| You might find cardinal (counting) numbers the most useful to know—you will need them to express time, record dates, do math, interpret recipe amounts, and, of course, count. In Italian, cardinal numbers are written as one word. Use the following table to memorize numbers from 1 to 100. ITALIAN CARDINAL NUMBERS: 1-100 | 1 | uno | OO-noh | 2 | due | DOO-eh | 3 | tre | TREH | 4 | quattro | KWAHT-troh | 5 | cinque | CHEEN-kweh | 6 | sei | SEH-ee | 7 | sette | SET-teh | 8 | otto | OHT-toh | 9 | nove | NOH-veh | 10 | dieci | dee-EH-chee | 11 | undici | OON-dee-chee | 12 | dodici | DOH-dee-chee | 13 | tredici | TREH-dee-chee | 14 | quattordici | kwaht-TOR-dee-chee | 15 | quindici | KWEEN-dee-chee | 16 | sedici | SEH-dee-chee | 17 | diciassette | dee-chahs-SET-teh | 18 | diciotto | dee-CHOHT-toh | 19 | diciannove | dee-chahn-NOH-veh | 20 | venti | VEN-tee | 21 | ventuno | ven-TOO-noh | 22 | ventidue | ven-tee-DOO-eh | 23 | ventitré | ven-tee-TREH | 24 | ventiquattro | ven-tee-KWAHT-troh | 25 | venticinque | ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh | 26 | ventisei | ven-tee-SEH-ee | 27 | ventisette | ven-tee-SET-teh | 28 | ventotto | ven-TOHT-toh | 29 | ventinove | ven-tee-NOH-veh | 30 | trenta | TREN-tah | 40 | quaranta | kwah-RAHN-tah | 50 | cinquanta | cheen-KWAHN-tah | 60 | sessanta | ses-SAHN-tah | 70 | settanta | set-TAHN-ta | 80 | ottanta | oht-TAHN-ta | 90 | novanta | noh-VAHN-tah | 100 | cento | CHEN-toh |
The numbers venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, and so on 0drop the final vowel when combined with uno and otto. Tre is written without an accent, but ventitré, trentatré, and so on are written with an accent. Beyond 100 Do you remember those good old days before the euro |
