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Revision as of 00:04, 10 March 2023
Italian numbers and dates are very important for daily communication in Italy. In this lesson, you will learn how to count from zero to one billion and how to express dates in Italian.
Numbers
In Italian, numbers are divided into cardinal numbers (starting from zero and indicating quantity) and ordinal numbers (indicating position in a series).
Cardinal Numbers
Below is a table with the Italian cardinal numbers up to one billion:
Italian | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
zero | ['dzɛːro] | zero |
uno | ['uːno] | one |
due | ['duːe] | two |
tre | ['tre] | three |
quattro | ['kwattro] | four |
cinque | ['tʃiŋkwe] | five |
sei | ['sɛi] | six |
sette | ['sɛtte] | seven |
otto | ['ɔtto] | eight |
nove | ['nɔve] | nine |
dieci | ['djɛːtʃi] | ten |
undici | [un'diːtʃi] | eleven |
dodici | [do'diːtʃi] | twelve |
tredici | [tre'diːtʃi] | thirteen |
quattordici | [kwat'tɔrːdiːtʃi] | fourteen |
quindici | [kwin'diːtʃi] | fifteen |
sedici | [se'diːtʃi] | sixteen |
diciassette | [di'tʃasːette] | seventeen |
diciotto | [di'tʃɔtto] | eighteen |
diciannove | [di'tʃanːove] | nineteen |
venti | ['vɛnti] | twenty |
trenta | ['trɛnta] | thirty |
quaranta | [kwa'raːnta] | forty |
cinquanta | [tʃiŋ'kwaːnta] | fifty |
sessanta | [sɛs'santa] | sixty |
settanta | [set'tanta] | seventy |
ottanta | [o'ttanta] | eighty |
novanta | [no'vanta] | ninety |
cento | ['tʃɛnto] | one hundred |
mille | ['milːe] | one thousand |
milione | [mil'liːoːne] | one million |
miliardo | [mi'liarːdo] | one billion |
Some rules to remember:
- In Italian, "uno" becomes "un" before a masculine noun starting with a consonant, and "una" before a feminine noun starting with a consonant.
For example, "un libro" (a book) and "una sedia" (a chair).
- "Uno" is also used before words starting with a "z" or "s + consonant" sound, instead of "un". For example, "uno zaino" (a backpack) and "uno studente" (a student).
- For numbers from 21 to 99, use the structure "tens + ones". For example, 36 is "trentasei" (thirty-six).
- When there are two or more vowel sounds in sequence, they are pronounced separately.
Ordinal Numbers
Below is a table with the Italian ordinal numbers up to twentieth:
Italian | Pronunciation | English |
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primo | ['priːmo] | first |
secondo | [se'kondo] | second |
terzo | ['tɛrtso] | third |
quarto | ['kwarto] | fourth |
quinto | ['kwinto] | fifth |
sesto | ['sɛsto] | sixth |
settimo | ['settimo] | seventh |
ottavo | ['ɔtːavo] | eighth |
nono | ['nono] | ninth |
decimo | ['deːtʃimo] | tenth |
undicesimo | [unditʃe'ziːmo] | eleventh |
dodicesimo | [doditʃe'ziːmo] | twelfth |
tredicesimo | [treditʃe'ziːmo] | thirteenth |
quattordicesimo | [kwattorditʃe'ziːmo] | fourteenth |
quindicesimo | [kwindi'tʃeziːmo] | fifteenth |
sedicesimo | [sedditʃe'ziːmo] | sixteenth |
diciassettesimo | [dittʃasa'ttesimo] | seventeenth |
diciottesimo | [dittʃot'tɛtsimo] | eighteenth |
diciannovesimo | [dittʃanːo'vezimo] | nineteenth |
ventesimo | [ven'tɛzimo] | twentieth |
To form the ordinal number, add the suffix "-esimo" to the cardinal number. For example, "due" (two) becomes "secondo" (second) and "venti" (twenty) becomes "ventesimo" (twentieth).
Dates
In Italian, dates are usually written in the format day/month/year. For example, "il 23 luglio 2022" means "on July 23, 2022".
Below is a table with the months of the year in Italian:
Italian | Pronunciation | English |
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gennaio | [dʒen'najo] | January |
febbraio | [feb'brajo] | February |
marzo | ['martso] | March |
aprile | [a'priːle] | April |
maggio | ['madʒːo] | May |
giugno | ['dʒuɲɲo] | June |
luglio | ['luʎʎo] | July |
agosto | ['aɡɡosto] | August |
settembre | [set'tɛmbre] | September |
ottobre | [ot'toːbre] | October |
novembre | [no'vɛmbre] | November |
dicembre | [di'tʃɛmbre] | December |
Some useful phrases to express dates in Italian:
- Oggi è il <day> <month> <year>. (Today is <day> <month> <year>.)
- Domani è il <day> <month> <year>. (Tomorrow is <day> <month> <year>.)
- Ieri è stato il <day> <month> <year>. (Yesterday was <day> <month> <year>.)
- Che giorno è oggi? (What day is it today?)
In addition to the above phrases, you can express a range of dates as follows:
- Dal <starting date> al <ending date>. (From <starting date> to <ending date>.)
- Fare qualcosa entro il <deadline>. (To do something by <deadline>.)
Practice
Now, let's practice counting in Italian!
- Count backwards from twenty to zero.
- Say the ordinal numbers up to tenth.
- Express the date today and tomorrow in Italian.
- Give an example of a range of dates.
Sources
Related Lessons
- Jobs
- Imperative Case in Italian
- Idiomatic Expressions
- Travel
- Body
- Body parts
- Basic Phrases in İtalian
- Dinner Table
- Transportation
- Asking Directions
Videos
Learn English for Italian Speakers, Vocabulary, Numbers - YouTube