You might find cardinal (counting) numbers the most useful to know—you will need them to express time, record dates, do math, interpret recipe amounts, and, of course, count. In Italian, cardinal numbers are written as one word. Use the following table to memorize numbers from 1 to 100.

ITALIAN CARDINAL NUMBERS: 1-100

1 uno OO-noh

2 due DOO-eh

3 tre TREH

4 quattro KWAHT-troh

5 cinque CHEEN-kweh

6 sei SEH-ee

7 sette SET-teh

8 otto OHT-toh

9 nove NOH-veh

10 dieci dee-EH-chee

11 undici OON-dee-chee

12 dodici DOH-dee-chee

13 tredici TREH-dee-chee

14 quattordici kwaht-TOR-dee-chee

15 quindici KWEEN-dee-chee

16 sedici SEH-dee-chee

17 diciassette dee-chahs-SET-teh

18 diciotto dee-CHOHT-toh

19 diciannove dee-chahn-NOH-veh

20 venti VEN-tee

21 ventuno ven-TOO-noh

22 ventidue ven-tee-DOO-eh

23 ventitré ven-tee-TREH

24 ventiquattro ven-tee-KWAHT-troh

25 venticinque ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh

26 ventisei ven-tee-SEH-ee

27 ventisette ven-tee-SET-teh

28 ventotto ven-TOHT-toh

29 ventinove ven-tee-NOH-veh

30 trenta TREN-tah

40 quaranta kwah-RAHN-tah

50 cinquanta cheen-KWAHN-tah

60 sessanta ses-SAHN-tah

70 settanta set-TAHN-ta

80 ottanta oht-TAHN-ta

90 novanta noh-VAHN-tah

100 cento CHEN-toh

The numbers venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, and so on drop the final vowel when combined with uno and otto. Tre is written without an accent, but ventitré, trentatré, and so on are written with an accent.