Seven comma five.
It sounds normal when it's not translated to English.
this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2026
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Same in Dutch.
You say "comma" instead of "point".
A point is a pause, too, yet you say "point" out loud when reading a decimal number.
Over here we would say 7 whole 5. As in 7 is the "whole" number and the 5 is a fraction of the next one.
Or at least that's my interpretation of how we say it :D
What language?
It's like that in both Czech and Slovak.
On ukraininan its "Сім цілих п'ять десятих", or "Seven whole (and) five tenths". If the decimal is 5, then you just say "Сім з половиною", or "seven and a half".
In french I always heard them say virgule ie: 106,9 = cent six virgule neuf, in english 106.9 = one oh six point nine
What does "virgule" mean?
comma
In French. In English a virgule is a forward slash.
TIL
This thread is about other languages use of commas and since I am familiar with french (Canadian) that is what I spoke on
Yeah, I don't think that's common knowledge. I never knew it was called that until I got into my profession. And I think it's only called that there because it's been around since before "forward slash" entered the vernacular.
There are probably some similar circumstances, but almost everyone calls it "forward slash."
Sieben Komma Fünf. That easy.
"Sju komma fem"
Sofiero original guld
Siete coma cinco
7,5 is read in Finnish as "seitsemän pilkku viisi". 7.5 would be read as "seitsemän piste viisi".
The rule is that if it's in decimal system, you use comma; if in any other system, you use dot. And you read what you write.
Yeah, I hear the Spanish say: "Siete coma cinco"
I wonder if the world will ever standardise to one or the other?
The . for decimal separator is used in English, as well as China and India but apparently that is only 35-40% of the global population. The , is used for 60-65%. Although the figures may not be accurate as a lot of countries seem to use both, with . used for international business, and internationally published science tends to be published in English?
Probably never be standardised as it's probably too difficult to switch now? 1,000,000.00 and 1.000.000,00 are clear because of the use of three 0s for thousands etc, and two 0s for decimals. But 1.001 and 1,001 are much more ambiguous and would definitely need context as to which system is being used - is it 1 thousand and 1 or 1 and one thousandth?
Add another 1.6% with mexico using . as decimal separator.
| Separator | Estimated Population % | Primary Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal Point (.) | ~70–75% | China, India, USA, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, Japan, UK, Australia. |
| Decimal Comma (,) | ~20–25% | Most of the EU (Germany, France, Italy, Spain), Russia, Brazil, Vietnam, Turkey, and much of South America. |
| Other / Arabic (٫) | ~5% | Middle Eastern countries (Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia) using the Momayyez. |
The same as you. "Sieben komma fünf"
In polish you can say: seven comma five, seven and a half, or seven and five tenths, or if you need more precision (for 7,55 for example) there is seven and fifty five hundredths and so on.