How to count to 100 and 1 000 in Italian – starting with numbers 0-40  

In this post we learn how to count to 100 and then to 1 000 in Italian by starting with numbers 0-40. Why?

Key patterns in numbers 30-40

We go up to 40 because the numbers from 40 to 100 follow the same two patterns as they do between 30 and 40. 

Audio 0-40

0		zero
1		uno
2		due
3		tre
4		quattro
5		cinque
6		sei
7		sette
8		otto
9		nove
10		dieci
11		undici *
12		dodici
13		tredici
14		quattordici
15		quindici
16		sedici
17		diciassette
18		diciotto
19		diciannove
20		venti
21		ventuno
22		ventidue
23		ventitré **
24		ventiquattro
25		venticinque
26		ventisei
27		ventisette
28		ventotto
29		ventinove
30		trenta
31		trentuno
32		trentadue
33		trentatré **
34		trentaquattro
35		trentacinque
36		trentasei
37		trentasette
38		trentotto
39		trentanove
40		quaranta

Which syllable do we stress in Italian words?

Please note that in Italian, we usually stress the second-last syllable of a word: uno (uno), due (due), quattro (quattro). (Of course, tre is a one-syllable word.)

* When we stress the third-last syllable, that vowel sound has been underlined to show you that the word stress is different: undici, dodici, tredici, quattordici, quindici, sedici. (This underlining to show word stress is a help for learners, but it is not part of normal Italian spelling.)

** For Italian numbers ending in the syllable tré (three), ventitré, trentatré, etc., the word stress is on the tré.

Audio 1-40

Here you can listen to all 40 numbers in Italian. You can repeat the numbers after the audio. 

Now you can compare English and Italian numbers from 1 to 40. (The English prompts help you to quickly think of the corresponding numbers in Italian.) 

How to count to 100 in Italian – counting in tens 

With this table and audio you can count in tens from 10 to 100.

10-100 counting in tens

10		dieci
20		venti
30		trenta
40		quaranta
50		cinquanta
60		sessanta
70		settanta
80		ottanta
90		novanta
100		cento

Now you can listen to all 10 numbers (when counting in tens) from 10 to 100 in Italian. You can repeat the numbers after the audio.

Here you can compare English and Italian numbers from 10 to 100. 

Key patterns in Italian numbers 30 to 100 based on  the 30-40 patterns, ending in ‘a’ (trenta, quaranta)

Now that you know how to count to 40, and you know how to count in tens from 10 to 100, it’s very easy to count using all numbers from 1 to 100 in Italian because the numbers from 30 trenta to 100 cento all follow the same two patterns:

The vowel pattern: 31 trentuno and 38 trentotto

For 31 trentuno and 38 trentotto, we drop the ‘a’ of trenta and just use ‘trent’ followed by uno or otto, because uno and otto start with a vowel. The same applies to quarantuno and quarantotto, cinquantuno and cinquantotto, etc. (The uno and otto numbers are all in italics in the tables below.)

The consonant pattern: all other numerals

For all other numerals (that is, those starting with a consonant) 32, 34-37, 39, you simply add the numerals 2, 4-7, 9 to trenta: 32 trentadue, 33 trentatré, 34 trentaquattro, 35 trentacinque, 36 trentasei, 37 trentasette, 39 trentanove.

The same pattern applies to 42 quarantadue, 52 cinquantadue, 62 sessantadue, 72 settantadue, 82 ottantadue, 92 novantadue; 43 quarantatré, 53 cinquantatré, etc. 

You can study the two patterns in the tables below:

30-60

30	trenta	40	quaranta	50	cinquanta
31	trentuno	41	quarantuno	51	cinquantuno
32	trentadue	42	quarantadue	52	cinquantadue
33	trentatré **	43	quarantatré	53	cinquantatré
34	trentaquattro	44	quarantaquattro	54	cinquantaquattro
35	trentacinque	45	quarantacinque	55	cinquantacinque
36	trentasei	46	quarantasei	56	cinquantasei
37	trentasette	47	quarantasette	57	cinquantasette
38	trentotto	48	quarantotto	58	cinquantotto
39	trentanove	49	quarantanove	59	cinquantanove
40	quaranta	50	cinquanta	60	sessanta

60-80

60	sessanta	70	settanta
61	sessantuno	71	settantuno
62	sessantadue	72	settantadue
63	sessantatré	73	settantatré
64	sessantaquattro	74	settantaquattro
65	sessantacinque	75	settantacinque
66	sessantasei	76	settantasei
67	sessantasette	77	settantasette
68	sessantotto	78	settantotto
69	sessantanove	79	settantanove
70	settanta	80	ottanta

80-100 

80	ottanta	90	novanta
81	ottantuno	91	novantuno
82	ottantadue	92	novantadue
83	ottantatré	93	novantatré
84	ottantaquattro	94	novantaquattro
85	ottantacinque	95	novantacinque
86	ottantasei	96	novantasei
87	ottantasette	97	novantasette
88	ottantotto	98	novantotto
89	ottantanove	99	novantanove
90	novanta	100	cento

Similar patterns – but based on ‘venti’ (20), ending in ‘i’ – for Italian numbers 20-29

The vowel pattern: 21 ventuno and 28 ventotto

For 21 ventuno and 28 ventotto, we drop the ‘i’ of venti and just use ‘vent’ followed by uno or otto, because uno and otto start with a vowel.

The consonant pattern: all other numerals

For all other numerals (that is, those starting with a consonant) 22, 24-27, 29, you simply add the numerals 2, 4-7, 9 to venti: 22 ventidue, 23 ventitré, 24 ventiquattro, 25 venticinque, 26 ventisei, 27 ventisette, 29 ventinove.

How to count in hundreds up to 1 000: 100-1 000 

To count in hundreds, all you do is add the numerals 2 due up to 9 nove before the word 100 cento to get to 900 novecento: 200 duecento, 300 trecento, etc.

The word mille 1 000 is one thousand (1,000).

100-1 000 counting in hundreds

100	cento
200	duecento
300	trecento
400	quattrocento
500	cinquecento
600	seicento
700	settecento
800	ottocento
900	novecento
1 000	mille

 

Using numbers and money

The Italian unit of currency is the euro. In the next post you can learn how to use the euro in Italian, and also how to use numbers higher than 100 and 1 000, so that you can handle money easily while you enjoy your holiday in Italy. 

How to use the euro in Italian – with audio

You may also wish to look at Interesting patterns in numbers 1-20 in English and Italian in the previous numbers post:

Numbers 1-20 in Italian – with audio