
Key Phrases
Contare fino a venti
Counting to twenty
Numeri fino a cento
Numbers up to one hundred
Contare in multipli di dieci
Counting in multiples of ten
Skills You'll Learn
Basic number vocabulary
Vocabolario di base dei numeri
Recognizing numbers in Italian
Riconoscere i numeri in italiano
Understanding Italian number patterns
Comprendere i modelli numerici italiani
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Uno
OO-noh
One
Due
DOO-eh
Two
Tre
TREH
Three
Quattro
KWAT-troh
Four
Cinque
CHEEN-kwueh
Five
💬 [cinque] ends with [que], but it isn't pronounced like English "kw." Say it more like (CHEEN-kweh), with the stress on the first syllable.
See breakdown →Sei
SEH-ee
Six
Sette
SET-teh
Seven
💬 Watch the doubled [tt] in [sette]: in Italian, double consonants are held a little longer, and they can change the word. Compare [sette] with single-[t] words like [sete], which would sound different.
See breakdown →Otto
OT-toh
Eight
💬 Watch the doubled [tt] in [otto]: Italian doubles are really pronounced, not just spelling. That matters in numbers too: [otto] sounds different from a made-up single-[t] version.
See breakdown →Nove
NOH-veh
Nine
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