Scheda: Numeri
I numeri da 0 a 10
| 0-10 | |
|---|---|
| 0 zero | |
| 1 uno | 6 sei |
| 2 due | 7 sette |
| 3 tre | 8 otto |
| 4 quattro | 9 nove |
| 5 cinque | 10 dieci |
I numeri da 11 a 20
| 11-20 | |
|---|---|
| 11 undici | 16 sedici |
| 12 dodici | 17 diciassette |
| 13 tredici | 18 diciotto |
| 14 quattordici | 19 diciannove |
| 15 quindici | 20 venti |
I numeri da 20 a 100
| 20-29 | 30 -100 |
|---|---|
| 20 venti | 30 trenta |
| 21 ventuno* | 31 trentuno* |
| 22 ventidue | ... |
| 23 ventitré** | 40 quaranta |
| 24 ventiquattro | 50 cinquanta |
| 25 venticinque | 60 sessanta |
| 26 ventisei | 70 settanta |
| 27 ventisette | 80 ottanta |
| 28 ventotto* | 90 novanta |
| 29 ventinove | 100 cento |
NOTE: *the numbers venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, sessanta, settanta, ottanta, and novanta drop the final vowel when the numbers uno or otto are added.
** When tre is combined with another number it takes an accent: trentatré (33), centotré (103), milletré (1003).
I numeri da cento (100) a un miliardo (1.000.000.000)
| 100-900 | 1.000-1.000.000.000 |
|---|---|
| 100 cento | 1.000 mille |
| 200 duecento | 1.100 millecento |
| 300 trecento | 1.200 milleduecento |
| 400 quattrocento | 1.300 milletrecento |
| 500 cinquecento | ... |
| 600 seicento | 2.000 duemila |
| 700 settecento | ... |
| 800 ottocento | 1.000.000 un milione |
| 900 novecento | 1.000.000.000 un miliardo |
Points To Remember
- uno is used for the number one and the indefinite article a. When using uno as a number in front of a noun, follow the same rules as for the indefinite article.
un uomo uno studente one man one student
un’automobile una figlia one automobile one daughter
- Numbers ending with –uno (21, 31, 41, etc.) may drop the -o in front of a plural noun.
Ha ventun anni She is twenty-one years old
- In numbers over 999 a period is used instead of a comma.
1.000 (mille) = 1,000 (one thousand)
- Use a comma instead of a decimal point to separate whole numbers from decimals.
0,5 (zero virgola cinque) = 0.5 9,95 (nove e novantacinque) = 9.95
- Mille vs. –mila: the word mille (one thousand) becomes –mila in the plural. Remember: do NOT use un to translate one hundred, or one thousand.
mille (two thousand) duemila (two thousand) tremila (three thousand) diecimila (ten thousand) cinquantamila (fifty thousand)
- Write numbers as one word, except when they include milione or miliardo.
1.300 → milletrecento (one thousand three hundred; thirteen hundred) 500.555 → cinquecentomilacinquecentocinquantacinque
- Milione (plural milioni) and miliardo (plural miliardi) are followed by di when they are used before a noun.
Questa villa costa 2 milioni di euro? This villa costs 2 million euros?
NOTE: No, costa un milione novecentomila euro
- To express approximate quantities, you can use a collective number followed by di + noun. Most collective numbers are formed by dropping the final letter of the and adding –ina.
venti → una ventina (about twenty) trenta → una trentina (about thirty)
Exceptions: un centinaio (plural centinaia) = about a hundred (hundreds); un migliaio (pl. migliaia) = about a thousand (thousands).
C’erano centinaia di persone al concerto. There were hundreds of people at the concert.
- The definite article il is used before a calendar year.
Il 1968 è un anno importante per il movimento giovanile. 1968 is an important year for the youth movement.
