{"id":70313,"date":"2019-11-13T08:08:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T13:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/numbers-in-italian\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T21:09:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T02:09:48","slug":"numbers-in-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/italian\/numbers-in-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbers in Italian from 1-1000 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Numbers do count… a lot. So for the language learner, knowing Italian numbers (i numeri)<\/em> is essential for day-to-day, real-life Italian conversations.<\/p>\n

This guide will show you exactly how to use numbers in Italian\u2014from zero up to sextillion, with the basics of ordinal numbers included too. Read on to get the hang of Italian numbers, and practice along with the audio pronunciation.<\/p>\n

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Italian Numbers 1 to 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
English<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0<\/td> Zero <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td> Uno <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td> Due <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td> Tre <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td> Quattro <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td> Cinque <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td> Sei <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td> Sette <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td> Otto <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td> Nove <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td> Dieci <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Italian Numbers 11 to 20<\/h2>\n

You’ll have an easier time remembering these numbers if you think of 11 as \u201c1 and 10\u201d combined<\/strong>, where uno <\/em>and dieci <\/em>becomes undici.<\/em><\/p>\n

12 is \u201c2 and 10\u201d combined<\/strong>, where due<\/em> and dieci <\/em>becomes dodici <\/em>and so forth.<\/p>\n

Notice also that the order of names becomes inverted from 17 to 19. <\/strong>So instead of dici<\/em> coming second, it gets written first for numbers diciassette, diciotto<\/em> and diciannove.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
English<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
11<\/td> Undici <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td> Dodici <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td> Tredici <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td> Quattordici <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td> Quindici <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td> Sedici <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td> Diciassette <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td> Diciotto <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td> Diciannove <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td> Venti <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Italian Numbers 30 to 100<\/h2>\n

Except for\u00a0dieci\u00a0<\/em>(10) and\u00a0venti<\/em>\u00a0(20), all tens digits are named based on their roots.<\/strong> So 50, coming from\u00a0cinque<\/em>\u00a0(five), becomes\u00a0cinquanta.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
English<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
30<\/td> Trenta <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td> Quaranta <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td> Cinquanta <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60<\/td> Sessanta <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70<\/td> Settanta <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80<\/td> Ottanta <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
90<\/td> Novanta <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/td> Cento <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Italian Numbers 101 and Beyond<\/h2>\n

Hundreds<\/h3>\n

The hundreds are formed by\u00a0adding the suffix\u00a0-cento<\/em>\u00a0to the multiplier digit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
English<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
200<\/td> Duecento <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300<\/td> Trecento <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400<\/td> Quattrocento <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
500<\/td> Cinquecento <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
600<\/td> Seicento <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
700<\/td> Settecento <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
800<\/td> Ottocento <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
900<\/td> Novecento <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Thousands<\/h3>\n

The thousands are formed by adding the suffix\u00a0-mille or -mila <\/em>to the digit multiplier.\u00a0<\/p>\n

-mille\u00a0<\/em>is used for numbers below two thousand, while -mila <\/em>is the plural form, and so is used for numbers over two thousand. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
English<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1,000<\/td> Mille <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2,000<\/td> Duemila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3,000<\/td> Tremila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4,000<\/td> Quattromila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5,000<\/td> Cinquemila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6,000<\/td> Seimila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7,000<\/td> Settemila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8,000<\/td> Ottomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9,000<\/td> Novemila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10,000<\/td> Diecimila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

100,000 to 1,000,000<\/h3>\n

For the hundred-thousands, we use the suffix\u00a0-centomila.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
English<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
100,000<\/td> Centomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200,000<\/td> Duecentomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300,000<\/td> Trecentomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400,000<\/td> Quattrocentomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
500,000<\/td> Cinquecentomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
600,000<\/td> Seicentomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
700,000<\/td> Settecentomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
800,000<\/td> Ottocentomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
900,000<\/td> Novecentomila <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1,000,000<\/td> Un milione <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Going Beyond 1,000,000<\/h3>\n

Once you get beyond the millions, Italian\u00a0alternates between the suffixes\u00a0-ione<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0-iardo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
English<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1 billion<\/td> Un miliardo <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 trillion<\/td> Un bilione <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 quadrillion<\/td> Un biliardo <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 quintillion<\/td> Un trilione <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 sextillion<\/td> Un triliardo <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Italian Ordinal Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
English<\/th>Italian<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1st<\/td> Primo <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/td> Secondo <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/td> Terzo <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4th<\/td> Quarto <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5th<\/td> Quinto <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6th<\/td> Sesto <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7th<\/td> Settimo <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8th<\/td> Ottavo <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9th<\/td> Nono <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10th<\/td> Decimo <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Notes on Numbers in Italian<\/h2>\n

Of course, at some point you’ll need to form specific numbers.\u00a0Here are some points to remember when forming different numbers in Italian:<\/p>\n