometimes they’re called problems.

Math problems and we sometimes need to actually speak these out so let’s just quickly go through this.

Well if we’re doing this one we’re doing addition if we’re doing this one we’re doing subtraction.

If we’re doing this when we’re doing division and if we’re doing this when we’re doing multiplication we are multiplying.

If we’re going to make these into verbs we’re going to add seven and seven.

We’re going to subtract add it’s the verb going to divide.

We’re going to multiply and these words these verbs divide multiply subtract and add these words are very common outside of math equations.

So if you know these these words then you start to notice them spoken in lots of other situations.

Well we should we should work hard so that we can multiply our success.

We need to divide.

We need to divide the land divide the area.

Whatever.

OK could you please subtract my salary could you please subtract my salary.

I’d like you to add cucumbers.

I’d like you to add cucumbers or extra cheese.

So these verbs are very very common outside of math equations.

OK.

Just to be very clear when we’re actually saying these math problems though we use the prepositions.

So let’s do it.

Seven plus seven equals or is.

So sometimes we say equals and sometimes we say is an either one is OK seven plus seven is 14.

Seven plus seven equals 14.

OK.

Seven minus seven equals zero seven minus seven is zero.

Seven divided by seven divided by seven is one seven divided by seven is one equals one two divided by.

Same Same thing different symbol divided by the forward slash here it’s a special division symbol here two divided by four equals zero point five equals zero point five OK seven times seven times seven is forty nine seven times seven is forty nine.

So we just need to be careful in knowing what we are doing OK.

These are less common what we can say if it’s a verb which are very common words outside of math and what we should say if we’re actually saying the math problem saying the equation plus minus divided by at times.

Once you know those words though it’s pretty easy and pretty simple and there’s really nothing else to know.

Of course if you get deeper into math there are lots more words and lots more things to describe.

But these are the basics and the most common words probably are these add subtract divide multiply.

These are the most common out there in the English language.