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Italian numbers

Counting in Italian

If you squint, Italian numbers almost bear a resemblance to English numbers. They're pretty easy to remember, and follow a simple and predictable pattern.

Italian numbers 1 - 10

1 Play uno 2 Play due 3 Play tre 4 Play quattro 5 Play cinque 6 Play sei 7 Play sette 8 Play otto 9 Play nove 10 Play dieci

Need help remembering?

There is a famous proverb that can help you remember some of these numbers. 

Play Non c'è due senza tre, il quattro vien da sè

It's usually just shortened to "Non c'è due senza tre".

Literally it means "There's no two without three, the four comes by itself", and is equivalent to the English assertion that good or bad things "always come in threes".

Lost your keys, flattened your car battery and broken a shoe in one morning? "Non c'è due senza tre" Three awful blind dates in a row? "Non c'è due senza tre" Need an excuse to eat one more chocolate? "Non c'è due senza tre!".

Italian numbers 11 - 20

11 Play undici 12 Play dodici 13 Play tredici 14 Play quattordici 15 Play quindici 16 Play sedici 17 Play diciassette 18 Play diciotto 19 Play diciannove 20 Play venti

Italian numbers 21 - 30

21 Play ventuno 22 Play ventidue 23 Play ventitré 24 Play ventiquattro 25 Play venticinque 26 Play ventisei 27 Play ventisette 28 Play ventotto 29 Play ventinove 30 Play trenta

Italian numbers 31 - 40

31 Play trentuno 32 Play trentadue 33 Play trentatré 34 Play trentaquattro 35 Play trentacinque 36 Play trentasei 37 Play trentasette 38 Play trentotto 39 Play trentanove 40 Play quaranta

Italian numbers 50 - 1 billion

And the final pieces to help you count as much as you want:

50 Play cinquanta 60 Play sessanta 70 Play settanta 80 Play ottanta 90 Play novanta 100 Play cento 200 Play duecento 1,000 Play mille 2,000 Play duemila 1,000,000 Play un milione 2,000,000 Play due milioni 1,000,000,000 Play un miliardo

Some more proverbs involving numbers

Play Chi fa da sè fa per tre It literally means:"Someone who does for himself, does for three (people)" It really means:If you want something done well, do it yourself Play Andare a fare quattro salti It literally means:"To go make four jumps" It really means:To go dance Play Dare i numeri It literally means:"To give numbers" — Originally in reference to people who picked lottery numbers based on signs or superstition. It really means:To be crazy / raving /mentally imbalanced Previous lesson Next lesson