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Numeri e conteggio
Learn the Italian numbers and how to count from 0 to 99.
Italian Numbers: 0-19
The numbers 0 to 19 are pretty easy in Italian; you just need to memorize them like any other vocabulary:
| 0 | zero | 10 | dieci | |
| 1 | uno, una | 11 | undici | |
| 2 | due | 12 | dodici | |
| 3 | tre | 13 | tredici | |
| 4 | quattro | 14 | quattordici | |
| 5 | cinque | 15 | quindici | |
| 6 | sei | 16 | sedici | |
| 7 | sette | 17 | diciassette | |
| 8 | otto | 18 | diciotto | |
| 9 | nove | 19 | diciannove |
Note that with the exception of tre, all the single digit numbers have two syllables, the first of which is always stressed: Uno, DUe, QUAttro, etc.
For 11 through 19, the spelling of the Italian word for "ten," dieci, is modified slightly, as are many of the single digit words it’s attached to. For 11-16, dici follows the single digit, while for 17-19, it precedes it.
Italian Numbers: 20-39
| 20 | venti | 30 | trenta | |
| 21 | ventuno | 31 | trentuno | |
| 22 | ventidue | 32 | trentadue | |
| 23 | ventitré | 33 | trentatré | |
| 24 | ventiquattro | 34 | trentaquattro | |
| 25 | venticinque | 35 | trentacinque | |
| 26 | ventisei | 36 | trentasei | |
| 27 | ventisette | 37 | trentasette | |
| 28 | ventotto | 38 | trentotto | |
| 29 | ventinove | 39 | trentanove |
Spelling and pronunciation notes
Venti and trenta lose their final vowel when followed by numbers that begin with a vowel (uno and otto).
As the only single syllable digit, tre takes on an acute accent to show that it’s the stressed syllable in 23, 33, etc.
Italian Numbers: 40-99
| 40 | quaranta | 50 | cinquanta | |
| 41 | quarantuno | 51 | cinquantuno | |
| 42 | quarantadue | 52 | cinquantadue | |
| 43 | quarantatré | 53 | cinquantatré | |
| 44 | quarantaquattro | 54 | cinquantaquattro | |
| 45 | quarantacinque | 55 | cinquantacinque | |
| 46 | quarantasei | 56 | cinquantasei | |
| 47 | quarantasette | 57 | cinquantasette | |
| 48 | quarantotto | 58 | cinquantotto | |
| 49 | quarantanove | 59 | cinquantanove | |
| 60 | sessanta | 70 | settanta | |
| 61 | sessantuno | 71 | settantuno | |
| 62 | sessantadue | 72 | settantadue | |
| 63 | sessantatré | 73 | settantatré | |
| 64 | sessantaquattro | 74 | settantaquattro | |
| 65 | sessantacinque | 75 | settantacinque | |
| 66 | sessantasei | 76 | settantasei | |
| 67 | sessantasette | 77 | settantasette | |
| 68 | sessantotto | 78 | settantotto | |
| 69 | sessantanove | 79 | sessantanove | |
| 80 | ottanta | 90 | novanta | |
| 81 | ottantuno | 91 | novantuno | |
| 82 | ottantadue | 92 | novantadue | |
| 83 | ottantatré | 93 | novantatré | |
| 84 | ottantaquattro | 94 | novantaquattro | |
| 85 | ottantacinque | 95 | novantacinque | |
| 86 | ottantasei | 96 | novantasei | |
| 87 | ottantasette | 97 | novantasette | |
| 88 | ottantotto | 98 | novantotto | |
| 89 | ottantanove | 99 | novantanove |
Spelling and a bonus Italian idiom
The numbers 40+ have the same spelling changes as the 20s and 30s.
They also lend themselves to an expression related to a milestone birthday. Since the "tens" numbers all end in –anta, when turning quaranta, it’s common to say entrare negli anta, meaning "to turn 40" (literally, "to enter the ‘-antas’ ").
Tricky number notes
Uno is used only when counting (uno, due, tre) or when it refers to a masculine noun but does not precede that noun:
– Quanti ragazzi ci sono? – Uno.
– How many boys are there? – One.
Uno changes to un when used in front of a masculine noun:*
un ragazzo
one boy
* Except when it’s followed by certain letters and letter combinations – learn more.
When it’s attached to a "tens" number, this shortening is optional – and is less common than the longer number:
ventuno ragazzi / ventun ragazzi
twenty-one boys
Una is used for a single feminine noun:
una ragazza
one girl
When the noun begins with a vowel, una contracts to un’:
un’idea
one idea
When it comes to "tens" numbers, una reverts back to the masculine or shortened form – again, the latter is less common:
ventuno ragazze / ventun ragazze
twenty-one girls
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