Amount in words
An amount in words spells out the euros, then “and”, then the cents: EUR 25.33 is “twenty-five euros and thirty-three cents”, in Latvian “divdesmit pieci eiro un trīsdesmit trīs centi”. Type an amount to get both versions, with the Latvian endings right, ready to copy into an invoice, contract or cash order.
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Examples: amounts in words
| Amount | Latvian | English |
|---|---|---|
| EUR 0.01 | nulle eiro un viens cents | zero euros and one cent |
| EUR 1.00 | viens eiro | one euro |
| EUR 11.00 | vienpadsmit eiro | eleven euros |
| EUR 21.00 | divdesmit viens eiro | twenty-one euros |
| EUR 100.00 | viens simts eiro | one hundred euros |
| EUR 101.00 | viens simts viens eiro | one hundred and one euros |
| EUR 250.33 | divi simti piecdesmit eiro un trīsdesmit trīs centi | two hundred and fifty euros and thirty-three cents |
| EUR 1,250.00 | viens tūkstotis divi simti piecdesmit eiro | one thousand two hundred and fifty euros |
| EUR 21,000.00 | divdesmit viens tūkstotis eiro | twenty-one thousand euros |
| EUR 100,000.00 | viens simts tūkstošu eiro | one hundred thousand euros |
| EUR 200,000.00 | divi simti tūkstošu eiro | two hundred thousand euros |
| EUR 999,999,999.99 | deviņi simti deviņdesmit deviņi miljoni deviņi simti deviņdesmit deviņi tūkstoši deviņi simti deviņdesmit deviņi eiro un deviņdesmit deviņi centi | nine hundred and ninety-nine million nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine euros and ninety-nine cents |
Latvian endings: how the number agrees with the noun
Eiro is an indeclinable masculine noun in Latvian, so only the number changes: “viens eiro”, “divi eiro”, “divdesmit pieci eiro”. The word for cent does decline. After a number ending in “viens” (one), except eleven, it is singular: “viens cents”, “divdesmit viens cents”. Everywhere else it is plural: “divi centi”, “vienpadsmit centi”.
Zero takes the genitive plural, so the correct form is “nulle centu”. Hundred, thousand and million are nouns, and their form depends on the number in front: “divdesmit viens tūkstotis”, “divdesmit tūkstoši”, but after round hundreds the genitive: “divi simti tūkstošu”.
“Viens simts” or “simts”
Both are correct Latvian. Documents often write “viens simts” (one hundred) and “viens tūkstotis” (one thousand), and so does the LV portāls example “1000,00 EUR (viens tūkstotis eiro)”. Untick the option and the tool writes “simts”, “simt divdesmit trīs” and “tūkstotis” instead.
Where the amount is written in words
Contracts and other transaction documents in Latvia conventionally give the amount both in figures and in words, and where the two differ, the amount in words is usually taken as the true one. The State Language Centre recommends the currency after the number: “25,33 EUR (divdesmit pieci eiro un trīsdesmit trīs centi)”. The tool prepares that line under “In a contract”.
A cash receipt or payment order filled in by hand on paper must show the amount in figures and in words, with euros in words and cents in figures (Cabinet Regulation No. 625, points 3.7 and 4.9). Tick “Cents as digits” for that case.
An invoice does not need the amount in words: article 125 of the Latvian VAT Law, which lists what a VAT invoice must contain, does not ask for it. Many businesses add it anyway, out of habit or because a client expects it. The invoice itself can be issued in the invoice builder, and the VAT calculator takes VAT out of a total.
Amounts in words in English
English uses the plurals “euros” and “cents”, as the European Commission English Style Guide does: “ten euros and fifty cents”. The tool writes British English, with “and” after the hundreds: “one hundred and twenty-three euros and forty-five cents”.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I write an amount in words in a contract?
- The figure first, then the currency code, then the words in brackets: “EUR 1,250.00 (one thousand two hundred and fifty euros)”, or in Latvian “1250,00 EUR (viens tūkstotis divi simti piecdesmit eiro)”. If the figures and the words differ, the words usually prevail.
- How do I write one cent and twenty-one cents in Latvian?
- “Viens cents” and “divdesmit viens cents”, in the singular, because the number ends in “viens”. Eleven is the exception: “vienpadsmit centi”. Zero is “nulle centu”.
- Is “euros” or “euro” correct in English?
- “Euros” and “cents”, as the European Commission’s English Style Guide writes them: “ten euros and fifty cents”. The singular is only for one: “one euro”, “one cent”.
- Does a Latvian invoice need the amount in words?
- No. Article 125 of the VAT Law lists the details a VAT invoice must carry, and the amount in words is not one of them. It is required on a handwritten paper cash order, with euros in words and cents in figures.
- What is the largest amount the tool can write?
- Up to EUR 999,999,999,999.99.
Sources
- Latvian language consultations: “nulle centu”
- Latvian language consultations: “divdesmit tūkstoši”
- LV portāls: writing a sum of money in words (in Latvian)
- LV portāls: writing a transaction amount (in Latvian)
- Cabinet Regulation No. 625, likumi.lv (in Latvian)
- Latvian VAT Law, likumi.lv (in Latvian)
- European Commission English Style Guide, section 8.4
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