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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""novelWriter Translate Tools
+
+ novelWriter – Translate Tools
+===============================
+ Various translate tools
+
+ File History:
+ Created: 2019-10-13 [0.2.3]
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+import nw
+
+from os import path
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+def numberToWord(numVal, theLanguage):
+    numWord = ""
+    if theLanguage == "EN":
+        numWord = _numberToWordEN(numVal)
+    else:
+        numWord = _numberToWordEN(numVal)
+    # print("%4d : %s" % (numVal, numWord))
+    return numWord
+
+def _numberToWordEN(numVal):
+
+    numWord = ""
+    oneWord = ""
+    tenWord = ""
+    hunWord = ""
+
+    if numVal == 0:
+        return "Zero"
+
+    oneVal = numVal % 10
+    tenVal = (numVal-oneVal) % 100
+    hunVal = (numVal-tenVal-oneVal) % 1000
+
+    if hunVal == 100: hunWord = "One Hundred"
+    if hunVal == 200: hunWord = "Two Hundred"
+    if hunVal == 300: hunWord = "Three Hundred"
+    if hunVal == 400: hunWord = "Four Hundred"
+    if hunVal == 500: hunWord = "Five Hundred"
+    if hunVal == 600: hunWord = "Six Hundred"
+    if hunVal == 700: hunWord = "Seven Hundred"
+    if hunVal == 800: hunWord = "Eight Hundred"
+    if hunVal == 900: hunWord = "Nine Hundred"
+
+    if tenVal == 20: tenWord = "Twenty"
+    if tenVal == 30: tenWord = "Thirty"
+    if tenVal == 40: tenWord = "Forty"
+    if tenVal == 50: tenWord = "Fifty"
+    if tenVal == 60: tenWord = "Sixty"
+    if tenVal == 70: tenWord = "Seventy"
+    if tenVal == 80: tenWord = "Eighty"
+    if tenVal == 90: tenWord = "Ninety"
+
+    if tenVal == 10:
+        if oneVal == 0: oneWord = "Ten"
+        if oneVal == 1: oneWord = "Eleven"
+        if oneVal == 2: oneWord = "Twelve"
+        if oneVal == 3: oneWord = "Thirteen"
+        if oneVal == 4: oneWord = "Fourteen"
+        if oneVal == 5: oneWord = "Fifteen"
+        if oneVal == 6: oneWord = "Sixteen"
+        if oneVal == 7: oneWord = "Seventeen"
+        if oneVal == 8: oneWord = "Eighteen"
+        if oneVal == 9: oneWord = "Nineteen"
+        numWord = ("%s %s" % (hunWord, oneWord)).strip()
+    else:
+        if oneVal == 0: oneWord = ""
+        if oneVal == 1: oneWord = "One"
+        if oneVal == 2: oneWord = "Two"
+        if oneVal == 3: oneWord = "Three"
+        if oneVal == 4: oneWord = "Four"
+        if oneVal == 5: oneWord = "Five"
+        if oneVal == 6: oneWord = "Six"
+        if oneVal == 7: oneWord = "Seven"
+        if oneVal == 8: oneWord = "Eight"
+        if oneVal == 9: oneWord = "Nine"
+        if tenVal == 0:
+            numWord = ("%s %s" % (hunWord, oneWord)).strip()
+        else:
+            if oneVal == 0:
+                numWord = ("%s %s" % (hunWord, tenWord)).strip()
+            else:
+                numWord = ("%s %s-%s" % (hunWord, tenWord, oneWord)).strip()
+
+    return numWord