Numbers 1 to 100 in Italian (in words)
| Number | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | uno | one |
| 2 | due | two |
| 3 | tre | three |
| 4 | quattro | four |
| 5 | cinque | five |
| 6 | sei | six |
| 7 | sette | seven |
| 8 | otto | eight |
| 9 | nove | nine |
| 10 | dieci | ten |
| 11 | undici | eleven |
| 12 | dodici | twelve |
| 13 | tredici | thirteen |
| 14 | quattordici | fourteen |
| 15 | quindici | fifteen |
| 16 | sedici | sixteen |
| 17 | diciassette | seventeen |
| 18 | diciotto | eighteen |
| 19 | diciannove | nineteen |
| 20 | venti | twenty |
| 21 | ventuno | twenty-one |
| 22 | ventidue | twenty-two |
| 23 | ventitré | twenty-three |
| 24 | ventiquattro | twenty-four |
| 25 | venticinque | twenty-five |
| 26 | ventisei | twenty-six |
| 27 | ventisette | twenty-seven |
| 28 | ventotto | twenty-eight |
| 29 | ventinove | twenty-nine |
| 30 | trenta | thirty |
| 31 | trentuno | thirty-one |
| 32 | trentadue | thirty-two |
| 33 | trentatré | thirty-three |
| 34 | trentaquattro | thirty-four |
| 35 | trentacinque | thirty-five |
| 36 | trentasei | thirty-six |
| 37 | trentasette | thirty-seven |
| 38 | trentotto | thirty-eight |
| 39 | trentanove | thirty-nine |
| 40 | quaranta | forty |
| 41 | quarantuno | forty-one |
| 42 | quarantadue | forty-two |
| 43 | quarantatré | forty-three |
| 44 | quarantaquattro | forty-four |
| 45 | quarantacinque | forty-five |
| 46 | quarantasei | forty-six |
| 47 | quarantasette | forty-seven |
| 48 | quarantotto | forty-eight |
| 49 | quarantanove | forty-nine |
| 50 | cinquanta | fifty |
| 51 | cinquantuno | fifty-one |
| 52 | cinquantadue | fifty-two |
| 53 | cinquantatré | fifty-three |
| 54 | cinquantaquattro | fifty-four |
| 55 | cinquantacinque | fifty-five |
| 56 | cinquantasei | fifty-six |
| 57 | cinquantasette | fifty-seven |
| 58 | cinquantotto | fifty-eight |
| 59 | cinquantanove | fifty-nine |
| 60 | sessanta | sixty |
| 61 | sessantuno | sixty-one |
| 62 | sessantadue | sixty-two |
| 63 | sessantatré | sixty-three |
| 64 | sessantaquattro | sixty-four |
| 65 | sessantacinque | sixty-five |
| 66 | sessantasei | sixty-six |
| 67 | sessantasette | sixty-seven |
| 68 | sessantotto | sixty-eight |
| 69 | sessantanove | sixty-nine |
| 70 | settanta | seventy |
| 71 | settantuno | seventy-one |
| 72 | settantadue | seventy-two |
| 73 | settantatré | seventy-three |
| 74 | settantaquattro | seventy-four |
| 75 | settantacinque | seventy-five |
| 76 | settantasei | seventy-six |
| 77 | settantasette | seventy-seven |
| 78 | settantotto | seventy-eight |
| 79 | settantanove | seventy-nine |
| 80 | ottanta | eighty |
| 81 | ottantuno | eighty-one |
| 82 | ottantadue | eighty-two |
| 83 | ottantatré | eighty-three |
| 84 | ottantaquattro | eighty-four |
| 85 | ottantacinque | eighty-five |
| 86 | ottantasei | eighty-six |
| 87 | ottantasette | eighty-seven |
| 88 | ottantotto | eighty-eight |
| 89 | ottantanove | eighty-nine |
| 90 | novanta | ninety |
| 91 | novantuno | ninety-one |
| 92 | novantadue | ninety-two |
| 93 | novantatré | ninety-three |
| 94 | novantaquattro | ninety-four |
| 95 | novantacinque | ninety-five |
| 96 | novantasei | ninety-six |
| 97 | novantasette | ninety-seven |
| 98 | novantotto | ninety-eight |
| 99 | novantanove | ninety-nine |
| 100 | cento | one hundred |
Numbers in Italian are fun to say, with their rolling rhythm and clear vowels: uno, due, tre. This page has a tap-to-hear chart of numbers in Italian from 1 to 100. Tap a number to hear it in Italian and English, or press Count with me to count from uno to dieci, to venti, or all the way to cento.
