意大利語數字

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.

ITALIAN CARDINAL NUMBERS: 1-100

1
uno
OO-noh

2
due
DOO-eh

3
tre
TREH

4
quattro
KWAHT-troh

5
cinque
CHEEN-kweh

6
sei
SEH-ee

7
sette
SET-teh

8
otto
OHT-toh

9
nove
NOH-veh

10
dieci
dee-EH-chee

11
undici
OON-dee-chee

12
dodici
DOH-dee-chee

13
tredici
TREH-dee-chee

14
quattordici
kwaht-TOR-dee-chee

15
quindici
KWEEN-dee-chee

16
sedici
SEH-dee-chee

17
diciassette
dee-chahs-SET-teh

18
diciotto
dee-CHOHT-toh

19
diciannove
dee-chahn-NOH-veh

20
venti
VEN-tee

21
ventuno
ven-TOO-noh

22
ventidue
ven-tee-DOO-eh

23
ventitré
ven-tee-TREH

24
ventiquattro
ven-tee-KWAHT-troh

25
venticinque
ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh

26
ventisei
ven-tee-SEH-ee

27
ventisette
ven-tee-SET-teh

28
ventotto
ven-TOHT-toh

29
ventinove
ven-tee-NOH-veh

30
trenta
TREN-tah

40
quaranta
kwah-RAHN-tah

50
cinquanta
cheen-KWAHN-tah

60
sessanta
ses-SAHN-tah

70
settanta
set-TAHN-ta

80
ottanta
oht-TAHN-ta

90
novanta
noh-VAHN-tah

100
cento
CHEN-toh

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.

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.

ITALIAN CARDINAL NUMBERS: 100 AND GREATER

100
cento
CHEN-toh

101
centouno/centuno
cheh-toh-OO-noh/chehn-TOO-noh

150
centocinquanta
cheh-toh-cheen-KWAHN-tah

200
duecento
doo-eh-CHEN-toh

300
trecento
treh-CHEN-toh

400
quattrocento
kwaht-troh-CHEN-toh

500
cinquecento
cheen-kweh-CHEN-toh

600
seicento
seh-ee-CHEN-toh

700
settecento
set-the-CHEN-toh

800
ottocento
oht-toh-CHEN-toh

900
novecento
noh-veh-CHEN-toh

1.000
mille
MEEL-leh

1.001
milleuno
meel-leh-OO-noh

1.200
milleduecento
meel-leh-doo-eh-CHEN-toh

2.000
duemila
doo-eh-MEE-lah

10.000
diecimila
dee-eh-chee-MEE-lah

15.000
quindicimila
kween-dee-chee-MEE-lah

100.000
centomila
chen-toh-mee-leh

1.000.000
un milione
OON mee-lee-OH-neh

2.000.000
due milioni
DOO-eh mee-lee-OH-neh

1.000.000.000
un miliardo
OON mee-lee-ARE-doh

You can place items in"order" with ordinal numbers. For instance, il primo is the first course on a menu and il secondo is the second course. Vittorio Emanuele III, who ruled the unified Italian nation from 1900 to 1946, was the third king with that name. Pope Paul V (1605-1621) was the fifth pope with the name Paul. When used with the numerical succession of kings, popes, and emperors, the ordinal numbers are capitalized:

Vittorio Emanuele Secondo (Vittorio Emanuele II)

Leone Nono (Leone IX)

Carlo Quinto (Carlo V)

diciottesimo secolo (eighteenth century)

ITALIAN ORDINAL NUMBERS

first
primo

second
secondo

third
terzo

fourth
quarto

fifth
quinto

sixth
sesto

seventh
settimo

eighth
ottavo

ninth
nono

tenth
decimo

eleventh
undicesimo

twelfth
dodicesimo

thirteenth
tredicesimo

fourteenth
quattordicesimo

fifteenth
quindicesimo

sixteenth
sedicesimo

seventeenth
diciassettesimo

eighteenth
diciottesimo

nineteenth
diciannovesimo

twentieth
ventesimo

twenty-first
ventunesimo

twenty-third
ventitreesimo

hundredth
centesimo

thousandth
millesimo

two thousandth
duemillesimo

three thousandth
tremillesimo

one millionth
milionesimo

Notice the regularity of ordinal numbers beginning with undicesimo—the suffix -esimo is added to the cardinal numbers by dropping the final vowel of the cardinal number. The one exception includes numbers ending in -tré. Those numbers drop their accent and are unchanged when -esimo is added. Since Italian ordinal numbers function as adjectives, they must agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify: primo, prima, primi, prime.