Italian Numbers up to 100 and Beyond
Why Learn Italian Numbers?
Numbers have always been a fundamental part of any language, and in Italian, they are used in almost every aspect of daily life. Whether you're shopping, traveling, or socializing, the knowledge of Italian numbers will make communication easier and more natural.
When traveling in Italy, understanding numbers helps you book hotels, buy tickets, and navigate addresses. While shopping, the knowledge of numbers is essential for prices, quantities, and measurements. In conversations, you will use them to exchange phone numbers, discuss dates, and more.
Mastering Italian numbers is an essential step toward fluency- let's explore how to count in Italian from 1 to 1,000 and beyond.
How to Learn Italian Numbers Quickly and Effectively
For an effective and quick way, it's best to use our clear list. In the lists you will find every Italian number from 0 to 200, and at the end you will find the Italian numbers in hundreds. It's best to start by learning the numbers from 0 to 20. They are very irregular and you have to learn them by heart.
However, from the number 21 onwards, you can recognise patterns that you can easily learn by heart and then use. To be able to count to 100 in Italian, you can simply combine the tens with the numbers between 1 and 9 from the number 21 onwards.
Note that in Italian, numbers from 21 onwards are always written together. For example, the tens trenta (30) and due (2) make the number trentadue (32).
Italian Numbers 1-20: Kicking it off with the Basics
| Numeric | Written | Numeric | Written |
| 1 | uno | 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 |
| 10 | dieci | 20 | venti |
Italian Numbers 21-100: Get Familiar with Rules & Patterns
Notably, once you know the numbers up to 20, learning to count higher becomes much easier because Italian numbers follow predictable patterns after that.
- 21 - ventuno
- 22 - ventidue
- 23 - ventitré
- 24 - ventiquattro
- 25 - venticinque
- 26 - ventisei
- 27 - ventisette
- 28 - ventotto
- 29 - ventinove
- 30 - trenta
- 31 - trentuno
- 32 - trentadue
- 33 - trentatré
- 34 - trentaquattro
- 35 - trentacinque
- 36 - trentasei
- 37 - trentasette
- 38 - trentotto
- 39 - trentanove
- 40 - quaranta
- 41 - quarantuno
- 42 - quarantadue
- 43 - quarantatré
- 44 - quarantaquattro
- 45 - quarantacinque
- 46 - quarantasei
- 47 - quarantasette
- 48 - quarantotto
- 49 - quarantanove
- 50 - cinquanta
- 51 - cinquantuno
- 52 - cinquantadue
- 53 - cinquantatré
- 54 - cinquantaquattro
- 55 - cinquantacinque
- 56 - cinquantasei
- 57 - cinquantasette
- 58 - cinquantotto
- 59 - cinquantanove
- 60 - sessanta
- 61 - sessantuno
- 62 - sessantadue
- 63 - sessantatré
- 64 - sessantaquattro
- 65 - sessantacinque
- 66 - sessantasei
- 67 - sessantasette
- 68 - sessantotto
- 69 - sessantanove
- 70 - settanta
- 71 - settantuno
- 72 - settantadue
- 73 - settantatré
- 74 - settantaquattro
- 75 - settantacinque
- 76 - settantasei
- 77 - settantasette
- 78 - settantotto
- 79 - settantanove
- 80 - ottanta
- 81 - ottantuno
- 82 - ottantadue
- 83 - ottantatré
- 84 - ottantaquattro
- 85 - ottantacinque
- 86 - ottantasei
- 87 - ottantasette
- 88 - ottantotto
- 89 - ottantanove
- 90 - novanta
- 91 - novantuno
- 92 - novantadue
- 93 - novantatré
- 94 - novantaquattro
- 95 - novantacinque
- 96 - novantasei
- 97 - novantasette
- 98 - novantotto
- 99 - novantanove
- 100 - cento
Please note that it's 21 ventuno (not ventiuno), 31 trentuno (not trentauno), 41 quarantuno (not quarantauno), etc. - You drop the last letter to attach the number. This only happens with number 1. Also, the numbers that end with 3 take an accent in the written form: 23 ventitré, 33 trentatré, 43 quarantatré, etc
Italian Numbers 101-200
The number 100 in Italian is cento (pronounced CHEN-toh). To form numbers above 100, simply add the next number directly after cento, without any spaces.
