1st is the first, pronunciation: English [f? St], beauty [f? rst]

2nd is the second, pronouncing English [? Seck? nd，s？ k？ Nd], beauty [? Seck? nd，s？ kɑ？ nd]

3rd is the third, pronouncing English [θ? D], beautiful [θ? R&D]

10th is the tenth, pronounced as English [tenθ] and American [tenθ].

Where 1st, 2 and 3 are special forms, and the rest are Arabic numerals followed by th.

Extended data

In English, ordinal numbers should be preceded by the definite article the, but not in the following cases:

1. When the ordinal number is preceded by an adjective subject pronoun or a noun possessive case, it is not.

Tom is Lily's third boyfriend. Tom is Lily's third boyfriend.

2. When expressing fractions, ordinal numbers do not use before.

One fifth of the students here come from the countryside. The students here 1/5 come from rural areas.

3. When expressing "another, another", the ordinal number is not before, but an indefinite article can be added.

Please give me a second chance. Please give me another chance.

4. When expressing "year, month and day", the ordinal number should not be before.

He was born on1June 6, 974. He was born on1June 6, 974.

When ordinal numbers is an adverbial in a sentence, ordinal numbers doesn't use before.

Who got there second? Who got there second?