How to Count in Italian

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Learn counting cardinals from one to nine in Italian segmented forms (hints are for English speakers' pronunciation).

   One :
   Uno, segment it to un-o; pronounce it as oo-no (hint: moo, no). (/u-no/) Two :
   Due, segment it as du-e; pronounce it as doo-eh (hint: doer). (/du-e/) Three :
   Tre, segment it as tr-e; pronounce it as tr-eh (hint: treble). (/tre/) Four :
   Quattro, segment it as quatt-r-o; pronounce it as koo-at-tro (hint: swat row). (/kwat-tro/) Five :
   Cinque, segment it as cinqu-e; pronounce it as cheen-koo-eh (hint:
   Sin doer). (/t∫in-kwe/) Six :
   Sei, segment it as se-i; pronounce it as say (hint: say). (/sεi/) Seven :
   Sette, segment it as sett-e; pronounce it as set-teh (hint: kettle). (/sεt-te/) Eight :
   Otto, segment it as ott-o; pronounce it as ot-toe (hint: oh, Joe). (/ɔt-to/) Nine :
   Nove, segment it as nov-e; pronounce it as no-veh (hint: no way). (/nɔ-ve/)
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   Step 2: Leave ten for later.

   , Eleven :
   Undici, segment it as un-dici; pronounce it as oon-dee-chee (hint: moon ditch it). (/un-di-t∫i/) Twelve :
   Dodici, segment it as do-dici; pronounce it as doe-dee-chee (hint: door ditch it). (/do-di-t∫i/) Thirteen :
   Tredici, segment it as tr-e-dici; pronounce it as treh-dee-chee (hint: trend ditch it). (/tre-di-t∫i/) Fourteen :
   Quattordici, segment it as quatt-or-dici; pronounce it as koo-at-tor-dee-chee (hint: swat tore ditch it). (/kwat-tor-di-t∫i/) Fifteen :
   Quindici, segment it as quin-dici; pronounce it as kween-dee-chee (hint: queen ditch it). (/kwin-di-t∫i/) Sixteen :
   Sedici, segment it as se-dici; pronounce it as seh-dee-chee (hint: sir ditch it). (/se-di-t∫i/) , Seventeen :
   Diciassette, segment it as dici-as-sett-e; pronounce it as dee-chee-a-set-te (hint: ditchy are set test). (/di-t∫ias-sεt-te/) Eighteen :
   Diciotto, segment it as dici-
   -ott-o (empty place left purposefully); pronounce it as dee-chee-ot-toe (hint: ditch it or torn). (/di-t∫iɔt-to/) Nineteen :
   Diciannove, segment it as dici-an-nov-e; pronounce it as dee-chee-an-nov-eh (hint: dichy are no vain). (/di-t∫ian-nɔ-ve/) ,, Ten :
   Dieci, segment it as d-iec-i; pronounce it as dee-eh-chee. (/djε-t∫i/) Twenty :
   Venti, segment it as v-ent-i; pronounce it as ventee. (/ven-ti/) Thirty :
   Trenta, segment it as tr-ent-a; pronounce it as tren-ta. (/tren-ta/) Forty :
   Quaranta, segment it as quar-ant-a; pronounce it as kwaran-ta. (/kwa-ran-ta/) Fifty :
   Cinquanta, segment it as cinqu-ant-a; pronounce it as cheen-kwanta. (/t∫in-kwan-ta/) Sixty :
   Sessanta, segment it as se-ss-ant-a; pronounce it as sehs-santa. (/ses-san-ta/) Seventy :
   Settanta, segment it as sett-ant-a; pronounce it as set-tan-ta. (/set-tan-ta/) Eighty :
   Ottanta, segment it as ott-ant-a; pronounce it as ot-tan-ta. (/ɔt-tan-ta/) Ninety :
   Novanta, segment it as nov-ant-a; pronounce it as novan-ta. (/novan-ta/) , (/t∫εn-to/) , Use numbers from one two nine and the word "cento." One-hundred :
   Uno cento, (rarely is used; just cento).
   
   Two-hundred :
   Due cento.
   
   Three-hundred :
   Tre cento, and so on.
   
   Remember cento does not need to become plural. , (/mil-le/) One-thousand :
   Uno mille, (rarely is used; just mille).
   
   Two-thousand : duemila. (mila : /mi-la/) Three-thousand : tremila, and so on.
   
   Note that mille, in contrast to cento, becomes plural as mila.
   
   Million :
   Un milione, segmented as un-milion-e; pronounced as oon-milly-oh-neh. (/un-mi-ljo-ne/) Please note, "milione" always comes with its article "un" when one million is involved. , Remember two cardinals "uno" and "otto" as they begin with a vowel.
   
   Any other number is built by attaching the larger number and then the smaller number; hence, Forty-three is quarantatre.
   
   Seventy-five is settantacinque.
   
   Hundred and ninety-six is centonovantasei.
   
   Four-hundred and twenty-five is quattrocentoventicinque.
   
   Note that in Italian they attach them; in contrast to English that they put a hyphen.
   
   If smaller number is uno or otto, drop the last letter of the larger number (I put a vertical bar | to show the drop); hence, Thirty-one is trentuno (trent|uno).
   
   Fifty-eight is cinquantotto (cinquant|otto).
   
   Hundred and one is centuno (cent|uno).
   
   Two-thousand and eight-hundred and sixty-four is duomilottocentosessantaquattro (duomil|ottocentosessantaquattro).
   
   Two-thousand and eight hundred and sixty-one is duomilottocentosessantuno (duomil|ottocentosessant|uno).
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   Step 3: Learn from eleven to nineteen

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   Step 4: remembering segmented one to ten.

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   Step 5: From seventeen to nineteen orders change.

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   Step 6: Leave twenty for later.

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   Step 7: Now it is time to learn ten

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   Step 8: twenty

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   Step 9: thirty

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    Step 10: and so on.

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    Step 11: Hundred : Cento

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    Step 12: segment it as cent-o; pronounce it as Chen-to.

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    Step 13: From two-hundred to nine-hundred job is easy.

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    Step 14: And at last

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    Step 15: Thousand : Mille

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    Step 16: segment it as mill-e; pronounce it as meel-leh.

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    Step 17: Learn counting numbers which are between these numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine such as forty-three or seventy-five.

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