Italian Numbers Vocabulary: Numbers Words in Italian

Italian Numbers Vocabulary

Start with the most common words, then expand your knowledge with intermediate and advanced vocabulary.

Beginner (A1)

zero zero
one uno
two due
three tre
four quattro
five cinque
six sei
seven sette
eight otto
nine nove
ten dieci
eleven undici
twelve dodici
thirteen tredici
fourteen quattordici
fifteen quindici
sixteen sedici
seventeen diciassette
eighteen diciotto
nineteen diciannove
twenty venti
thirty trenta
forty quaranta
fifty cinquanta
sixty sessanta
seventy settanta
eighty ottanta
ninety novanta
one hundred cento
one hundred one centouno
one hundred two centodue
one hundred ten centodieci
one hundred eleven centoundici

Elementary (A2)

twenty-one ventuno
twenty-two ventidue
twenty-three ventitré
twenty-four ventiquattro
twenty-five venticinque
twenty-six ventisei
twenty-seven ventisette
twenty-eight ventotto
twenty-nine ventinove
thirty-one trentuno
thirty-two trentadue
thirty-three trentatré
thirty-four trentaquattro
thirty-five trentacinque
thirty-six trentasei
thirty-seven trentasette
thirty-eight trentotto
thirty-nine trentanove
forty-one quarantuno
forty-two quarantadue
forty-three quarantatré
forty-four quarantaquattro
forty-five quarantacinque
forty-six quarantasei
forty-seven quarantasette
forty-eight quarantotto
forty-nine quarantanove
fifty-one cinquantuno
fifty-two cinquantadue
fifty-three cinquantatré
fifty-four cinquantaquattro
fifty-five cinquantacinque
fifty-six cinquantasei
fifty-seven cinquantasette
fifty-eight cinquantotto
fifty-nine cinquantanove
sixty-one sessantuno
sixty-two sessantadue
sixty-three sessantatré
sixty-four sessantaquattro
sixty-five sessantacinque
sixty-six sessantasei
sixty-seven sessantasette
sixty-eight sessantotto
sixty-nine sessantanove
seventy-one settantuno
seventy-two settantadue
seventy-three settantatré
seventy-four settantaquattro
seventy-five settantacinque
seventy-six settantasei
seventy-seven settantasette
seventy-eight settantotto
seventy-nine settantanove
eighty-one ottantuno
eighty-two ottantadue
eighty-three ottantatré
eighty-four ottantaquattro
eighty-five ottantacinque
eighty-six ottantasei
eighty-seven ottantasette
eighty-eight ottantotto
eighty-nine ottantanove
ninety-one novantuno
ninety-two novantadue
ninety-three novantatré
ninety-four novantaquattro
ninety-five novantacinque
ninety-six novantasei
ninety-seven novantasette
ninety-eight novantotto
ninety-nine novantanove
two hundred duecento
two hundred one duecentouno
two hundred two duecentodue
two hundred eleven duecentoundici
two hundred seventy-six duecentosettantasei
three hundred trecento
four hundred quattrocento
five hundred cinquecento
six hundred seicento
seven hundred settecento
eight hundred ottocento
nine hundred novecento
one thousand mille
one thousand eleven milleundici
one thousand one hundred eleven millecentoundici
two thousand duemila
ten thousand diecimila
one hundred thousand centomila

Intermediate & Advanced (B1-C1)

one million un milione
ten million dieci milioni
one hundred million cento milioni
one billion un miliardo
one trillion un bilione

Example Sentences

In proper context. With highlighted verbs and adjectives.

Beginner & Elementary (A1-A2)

Everyday sentences introducing basic numbers with essential verbs and adjectives.

Il bambino conta fino a dieci. The child counts up to ten.
Luigi compra tre mele al mercato. Luigi buys three apples at the market.
Lei paga venti euro per la cena. She pays twenty euros for dinner.
Marco aspetta per cinque minuti. Marco waits for five minutes.
Mio fratello mangia due panini. My brother eats two sandwiches.
Il numero quattro è pari. The number four is even.
Il numero sette è dispari. The number seven is odd.
Questo è il numero esatto di persone. This is the exact number of people.
È il primo giorno di scuola. It is the first day of school.
Vorrei un caffè doppio, per favore. I would like a double coffee, please.

Intermediate & Advanced (B1-C1)

More complex mathematical and descriptive expressions involving numbers.

L'economista calcola i costi totali del progetto. The economist calculates the total costs of the project.
Lo studente moltiplica cento per cinque. The student multiplies one hundred by five.
La popolazione della città supera un milione di abitanti. The population of the city exceeds one million inhabitants.
Il prezzo del biglietto aumenta di venti euro. The ticket price increases by twenty euros.
Il debito totale ammonta a un miliardo di euro. The total debt amounts to one billion euros.
Ci sono numerosi motivi per imparare i numeri. There are numerous reasons to learn numbers.
La sequenza dei numeri naturali è infinita. The sequence of natural numbers is infinite.
Cento è maggiore di cinquanta. One hundred is greater than fifty.
Tre è minore di otto. Three is smaller than eight.
Questo è solo un calcolo approssimativo. This is only an approximate calculation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions about Italian Numbers

Building compound numbers (e.g., 21, 38) follows simple rules in Italian:

Drop the final vowel of tens (trenta, quaranta) when combining with uno or otto (e.g., ventuno, ventotto, trentuno, trentotto).
Add a written accent to tré when combining numbers ending in three (e.g., ventitré, trentatré).
All other compound numbers retain their full vowel and attach directly without spaces (e.g., ventidue, trentaquattro).

The word for 'thousand' changes between singular and plural forms in Italian:

Use mille for exactly one thousand (e.g., mille euro).
Use mila for two thousand or more (e.g., duemila, diecimila, cinquantamila).
Notice that numbers attach directly to mila as a single word.

Larger quantities like millions and billions use distinct noun structures:

Un milione means 'one million'. Its plural form is milioni (e.g., due milioni).
Un miliardo means 'one billion' (1,000,000,000). Its plural form is miliardi.
Unlike smaller numbers, milione and miliardo require the preposition di before a noun (e.g., un milione di persone).

Telling dates and telephone numbers follows distinct conventions in Italy:

Years are pronounced as standard full cardinal numbers (e.g., 1995 is millenovecentonovantacinque).
Phone numbers are usually recited digit by digit or in pairs of two numbers (e.g., 340 12 34 is read tre quattro zero, dodici, trentaquattro).

Unlike English, Italian does not use ordinal numbers for most dates:

Only the first day of the month uses the ordinal number: il primo (e.g., il primo maggio).
All other days use standard cardinal numbers with the masculine article (e.g., il due giugno, il quindici agosto).

Italian Numbers Vocabulary