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Scene illustrating a Italian-language basic numbers conversation

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

1️⃣

Uno

OO-noh

One

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2️⃣

Due

DOO-eh

Two

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3️⃣

Tre

TREH

Three

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Quattro

KWAT-troh

Four

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5️⃣

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.

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6️⃣

Sei

SEH-ee

Six

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7️⃣

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.

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8️⃣

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.

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9️⃣

Nove

NOH-veh

Nine

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