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Counting in Italian

How to Count from 1 to 100 in Italian

By Michael San Filippo, About.com

Writing Numbers in Italian
When -tre is the last digit of a larger number, it takes an accent: ventitré, trentatré, quarantatré, and so on.

The numbers venti, trenta, and so on drop the final vowel before adding -uno or otto: ventuno, ventotto.

The masculine singular definite article is used with years.

Sono nato nel 1961. (I was born in 1961.)
La macchina di Dino è del 1998. (Dino's car is a 1998 model.)
Il 1916 (millenovecentosedici) è stato un anno molto buono. (Nineteen-sixteen was a very good year.)

Italian Cardinal Numbers: 1 - 100

1uno11undici21ventuno31trentuno
2due12dodici22ventidue32trentadue
3tre13tredici23ventitré33trentatré
4quattro14quattordici24ventiquattro40quaranta
5cinque15quindici25venticinque50cinquanta
6sei16sedici26ventisei60sessanta
7sette17diciassette27ventisette70settanta
8otto18diciotto28ventotto80ottanta
9nove19diciannove29ventinove90novanta
10dieci20venti30trenta100cento

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