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.