Italian numbers
How to count from zero to one billion in Italian
Days of the week
How to say the days of the week in Italian
Months of the year
How to say the months of the year in Italian
How to say "The"
Meet the definite article — the many little words for "the" in Italian
Question words
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How much? How many? How to ask questions in Italian
Talking about the family
Useful vocabulary for talking about your nearest and dearest
Asking directions
How to ask where something is, and words you might hear in response
To be (in love)
Learn how to use the extremely important verb: essere (to be)
To have (hunger)
How to use the verb "avere"(to have)
Going shopping (-are verbs)
We'll go shopping and explore how to use verbs that end in -are
Taking everything (-ere verbs)
Discover why the verb prendere is like George Clooney, and learn how to use verbs ending in -ere
Time concepts
How to say early, late, sometimes, never and other time concepts in Italian.
Possessive adjectives
How to use all those little words that say whether it's his cookie, her cookie, their cookie, or your cookie.
Italian numbers
Counting in Italian
If you squint, Italian numbers almost bear a resemblance to English numbers. They're pretty easy to remember, and follow a simple and predictable pattern.
Italian numbers 1 - 10
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uno
2
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due
3
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tre
4
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quattro
5
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cinque
6
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sei
7
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sette
8
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otto
9
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nove
10
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dieci
Need help remembering?
There is a famous proverb that can help you remember some of these numbers.
Non c'è due senza tre, il quattro vien da sè
It's usually just shortened to "Non c'è due senza tre".
Literally it means "There's no two without three, the four comes by itself", and is equivalent to the English assertion that good or bad things "always come in threes".
Lost your keys, flattened your car battery and broken a shoe in one morning? "Non c'è due senza tre" Three awful blind dates in a row? "Non c'è due senza tre" Need an excuse to eat one more chocolate? "Non c'è due senza tre!".
Italian numbers 11 - 20
11
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undici
12
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dodici
13
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tredici
14
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quattordici
15
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quindici
16
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sedici
17
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diciassette
18
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diciotto
19
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diciannove
20
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venti
Italian numbers 21 - 30
21
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ventuno
22
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ventidue
23
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ventitré
24
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ventiquattro
25
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venticinque
26
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ventisei
27
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ventisette
28
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ventotto
29
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ventinove
30
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trenta
Italian numbers 31 - 40
31
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trentuno
32
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trentadue
33
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trentatré
34
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trentaquattro
35
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trentacinque
36
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trentasei
37
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trentasette
38
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trentotto
39
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trentanove
40
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quaranta
Italian numbers 50 - 1 billion
And the final pieces to help you count as much as you want:
50
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cinquanta
60
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sessanta
70
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settanta
80
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ottanta
90
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novanta
100
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cento
200
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duecento
1,000
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mille
2,000
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duemila
1,000,000
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un milione
2,000,000
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due milioni
1,000,000,000
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un miliardo
Some more proverbs involving numbers
Chi fa da sè fa per tre
It literally means:
"Someone who does for himself, does for three (people)"
"Someone who does for himself, does for three (people)"
It really means:
If you want something done well, do it yourself
If you want something done well, do it yourself
Andare a fare quattro salti
It literally means:
"To go make four jumps"
"To go make four jumps"
It really means:
To go dance
To go dance
Dare i numeri
It literally means:
"To give numbers" — Originally in reference to people who picked lottery numbers based on signs or superstition.
"To give numbers" — Originally in reference to people who picked lottery numbers based on signs or superstition.
It really means:
To be crazy / raving /mentally imbalanced
To be crazy / raving /mentally imbalanced
