Italian Numbers: one, two, three…

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Numbers in Italian

Let’s work with categories!

One digit numbers

0	zero
1	uno
2	due
3	tre
4	quattro
5	cinque
6	sei
7	sette
8	otto
9	nove

 

“Irregular” two digit numbers

11	undici
12	dodici
13	tredici
14	quattordici
15	quindici
16	sedici
17	diciassette
18	diciotto
19	diciannove

 

Two digit numbers with zero 

10	dieci
20	venti
30	trenta
40	quaranta
50	cinquanta
60	sessanta
70	settanta
80	ottanta
90	novanta

 

In order to form all other numbers, that is “regular” two digit numbers, there is a kind of rule: you have to join “two digit numbers with zero” and the one digit numbers, by making a kind of “addition“.

20 + 5 = venticinque (25)

40 + 7 = quarantasette (47)

60 + 9 = sessantanove (69)

70 + 4 = settantaquattro (74)

… and so on.

BE CAREFUL: the numbers ONE (1) and EIGHT (8) start with a vowel, therefore, in order to join them with the “numeri con lo zero” (ending with a vowel), you should remember not to pronounce (nor write) the final vowel of the “number with zero”. Here you are some examples:

20 + 1 = ventuno (21)

30 + 8 = trentotto (38)

60 + 1 = sessantuno (61)

 

Let’s now move to…

Three digit numbers with two zeros

100	cento
200	duecento
300	trecento
400	quattrocento
500	cinquecento
600	seicento
700	settecento
800	ottocento
900	novecento

 

As you can see, except for the first one (one hundred), all other three digit numbers with two zeros are formed by joining the one digit number + cento.

In order to form all other three digit numbers you will just do another “addition”. Here you are some examples:

100 + 50 + 4 = centocinquantaquattro (154)

300 + 20 + 5 = trecentoventicinque (325)

700 + 90 + 8 = settecentonovantotto (798)

 

To conclude, we have the four digit numbers with three zeros; in order to form them, you should just join the one digit number to the word “mila“, except for mille (1000). Here you are the list:

2000	duemila
3000	tremila
4000	quattromila
5000	cinquemila
6000	seimila
7000	settemila
8000	ottomila
9000	novemila

 

For all other four digit numbers, the “addition” rule is still valid:

1000 + 900 + 40 + 5 = millenovecentoquarantacinque (1945)

2000 + 18 = duemiladiciotto (2018)

5000 + 30 + 5 = cinquemilatrentacinque (5035)

 

1.000.000 = un milione (one million)

2.000.000 = due milioni (two millions)

…

 

1.000.000.000 = un miliardo (one billion)

2.000.000.000 = due miliardi (two billions)

…

 

TODAY’S EXPRESSION

DARE I NUMERI = to do or to say silly things

 

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