Numbers 1 to 10 in Italian
uno (1), due (2), tre (3), quattro (4), cinque (5), sei (6), sette (7), otto (8), nove (9), dieci (10). Say every vowel clearly: due is "DOO-eh", sei is "SAY-ee". Hold the double letters a little longer in quattro, sette and otto. Cinque starts with a "ch" sound and dieci ends with one.
The teens: why 17 turns around
Italian teens have a surprise in the middle. From 11 to 16 the unit comes first, joined to a short form of ten: undici (11), dodici (12), tredici (13), quattordici (14), quindici (15), sedici (16). Then, from 17, it flips and ten comes first: diciassette (17, "ten-and-seven"), diciotto (18), diciannove (19). Twenty is venti. Children who notice the switch at 17 usually find it funny rather than hard.
From 21 to 99: tens first
After twenty, Italian is easy: say the tens, then the unit, as one word. Ventidue (22), trentacinque (35), quarantasei (46). There are just two small rules. First, when the unit is uno or otto, which start with a vowel, the tens word drops its last vowel: ventuno (21), ventotto (28), trentuno, trentotto. Second, when the unit is tre, it takes an accent: ventitré (23), trentatré (33).
| Tens | Italian | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | venti | ventuno (21) |
| 30 | trenta | trentatré (33) |
| 40 | quaranta | quarantacinque (45) |
| 50 | cinquanta | cinquantotto (58) |
| 60 | sessanta | sessantadue (62) |
| 70 | settanta | settantasette (77) |
| 80 | ottanta | ottantuno (81) |
| 90 | novanta | novantanove (99) |
One hundred is cento. Unlike German or Dutch, Italian keeps the same order as English after twenty, so bilingual children rarely mix up 45 and 54.
How children in Italy learn to count
In the scuola dell'infanzia, counting is part of daily routines: the appello (register) where children count who is present, the calendar, laying the table for lunch. Teachers use filastrocche, short counting rhymes, and games like nascondino (hide and seek). In prima elementare children work with numbers to 20, and by the end of seconda they reach 100. Italian families also play tombola, a bingo-like game with numbers 1-90, at Christmas; it is a wonderful way for five- and six-year-olds to hear big numbers.
Italians count on their fingers starting with the thumb, so a raised thumb means "one".
Counting games to play at home
- Nascondino: the seeker counts to 10 or 20 in Italian.
- Stairs: count each step, uno, due, tre, up and down.
- Pasta counting: count pieces of pasta into a bowl, then make a necklace.
- Tombola junior: use numbers 1-20 on homemade cards.
- Tens march: dieci, venti, trenta... all the way to cento.
Use Count with me as a two-minute daily routine: 1-10 at two or three, 1-20 at four, 1-100 in tens at five or six. Stop while it is still a game.
What to expect by age
At two to three, children chant uno, due, tre without always matching one number to one object. At three to four, they count five to ten things by touching each. At four to five, they count to 20 and recognise written numbers to 10. At five to six, they begin to understand tens and count to 100 with help. For extra number-order practice, try the before and after numbers game. Short, shared sessions work best.
Italian children also play "Uno, due, tre, stella!", the Italian version of "Red light, green light": one child turns to the wall and counts, and the others must freeze when they hear stella. It is a playful way to practise the first numbers every day.
I numeri da 1 a 100 per bambini
In questa pagina i bambini imparano i numeri da uno a cento. Toccate un numero e ascoltatelo in italiano e in inglese. Con il pulsante per contare insieme potete arrivare fino a dieci, fino a venti o fino a cento.
Contate le cose di tutti i giorni: i gradini, le mele nel cesto, le macchine per strada. Attenzione a ventuno e ventotto, che perdono una vocale, e a ventitré, che prende l'accento. Con un po' di gioco, i numeri diventano facili.
Continue with the Italian alphabet or colours in Italian. Families learning Spanish too can compare numbers in Spanish, which are very close.
How to use this page at home
Say it, then find it
Play for a few minutes, then look for the same thing away from the screen: italian words on the shelf, in the kitchen, on the way to school. A child learns a word properly when they meet it twice, once on the screen and once in their hand.
Ten minutes is enough
Short and happy beats long and tired. Stop while your child still wants more, and come back tomorrow: the same page on five short days teaches far more than one long sitting. Nothing here is scored, so there is no reason to push.
Use both languages
Tap the language button at the top to hear the words in your home language first and the second language after. Hearing the same picture named in two languages is one of the few things research agrees builds attention as well as vocabulary.
