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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 zeroĀ
| 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 isĀ “regular” two digit numbers,Ā there is a kind of rule: you have to joinĀ ātwo digit numbers with zeroāĀ 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 numbersĀ ONE (1)Ā andĀ EIGHTĀ (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 digitĀ 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 otherĀ three digitĀ numbersĀ you will just do another “addition”. Here you are some examples:
100 + 50 + 4 =Ā centocinquantaquattro (154)
300 + 20 + 5 = trecentoventicinque (325)
700 + 90 + 8 = settecentonovantotto (798)
To conclude, we have theĀ four digitĀ numbers with three zeros; in order to form them, you should just join theĀ one digitĀ numberĀ 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 otherĀ four digitĀ numbers,Ā the “addition” rule is still valid:
1000 + 900 + 40 + 5Ā = millenovecentoquarantacinqueĀ (1945)
2000 + 18 = duemiladiciotto (2018)
5000 + 30 + 5 = cinquemilatrentacinque (5035)
1.000.000 = un milioneĀ (one million)
2.000.000 = due milioniĀ (two millions)
…
1.000.000.000 = un miliardoĀ (one billion)
2.000.000.000 = due miliardiĀ (two billions)
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TODAY’S EXPRESSION
DARE I NUMERI = to do or to say silly things
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