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.
9 g6 \; @4 O5 ]/ N1 ~) o ITALIAN CARDINAL NUMBERS: 1-100
6 T1 e9 g4 {5 w* x) U 14 \' e2 j9 G3 V9 D: n. I2 w
uno# f$ B, i) _- \
OO-noh v5 {, u6 k! N8 _: }+ F2 |
2
+ G: n& j% \( k% F* k' z4 F due
$ m9 q, `- b0 S) e- Q5 j+ t DOO-eh$ A1 E2 G0 A: d; o) \
3
0 H) Y3 ]- T; |7 b+ O: A tre+ ?8 D3 D1 v, r
TREH+ e b ~$ e8 \! U. u$ n
4( E6 i! p/ }* G7 w
quattro+ _: j$ y" T. B$ C
KWAHT-troh' o6 a3 h4 I/ J! r' b1 C
5+ ?" }8 L$ \5 J% |5 t, f
cinque
- C9 _8 q( T# @) G% I, j; J: r A CHEEN-kweh
6 V# J! m; y/ w5 M9 q" Y- ` 6
( Q5 n5 Y1 c8 W) [ sei/ _1 ]. b# S: \2 {9 P* C1 e
SEH-ee
/ j0 m* ?# T! N9 o; h B8 A, @ 77 [2 \' f; d4 P4 z" B$ A
sette+ o; z! R+ @4 ] e1 j: A1 F3 h
SET-teh! x2 q1 Y8 b; Z; a$ a$ _* F
8
1 a- X+ U9 M$ Q: A5 M otto
S# v( H& G* k' d* C7 r" Y q OHT-toh2 E) Z, `( b4 x, R
9
. Q& C6 N& A. z2 P2 v nove! y4 S7 L" k2 P. I
NOH-veh
7 g( {4 c6 E* l8 h- A/ n* F 10
1 V4 _' \- d( F8 S dieci
) H/ K8 C- d) e" _$ i$ ? R dee-EH-chee0 i/ M9 _. [: T, u( P
11
) ^( W% Z; m8 R1 ]" z undici' I- V5 J, y: J: U+ o
OON-dee-chee
8 I7 q& _8 [; O: k% x0 M' h4 E 12( q) a" X$ ~5 x$ v
dodici a! U3 @- J7 ?7 `& r' a: J+ v" x
DOH-dee-chee
9 E2 G8 F: b: ^ 13
8 y. |" J7 W. H7 M tredici
) v9 j9 {: O1 E" m' ?4 } TREH-dee-chee9 D8 z2 E5 s, v8 d0 |
14
: |$ u8 ?! I" `7 Y* C8 f; n quattordici
$ z: K: x2 s* {. Z6 n) c+ b kwaht-TOR-dee-chee
; n9 t. I6 j# N& b# V" p2 x 153 [9 K3 v% ]" a' ]$ f- a+ a
quindici7 m. D: V; |7 e
KWEEN-dee-chee
" ^" C& `( k% Z 16+ w/ Q' I0 x5 g; [6 P
sedici
/ k+ |+ A7 |. P1 r SEH-dee-chee8 G2 Z3 }6 C4 J$ g4 T3 x
17
. a+ R% w0 F& S diciassette7 @% q$ j2 {& \8 Y; t% m2 B
dee-chahs-SET-teh1 J8 z3 Y& N. c5 ` u) |: {
18. b& a) h; E" M. j
diciotto8 \0 W# l. l3 X1 X- g! A
dee-CHOHT-toh4 L$ _4 j' _# Q1 i+ Y# c/ m/ L
19
* t. h+ J; ?6 O" v) n diciannove8 [, f' W$ _' J* `% [$ x
dee-chahn-NOH-veh8 |1 F( p; d( D* `9 b
20
2 c- F, _/ K3 E4 Q' _ venti
! I0 `* G0 f% a3 G; S$ W- ] VEN-tee
. g5 V" d1 x' C: _ 21
7 i6 n6 J8 R5 P: H: {" i. y$ { ventuno
# n) Z4 e+ G7 E* K5 L9 } ven-TOO-noh
& X+ ~5 `+ @2 @) |1 o 22
* x- v) S! W" a- S9 k ventidue* c' Z; E) n4 d l' {
ven-tee-DOO-eh
- F4 H3 s9 V# a4 H" | 23- R! s. b6 A m; ^( w
ventitré6 V: `5 ~" p$ k7 |9 t- x
ven-tee-TREH
L! E2 Z: o/ [% P9 N, d% J 24
% X; V9 t+ B, D9 [ ventiquattro
! U8 |. t$ m" x9 T# O* F# A ven-tee-KWAHT-troh
* y2 U; ^2 n4 m1 d$ N7 B0 r% Y 25
+ K- k" ~2 {. s) \, I venticinque% n( ]; ^8 ?! X, F# O
ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh
; O$ ]& F9 F! g# J 26 m0 {/ M2 [) V
ventisei
" }0 e& ^4 c! _9 F0 \ ven-tee-SEH-ee1 i( c+ d) g* b3 Z' ^- k
27( r1 I& q b, O5 w- K% j
ventisette
4 H! ~/ a) I$ c0 @/ R1 x; } ven-tee-SET-teh, `' ^& a3 ?, b- j K' c' |
28
, J$ k8 b# W) R- q" H ventotto; x; d3 H. |+ B6 G! a7 a; M6 j
ven-TOHT-toh
, S# `2 c! |. y8 y1 |. O 29
5 z: R; v W" U' N ventinove
9 c Z T: o' L5 ?1 Q& w ven-tee-NOH-veh
+ n9 V1 d3 o+ O; w5 q, u( z, \8 a: `9 y 30% |' C! I' ?8 j2 J2 o+ f- `. p3 J
trenta
% p( _/ c8 U. N8 {; S" R! R8 z TREN-tah
" s* c2 U8 ~) T+ ?! h; _8 } 403 G g+ e d# O, O. i
quaranta$ o2 `* ]: O2 `, Z0 k! j
kwah-RAHN-tah& g6 u; P! K& K
50# Z/ R2 j8 [. M$ C7 x/ `+ i$ j9 @
cinquanta
1 k1 y( x2 ~1 l2 L: T7 q( O1 _8 n cheen-KWAHN-tah/ k v/ b5 R- K$ Z- v8 n
60( L: E4 |: q# D0 H5 U; G
sessanta: V2 E( x" F9 U& f$ G' y6 u) T+ [0 V
ses-SAHN-tah
0 ?2 E# ?- ?$ [' u8 p' L 70
2 ]/ d/ E# f7 D- _) G8 K' g settanta
7 K0 f* U$ B- G set-TAHN-ta
6 E# z ?8 `3 q4 r 80
* l7 G- x# Z- H, X& t4 m ottanta @- }$ T8 s! U! A1 ^; L
oht-TAHN-ta
( I! f; T! i, \3 c o; R 90
& h% k* T/ `7 S# d+ R novanta/ P! w* i6 I, F
noh-VAHN-tah
4 ^. y$ z3 t; D1 n: l 100
% L# g! b- x# o, D" T: R cento9 z7 S3 j1 p% Y; |2 F. I7 g
CHEN-toh
' ?, l2 K9 g9 [7 ? The numbers venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, and so on drop the final vowel when combined with uno and otto. Tre is written without an accent, but ventitré, trentatré, and so on are written with an accent.
0 n4 n+ Q2 Y: H4 w Beyond 100
$ A% Y: ?6 m/ y. l1 r5 [ 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. |