You might find cardinal (counting) numbers the most useful to know—you will need them to express time, record dates, do math, interpret recipe amounts, and, of course, count. In Italian, cardinal numbers are written as one word. Use the following table to memorize numbers from 1 to 100.
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ITALIAN CARDINAL NUMBERS: 1-100 | ||
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1 |
uno |
OO-noh |
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2 |
due |
DOO-eh |
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3 |
tre |
TREH |
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4 |
quattro |
KWAHT-troh |
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5 |
cinque |
CHEEN-kweh |
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6 |
sei |
SEH-ee |
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7 |
sette |
SET-teh |
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8 |
otto |
OHT-toh |
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9 |
nove |
NOH-veh |
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10 |
dieci |
dee-EH-chee |
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11 |
undici |
OON-dee-chee |
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12 |
dodici |
DOH-dee-chee |
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13 |
tredici |
TREH-dee-chee |
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14 |
quattordici |
kwaht-TOR-dee-chee |
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15 |
quindici |
KWEEN-dee-chee |
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16 |
sedici |
SEH-dee-chee |
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17 |
diciassette |
dee-chahs-SET-teh |
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18 |
diciotto |
dee-CHOHT-toh |
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19 |
diciannove |
dee-chahn-NOH-veh |
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20 |
venti |
VEN-tee |
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21 |
ventuno |
ven-TOO-noh |
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22 |
ventidue |
ven-tee-DOO-eh |
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23 |
ventitré |
ven-tee-TREH |
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24 |
ventiquattro |
ven-tee-KWAHT-troh |
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25 |
venticinque |
ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh |
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26 |
ventisei |
ven-tee-SEH-ee |
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27 |
ventisette |
ven-tee-SET-teh |
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28 |
ventotto |
ven-TOHT-toh |
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29 |
ventinove |
ven-tee-NOH-veh |
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30 |
trenta |
TREN-tah |
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40 |
quaranta |
kwah-RAHN-tah |
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50 |
cinquanta |
cheen-KWAHN-tah |
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60 |
sessanta |
ses-SAHN-tah |
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70 |
settanta |
set-TAHN-ta |
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80 |
ottanta |
oht-TAHN-ta |
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90 |
novanta |
noh-VAHN-tah |
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100 |
cento |
CHEN-toh |
Beyond 100
Do you remember those good old days before the euro's arrival in Italy when you would pay a few thousand lire for admission to a museum or a cappuccino and biscotti? Tourists needed more than just the numbers up to 100 to get around. Lire are history, but learning numbers greater than 100 might still prove useful. Though they might seem unwieldy, after a bit of practice you'll be rolling them off your tongue like a pro.
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ITALIAN CARDINAL NUMBERS: 100 AND GREATER | ||
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100 |
cento |
CHEN-toh |
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101 |
centouno/centuno |
cheh-toh-OO-noh/chehn-TOO-noh |
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150 |
centocinquanta |
cheh-toh-cheen-KWAHN-tah |
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200 |
duecento |
doo-eh-CHEN-toh |
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300 |
trecento |
treh-CHEN-toh |
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400 |
quattrocento |
kwaht-troh-CHEN-toh |
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500 |
cinquecento |
cheen-kweh-CHEN-toh |
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600 |
seicento |
seh-ee-CHEN-toh |
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700 |
settecento |
set-the-CHEN-toh |
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800 |
ottocento |
oht-toh-CHEN-toh |
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900 |
novecento |
noh-veh-CHEN-toh |
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1.000 |
mille |
MEEL-leh |
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1.001 |
milleuno |
meel-leh-OO-noh |
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1.200 |
milleduecento |
meel-leh-doo-eh-CHEN-toh |
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2.000 |
duemila |
doo-eh-MEE-lah |
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10.000 |
diecimila |
dee-eh-chee-MEE-lah |
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15.000 |
quindicimila |
kween-dee-chee-MEE-lah |
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100.000 |
centomila |
chen-toh-mee-leh |
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1.000.000 |
un milione |
OON mee-lee-OH-neh |
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2.000.000 |
due milioni |
DOO-eh mee-lee-OH-neh |
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1.000.000.000 |
un miliardo |
OON mee-lee-ARE-doh |
Vittorio Emanuele Secondo (Vittorio Emanuele II)
Leone Nono (Leone IX)
Carlo Quinto (Carlo V)
diciottesimo secolo (eighteenth century)
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ITALIAN ORDINAL NUMBERS | |
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first |
primo |
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second |
secondo |
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third |
terzo |
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fourth |
quarto |
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fifth |
quinto |
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sixth |
sesto |
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seventh |
settimo |
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eighth |
ottavo |
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ninth |
nono |
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tenth |
decimo |
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eleventh |
undicesimo |
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twelfth |
dodicesimo |
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thirteenth |
tredicesimo |
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fourteenth |
quattordicesimo |
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fifteenth |
quindicesimo |
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sixteenth |
sedicesimo |
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seventeenth |
diciassettesimo |
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eighteenth |
diciottesimo |
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nineteenth |
diciannovesimo |
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twentieth |
ventesimo |
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twenty-first |
ventunesimo |
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twenty-third |
ventitreesimo |
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hundredth |
centesimo |
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thousandth |
millesimo |
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two thousandth |
duemillesimo |
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three thousandth |
tremillesimo |
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one millionth |
milionesimo |