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Transcribing numbers - Amazon Transcribe

Amazon Transcribe Medical transcribes digits as numbers instead of words. For example, the spoken number "one thousand two hundred forty-two" is transcribed as 1242.

Numbers are transcribed according to the following rules.

Rule Description
Convert cardinal numbers greater than 10 to numbers.

  • "Fifty five" > 55

  • "a hundred" > 100

  • "One thousand and thirty one" > 1031

  • "One hundred twenty-three million four hundred fifty six thousand seven hundred eight nine" > 123,456,789
Convert cardinal numbers followed by "million" or "billion" to numbers followed by a word when "million" or "billion" is not followed by a number.

  • "one hundred million" > 100 million

  • "one billion" > 1 billion

  • "two point three million" > 2.3 million

Convert ordinal numbers greater than 10 to numbers.

  • "Forty third" > 43rd

  • "twenty sixth avenue" > 26th avenue

Convert fractions to their numeric format.

  • "a quarter" > 1/4

  • "three sixteenths" > 3/16

  • "a half" > 1/2

  • "a hundredth" > 1/100
Convert numbers less than 10 to digits if there are more than one in a row.

  • "three four five" > 345

  • "My phone number is four two five five five five one two one two" > 4255551212
Decimals are indicated by "dot" or "point."

  • "three hundred and three dot five" > 303.5

  • "three point twenty three" > 3.23

  • "zero point four" > 0.4

  • "point three" > 0.3

Convert the word "percent" after a number to a percent sign.

  • "twenty three percent" > 23%

  • "twenty three point four five percent" > 23.45%

Convert the words "dollar," "US dollar," "Australian dollar, "AUD," or "USD" after a number to a dollar symbol before the number.

  • "one dollar and fifteen cents" > $1.15

  • "twenty three USD" > $23

  • "twenty three Australian dollars" > $23

Convert the words "pounds," or "milligrams" to "lbs" or "mg".

  • "twenty three pounds" > 23 lbs

  • "forty-five milligrams" > 45 mg

Convert the words "rupees," "Indian rupees," or "INR" after a number to rupee sign (₹) before the number.

  • "twenty three rupees" > ₹23

  • "fifty rupees thirty paise" > ₹50.30

Convert times to numbers.

  • "seven a m eastern standard time" > 7 a.m. eastern standard time

  • "twelve thirty p m" > 12:30 p.m.

Combine years expressed as two digits into four.

Only valid for the 20th, 21st, and 22nd centuries.

  • "nineteen sixty two" > 1962

  • "the year is twenty twelve" > the year is 2012

  • "twenty nineteen" > 2019

  • "twenty one thirty" > 2130
Convert dates to numbers.

  • "May fifth twenty twelve" > May 5th 2012

  • "May five twenty twelve" > May 5 2012

  • "five May twenty twelve" > 5 May 2012

Separate spans of numbers by the word "to."

  • "twenty three to thirty seven" > 23 to 37
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