{"id":3776,"date":"2013-08-22T22:59:13","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T20:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=3776"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:11:57","slug":"quanti-anni-hai-italian-numbers-audio-and-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/quanti-anni-hai-italian-numbers-audio-and-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Numbers: Cardinals, Ordinals, Dates and Age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> <em><strong>Italian numbers<\/strong> are mostly regular once you know the first twenty. The traps are few but real: <em>uno<\/em> is the only cardinal that changes for gender (<em>un, uno, una, un&#8217;<\/em>), numbers ending in <em>-tr\u00e9<\/em> take an accent (<em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em>), <em>uno<\/em> shortens before a noun (<em>ventun anni<\/em>), <em>mille<\/em> becomes <em>mila<\/em> in the plural (<em>duemila<\/em>), and <em>milione\/miliardo<\/em> need <em>di<\/em> (<em>un milione di euro<\/em>). This A1 guide gives the cardinals and ordinals, age, dates, time and prices, with the exact points beginners get wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can count to a million in Italian after one lesson, because italian numbers are built by gluing pieces together. The work is not memorising hundreds of words; it is the handful of spelling and agreement rules that this guide drills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-nu\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-h-nu gb-headline-text\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:24px\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what\">Why numbers need a little grammar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#zero-twenty\">0 to 20<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#twenty-hundred\">20 to 100 and the joins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#uno\">Uno: the only one that changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#hundred-thousand\">Cento, mille, mila<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#million\">Milione, miliardo and di<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ordinals\">Ordinals: primo to decimo, then -esimo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cardinal-ordinal\">Cardinal or ordinal?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#age\">Telling your age<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dates-prices\">Dates, time, prices, phone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#collective\">Collective numbers: un paio, una dozzina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#spelling-out\">Words or figures?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#maths\">Maths and fractions out loud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialog: at the registry office in Modena<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: numbers at a glance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\">Why numbers need a little grammar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open a market stall, read a price tag, give your age, book table for two: italian numbers are in every basic exchange. The good news is they are built like Lego, you join pieces. The catch is four or five small rules about spelling and agreement that no one warns you about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So this guide gives the words quickly and spends its time on what actually trips beginners up: the changing <em>uno<\/em>, the accent on <em>-tr\u00e9<\/em>, the shortening before nouns, <em>mille<\/em> versus <em>mila<\/em>, and when a number means &#8220;third&#8221; instead of &#8220;three&#8221;. Master those and italian numbers stop being a guessing game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"zero-twenty\">0 to 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first twenty italian numbers have to be learned by heart; everything else is built from them.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>0 zero, 1 uno, 2 due, 3 tre, 4 quattro, 5 cinque, 6 sei, 7 sette, 8 otto, 9 nove, 10 dieci<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>11 undici, 12 dodici, 13 tredici, 14 quattordici, 15 quindici, 16 sedici<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>17 diciassette, 18 diciotto, 19 diciannove, 20 venti<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice 17 to 19 flip the order (<em>dici-<\/em> + unit) and double letters appear: <em>diciassette<\/em>, <em>diciannove<\/em>. These first twenty italian numbers are the only real memorisation in the whole topic. Pronunciation note: stress is regular and on the penultimate syllable for most (<em>QUAttro, SEtte, NOve, DIEci, CENto<\/em>), so once you hear them a few times they fall into a rhythm. Practise counting aloud from one to twenty every morning for a week and the rest of the system builds on a base you no longer have to think about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twenty-hundred\">20 to 100 and the joins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 20 up, italian numbers are tens plus units written as one word: <em>venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, sessanta, settanta, ottanta, novanta, cento<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drop the final vowel of the ten before <em>uno<\/em> and <em>otto<\/em>: <em>ventuno<\/em> (21), <em>ventotto<\/em> (28), <em>trentuno<\/em> (31), <em>quarantotto<\/em> (48).<\/li>\n<li>Numbers ending in three take an accent: <em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em> (23), <em>trentatr\u00e9<\/em> (33), <em>centotr\u00e9<\/em> (103).<\/li>\n<li>Everything else just glues: <em>ventidue, trentacinque, settantanove, novantasei<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-nu-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Two joins to remember.<\/strong> <em>Tens lose their last vowel before uno and otto (ventuno, ventotto); italian numbers ending in -tre take a written accent from 23 up (ventitr\u00e9, not ventitre).<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"uno\">Uno: the only one that changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost all italian numbers are invariable. The single exception is <em>uno<\/em>: as &#8220;one \/ a&#8221; it behaves exactly like the indefinite article.