How do you read numbers in Italian?
Italian Numbers 🇮🇹
Counting in Italian is easier than you think! Italian numbers follow a simple and predictable pattern, and many of them look similar to English.
Italian Numbers 1 – 10
| Number | Italian |
|---|---|
| 1 | uno |
| 2 | due |
| 3 | tre |
| 4 | quattro |
| 5 | cinque |
| 6 | sei |
| 7 | sette |
| 8 | otto |
| 9 | nove |
| 10 | dieci |
Need help remembering?
Non c'è due senza tre.
Literally: “There’s no two without three.”
Italians use this proverb when things — good or bad — always seem to happen in threes.
Non c'è due senza tre.
Literally: “There’s no two without three.”
Italians use this proverb when things — good or bad — always seem to happen in threes.
Italian Numbers 11 – 20
| Number | Italian |
|---|---|
| 11 | undici |
| 12 | dodici |
| 13 | tredici |
| 14 | quattordici |
| 15 | quindici |
| 16 | sedici |
| 17 | diciassette |
| 18 | diciotto |
| 19 | diciannove |
| 20 | venti |
Italian Numbers 21 – 40
From 21 onwards, Italian numbers are formed by combining the tens and units into one word.
| Number | Italian |
|---|---|
| 21 | ventuno |
| 22 | ventidue |
| 23 | ventitré |
| 30 | trenta |
| 31 | trentuno |
| 33 | trentatré |
| 40 | quaranta |
Counting Big Numbers
| Number | Italian |
|---|---|
| 50 | cinquanta |
| 60 | sessanta |
| 70 | settanta |
| 80 | ottanta |
| 90 | novanta |
| 100 | cento |
| 1,000 | mille |
| 2,000 | duemila |
| 1,000,000 | un milione |
| 1,000,000,000 | un miliardo |