101 - centouno
102 - centodue
103 - centotre
104 - centoquattro
105 - centocinque
106 - centosei
107 - centosette
108 - centotto
109 - centonove
110 - centodieci
111 - centoundici
112 - centododici
113 - centotredici
114 - centoquattordici
115 - centoquindici
116 - centosedici
117 - centodiciassette
118 - centodiciotto
119 - centodiciannove
120 - centoventi
121 - centoventuno
122 - centoventidue
123 - centoventitre
124 - centoventiquattro
125 - centoventicinque
126 - centoventisei
127 - centoventisette
128 - centoventotto
129 - centoventinove
130 - centotrenta
131 - centotrentuno
132 - centotrentadue
133 - centotrentatre
134 - centotrentaquattro
135 - centotrentacinque
136 - centotrentasei
137 - centotrentasette
138 - centotrentotto
139 - centotrentanove
140 - centoquaranta
141 - centoquarantuno
142 - centoquarantadue
143 - centoquarantatre
144 - centoquarantaquattro
145 - centoquarantacinque
146 - centoquarantasei
147 - centoquarantasette
148 - centoquarantotto
149 - centoquarantanove
150 - centocinquanta
151 - centocinquantuno
152 - centocinquantadue
153 - centocinquantatre
154 - centocinquantaquattro
155 - centocinquantacinque
156 - centocinquantasei
157 - centocinquantasette
158 - centocinquantotto
159 - centocinquantanove
160 - centosessanta
161 - centosessantuno
162 - centosessantadue
163 - centosessantatre
164 - centosessantaquattro
165 - centosessantacinque
166 - centosessantasei
167 - centosessantasette
168 - centosessantotto
169 - centosessantanove
170 - centosettanta
171 - centosettantuno
172 - centosettantadue
173 - centosettantatre
174 - centosettantaquattro
175 - centosettantacinque
176 - centosettantasei
177 - centosettantasette
178 - centosettantotto
179 - centosettantanove
180 - centoottanta
181 - centoottantuno
182 - centoottantadue
183 - centoottantatre
184 - centoottantaquattro
185 - centoottantacinque
186 - centoottantasei
187 - centoottantasette
188 - centoottantotto
189 - centoottantanove
190 - centonovanta
191 - centonovantuno
192 - centonovantadue
193 - centonovantatre
194 - centonovantaquattro
195 - centonovantacinque
196 - centonovantasei
197 - centonovantasette
198 - centonovantotto
199 - centonovantanove
200 - duecento
From here, the pattern repeats:
- cento + number (e.g., 111 = centoundici, 125 = centoventicinque).
- There are no spaces between cento and the next number.
- 200 is duecento (literally "two hundreds").
To sum it up, once you understand cento, building numbers from 100 to 200 is simple-just combine cento with the Italian numbers you already know from 1 to 99.
Italian Numbers in Hundreds
| Numeric | Written |
| 100 | cento |
| 200 | duecento |
| 300 | trecento |
| 400 | quattrocento |
| 500 | cinquecento |
| 600 | seicento |
| 700 | settecento |
| 800 | ottocento |
| 900 | novecento |
| 1000 | mille |
Italian Numbers 100 and Beyond: Larger Numbers
Hundreds:
- 100 - cento
- 200 - duecento
- 300 - trecento
- 400 - quattrocento
- 500 - cinquecento
When counting into the hundreds, all you need to do is to simply add the base number in front of "cento." This pattern holds for all numbers up to 999.
Thousands:
- 1,000 - mille
- 2,000 - duemila
- 10,000 - diecimila
- 100,000 - centomila
- 1,000,000 - un milione
The plural form of "mille" (thousand) is mila, so 2,000 becomes duemila, 3,000 changes to tremila, and so on. For even larger numbers, like a million, "milione" (million) and "miliardo" (billion) are used.
Ordinal Numbers in Italian: From First to Beyond
In Italian, ordinal numbers are used to express order or position-such as first, second, third, and so on. They're especially important when talking about dates, rankings, addresses, floors of a building, or even sports results.
Here are some common Italian ordinal numbers:
- First - primo
- Second - secondo
- Third - terzo
- Fourth - quarto
- Fifth - quinto
- Sixth - sesto
- Seventh - settimo
- Tenth - decimo
After the tenth, ordinal numbers are created by adding the suffix "-esimo" to the base number. For example:
- Eleventh - undicesimo
- Twentieth - ventesimo
- Thirtieth - trentesimo
Ordinal numbers are also key when referring to dates in Italian. For instance, il primo luglio translates to "the first of July."
Mastering Italian ordinal numbers will help you speak naturally, understand dates correctly, and express rankings or sequences with confidence.
Conclusion: Remember the patterns - and counting in Italian will be child's play!
Memorizing Italian numbers may seem like an impossible task at first. However, thanks to the easy-to-remember patterns, you'll quickly become confident in counting in Italian and incorporating Italian numbers into your conversations with Italians. To build a solid foundation for using these patterns, however, it's essential that you first learn the Italian numbers from 0 to 20, as well as the tens and hundreds in Italian.
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