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Numbers in Italian

This is a list of 35 common words for talking about numbers in Italian, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.

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Numbers in Italian: zero, uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei. The table below gives all 35 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.

Word Translation Example
zero /dzɛro/ zero Il conto è zero dopo lo sconto. The bill is zero after the discount.
uno /uno/ one Ho uno zaino blu per la scuola. I have one blue backpack for school.
due /due/ two Due amici arrivano alle otto stasera. Two friends are arriving at eight tonight.
tre /tre/ three Tre bambini giocano nel parco. Three children are playing in the park.
quattro /kwatːro/ four Quattro persone aspettano l'autobus ogni mattina. Four people wait for the bus every morning.
cinque /tʃinkwe/ five Cinque euro bastano per il biglietto. Five euros are enough for the ticket.
sei /sɛi/ six Sei studenti studiano insieme in biblioteca. Six students study together in the library.
sette /sɛtːe/ seven Il negozio apre alle sette domani. The store opens at seven tomorrow.
otto /ɔtːo/ eight Otto mele sono sul tavolo. Eight apples are on the table.
nove /nɔve/ nine La lezione comincia alle nove precise. The lesson starts at exactly nine.
dieci /djɛtʃɪ/ ten Dieci chilometri sono troppi per oggi. Ten kilometers are too much for today.
undici /unditʃɪ/ eleven Undici giocatori entrano in campo. Eleven players enter the field.
dodici /doditʃɪ/ twelve A mezzogiorno arrivano dodici ospiti. Twelve guests arrive at noon.
tredici /treditʃɪ/ thirteen Tredici pagine sono da leggere stasera. Thirteen pages have to be read tonight.
quattordici /kwatːorditʃɪ/ fourteen Quattordici studenti visitano il museo. Fourteen students visit the museum.
quindici /kwinditʃɪ/ fifteen Il film dura quindici minuti. The movie lasts fifteen minutes.
sedici /seditʃɪ/ sixteen Sedici persone partecipano alla festa. Sixteen people attend the party.
diciassette /ditʃassɛtːe/ seventeen Questi libri costano diciassette euro in totale. These books cost seventeen euros in total.
diciotto /ditʃɔtːo/ eighteen Mia sorella compie diciotto anni oggi. My sister turns eighteen today.
diciannove /ditʃannɔve/ nineteen Diciannove persone aspettano davanti al cinema. Nineteen people are waiting in front of the movie theater.
venti /vɛntɪ/ twenty Venti studenti seguono il corso online. Twenty students take the online course.
trenta /trenta/ thirty Trenta euro bastano per la cena. Thirty euros are enough for dinner.
quaranta /kwaɾanta/ forty Quaranta persone lavorano in questo ufficio. Forty people work in this office.
cinquanta /tʃinkwanta/ fifty Cinquanta chilometri separano le due città. Fifty kilometers separate the two cities.
sessanta /sessanta/ sixty Queste scarpe costano sessanta euro. These shoes cost sixty euros.
settanta /setːanta/ seventy Mio nonno compie settant'anni proprio oggi. My grandfather turns seventy today.
ottanta /otːanta/ eighty Ottanta persone aspettano il treno. Eighty people are waiting for the train.
novanta /novanta/ ninety Novanta minuti bastano per la partita. Ninety minutes are enough for the game.
cento /tʃɛnto/ hundred Cento persone visitano il castello ogni giorno. One hundred people visit the castle every day.
mille /mille/ thousand Mille persone vivono in questo paese. One thousand people live in this town.
un milione /ʊn milione/ Plural: milioni. million Un milione di persone vive nella capitale. One million people live in the capital.
primo /primo/ Feminine: prima. first Il primo giorno di scuola è lunedì. The first day of school is Monday.
secondo /sekondo/ Feminine: seconda. second Il secondo piano ha tre appartamenti. The second floor has three apartments.
terzo /tɛrtso/ Feminine: terza. third Il terzo autobus arriva alle otto. The third bus arrives at eight.
metà /meta/ half Mangio metà della torta dopo cena. I eat half of the cake after dinner.

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How do you say numbers in Italian?

The list on this page has 35 words. The first ones are zero (zero), uno (one), due (two). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.

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