Italian numbers (cardinal, ordinal)
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Hide- 1.Italian numbers 1-100
- 2.Italian numbers up to 1000
- 3.Italian thousands and millions
- 3.1.Compound numbers
- 3.2.General rules
- 4.Italian ordinal numbers
- 4.1.General rules
- 5.Exercises
- 5.1.Exercise on Italian numbers 1-10 - Drag and drop
- 5.2.Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers 1-10 - Drag text
- 5.3.Exercise on Italian numbers 1-100 - Fill in the blanks
- 5.4.Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers 1-100 - Fill in the blanks
- 5.5.Exercise on Italian numbers over 100 - Single choice set
- 5.6.Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers over 100 - Single choice set
- 5.7.Exercise on Italian numbers - Fill in the blanks
Italian numbers 1-100
| Number | Italian name |
|---|---|
| 0 | Zero |
| 1 | Uno |
| 2 | Due |
| 3 | Tre |
| 4 | Quattro |
| 5 | Cinque |
| 6 | Sei |
| 7 | Sette |
| 8 | Otto |
| 9 | Nove |
| 10 | Dieci |
| 11 | Undici |
| 12 | Dodici |
| 13 | Tredici |
| 14 | Quattordici |
| 15 | Quindici |
| 16 | Sedici |
| 17 | Diciassette |
| 18 | Diciotto |
| 19 | Diciannove |
| 20 | Venti |
| 21 | Ventuno |
| 22 | Ventidue |
| 23 | Ventitrè |
| 24 | Ventiquattro |
| 25 | Venticinque |
| 26 | Ventisei |
| 27 | Ventisette |
| 28 | Ventotto |
| 29 | Ventinove |
| 30 | Trenta |
| 40 | Quaranta |
| 50 | Cinquanta |
| 60 | Sessanta |
| 70 | Settanta |
| 80 | Ottanta |
| 90 | Novanta |
| 100 | Cento |
Uno is declined like the indefinite article.
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Italian numbers up to 1000
| Hundreds | Italian name |
|---|---|
| 100 | Cento |
| 200 | Duecento |
| 300 | Trecento |
| 400 | Quattrocento |
| 500 | Cinquecento |
| 600 | Seicento |
| 700 | Settecento |
| 800 | Ottocento |
| 900 | Novecento |
| 1000 | Mille |
Italian thousands and millions
2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000, 100000, 1000000
| Number | Italian name |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Duemila |
| 3000 | Tremila |
| 4000 | Quattromila |
| 5000 | Cinquemila |
| 6000 | Seimila |
| 7000 | Settemila |
| 8000 | Ottomila |
| 9000 | Novemila |
| 10000 | Diecimila |
| 100000 | Centomila |
| 1000000 | Un milione |
Compound numbers
Compound numbers are numbers like 25 Venticinque, 86 Ottantasei, 1643 Milleseicentoquarantatrè.
Italian compound numbers: number of thousands + number of hundreds + number of tens + units
General rules
- All compound numbers are written as one word
- 3 Tre is accented when it's at the end of a compound number (23 Ventitrè, 653 Settecentocinquantatrè)
- Tens or hundreds ending with a vowel drop it before 1 Uno and 8 Otto (21 Ventuno, 58 Cinquantotto)
- The plural of 1000 Mille is -Mila
- The plural of 1000000 Un milione is Milioni
Italian ordinal numbers
Ordinal numbers are used to indicate a position in a series.
| Number | Italian name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Primo |
| 2 | Secondo |
| 3 | Terzo |
| 4 | Quarto |
| 5 | Quinto |
| 6 | Sesto |
| 7 | Settimo |
| 8 | Ottavo |
| 9 | Nono |
| 10 | Decimo |
| 11 | Undicesimo |
| 12 | Dodicesimo |
| 13 | Tredicesimo |
| 14 | Quattordicesimo |
| 15 | Quindicesimo |
| 16 | Sedicesimo |
| 17 | Diciasettesimo |
| 18 | Diciottesimo |
| 19 | Diciannovesimo |
| 20 | Ventesimo |
Ordinal numbers follow the declension of adjectives.
| Gender | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Il primo | I primi |
| Feminine | La prima | Le prime |
General rules
Numbers above 10 Dieci delete the final vowel of the cardinal number and add the suffix -esimo, except 3 Tre and 6 Sei that retain the vowel. (38 Trentottesimo, 96 Novantaseiesimo)
Exercises
- Exercise on Italian numbers 1-10 - Drag and drop
- Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers 1-10 - Drag text
- Exercise on Italian numbers 1-100 - Fill in the blanks
- Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers 1-100 - Fill in the blanks
- Exercise on Italian numbers over 100 - Single choice set
- Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers over 100 - Single choice set
- Exercise on Italian numbers - Fill in the blanks
Exercise on Italian numbers 1-10 - Drag and drop
Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers 1-10 - Drag text
Exercise on Italian numbers 1-100 - Fill in the blanks
Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers 1-100 - Fill in the blanks
Exercise on Italian numbers over 100 - Single choice set
Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers over 100 - Single choice set
Exercise on Italian numbers - Fill in the blanks
Exercises
- Exercise on Italian numbers 1-10 - Drag and drop
- Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers 1-10 - Drag text
- Exercise on Italian numbers 1-100 - Fill in the blanks
- Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers 1-100 - Fill in the blanks
- Exercise on Italian numbers over 100 - Single choice set
- Exercise on Italian ordinal numbers over 100 - Single choice set
- Exercise on Italian numbers - Fill in the blanks