Numbers

Italian Lesson 6 (Numbers and School)

Duration: 30 mins

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The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Italian. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Italian Classes.

Numbers

Knowing how to count in Italian is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".

Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Italian, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Numbers in Italian

Numbers Italian Audio
Oneuno
Firstprimo
Twodue
Secondsecondo
Threetre
Thirdterzo
Fourquattro
Fourthquarto
Fivecinque
Fifthquinto
Sixsei
Sixthsesto
Sevensette
Seventhsettimo
Eightotto
Eighthottavo
Ninenove
Ninthnono
Tendieci
Tenthdecimo
Elevenundici
Eleventhundicesimo
Twelvedodici
Twelfthdodicesimo
Thirteentredici
Thirteenthtredicesimo
Fourteenquattordici
FourteenthQuattordicesimo
Fifteenquindici
FifteenthQuindicesimo
Sixteensedici
SixteenthSedicesimo
Seventeendiciassette
SeventeenthDiciasettesimo
Eighteendiciotto
EighteenthDiciottesimo
Nineteendiciannove
NineteenthDiciannovesimo
Twentyventi
TwentiethVentesimo
Thirty three (31)Trentatré
One hundred (100)Cento
Three hundred and sixty (360)Trecentosessanta
One thousand (1000)Mille
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)Duemilaquattordici
One millionUn milione
Onceuna volta
Twicedue volte

Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Italian sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Italian Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers Italian Audio
I'm 30 years oldHo trent'anni
I have 2 sisters and 1 brotherHo due sorelle e un fratello
English is my first languageL'inglese è la mia prima lingua
Her second language is SpanishLa sua seconda lingua è lo spagnolo

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about School

Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.

School Words in Italian

School Italian Audio
AnswerRisposta
BookLibro
BooksLibri
ChairSedia
DeskScrivania
DictionaryDizionario
LaptopLaptop
LibraryBiblioteca
Notebook (paper notebook)Blocco per appunti
PagePagina
PaperCarta
PenPenna
PencilMatita
QuestionDomanda
SchoolScuola
StudentStudente
TeacherInsegnante
UniversityUniversità

Daily Conversation in Italian

Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Italian Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Italian

English Italian Audio
I have a questionHo una domanda da fare
To listenAscoltare
To readLeggere
To speakParlare
To thinkPensare
To understandCapire
To writeScrivere
What's the name of that book?Come si chiama quel libro?
What do you do for a living?Come ti guadagni da vivere?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)Sono un (insegnante / artista / ingegnere) (m.); Sono un'(insegnante / artista / ingegnere) (f.)
Oh! That's good!Oh! Che bello!
Can I practice with you?Posso esercitarmi con te? (informal); Posso esercitarmi con lei? (formal)

Fun Facts

Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Italian about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Italian Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Italian homepage.

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