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>un libro, uno studente, una casa, un&#8217;amica<\/em><br>a book, a student, a house, a friend<\/li>\n<li><em>Ho ventun anni.<\/em> (uno shortens before a noun: ventuno &rarr; ventun)<br>I&#8217;m twenty-one.<\/li>\n<li><em>trentun giorni, cinquantun euro<\/em><br>thirty-one days, fifty-one euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So <em>uno<\/em> is the only cardinal with a feminine (<em>una<\/em>) and the only one that loses its <em>-o<\/em> before a noun (<em>ventun anni<\/em>). Every other number among the italian numbers stays the same whatever follows it: <em>due libri, due case<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hundred-thousand\">Cento, mille, mila<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hundreds and thousands are where italian numbers get a small but constant trap.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>cento<\/em> never changes: <em>cento euro, duecento persone, novecento anni<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>mille<\/em> becomes <em>mila<\/em> in the plural: <em>mille<\/em> (1000), <em>duemila<\/em> (2000), <em>diecimila<\/em> (10 000).<\/li>\n<li>All written as one word: <em>milleduecentottantasei<\/em> (1286), <em>tremilacinquecento<\/em> (3500).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the rule for these italian numbers: <em>cento<\/em> is invariable, but <em>mille<\/em> turns into <em>mila<\/em> the moment it is multiplied: <em>duemila<\/em>, never &#8220;duemille&#8221;. Italian also uses a full point for thousands and a comma for decimals: <em>1.500<\/em>, <em>3,50<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"million\">Milione, miliardo and di<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Big italian numbers behave like nouns, not numerals, so they take a plural and the preposition <em>di<\/em> before what they count.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>un milione di euro, due milioni di abitanti<\/em><br>a million euros, two million inhabitants<\/li>\n<li><em>un miliardo di stelle, tre miliardi di anni<\/em><br>a billion stars, three billion years<\/li>\n<li>But no <em>di<\/em> when another number follows: <em>un milione trecentomila euro<\/em><br>one million three hundred thousand euros<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So with these italian numbers: <em>milione<\/em> and <em>miliardo<\/em> pluralise (<em>milioni, miliardi<\/em>) and take <em>di<\/em> before a noun, unless a smaller number sits between them and the noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ordinals\">Ordinals: primo to decimo, then -esimo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ordinal italian numbers (first, second, third) are real adjectives: they agree in gender and number with the noun.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first ten are special: <em>primo, secondo, terzo, quarto, quinto, sesto, settimo, ottavo, nono, decimo<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>From eleven on, add <em>-esimo<\/em> to the cardinal minus its last vowel: <em>undicesimo, ventesimo, centesimo<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>They agree: <em>la prima volta, il terzo piano, le prime due settimane<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because ordinal italian numbers are adjectives, they change ending like any adjective: <em>primo \/ prima \/ primi \/ prime<\/em>. The cardinals stayed invariable; the ordinals do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cardinal-ordinal\">Cardinal or ordinal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English uses ordinals where Italian often uses cardinals. This is a frequent slip with italian numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dates use the cardinal, except the first: <em>il primo marzo<\/em> but <em>il tre marzo<\/em>, <em>il ventitr\u00e9 aprile<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Kings and popes use the ordinal: <em>Papa Giovanni Paolo II<\/em> = <em>secondo<\/em>, <em>Luigi XIV<\/em> = <em>quattordicesimo<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Floors use the ordinal: <em>il terzo piano<\/em>, <em>al quinto piano<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So with dates the italian numbers are cardinal (only <em>il primo<\/em> is ordinal), while monarchs, centuries and floors stay ordinal. &#8220;The third of May&#8221; is <em>il tre maggio<\/em>, not &#8220;il terzo maggio&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"age\">Telling your age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian states age with <em>avere<\/em> (to have), not &#8220;to be&#8221;, and with the noun <em>anni<\/em>. This is where most beginners first use italian numbers in a real sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Quanti anni hai? Ho ventun anni.<\/em><br>How old are you? I&#8217;m twenty-one.<\/li>\n<li><em>Mia figlia ha tre anni; mio padre ne ha settantotto.<\/em><br>My daughter is three; my father is seventy-eight.<\/li>\n<li><em>A trentatr\u00e9 anni si \u00e8 trasferita a Lucca.<\/em><br>At thirty-three she moved to Lucca.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note <em>ho ventun anni<\/em>, not &#8220;sono ventuno&#8221;. Age is <em>avere<\/em> + number + <em>anni<\/em>, and <em>ventuno<\/em> shortens to <em>ventun<\/em> before <em>anni<\/em>. A core, daily use of italian numbers. To ask about someone else you keep the same frame: <em>Quanti anni ha tua madre?<\/em> To give an approximate age Italian uses the collective forms: <em>\u00e8 sulla trentina<\/em> (&#8220;she&#8217;s in her thirties&#8221;), <em>\u00e8 sui cinquant&#8217;anni<\/em> (&#8220;he&#8217;s around fifty&#8221;). And to say someone has just had a birthday: <em>ha appena compiuto trent&#8217;anni<\/em>, &#8220;he has just turned thirty&#8221;, with the verb <em>compiere<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dates-prices\">Dates, time, prices, phone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four everyday jobs of italian numbers, each with its own small habit.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Years<\/strong>: read as one number: <em>il 1998 = millenovecentonovantotto<\/em>, <em>nel 2024 = nel duemilaventiquattro<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time<\/strong>: <em>Sono le sette e un quarto; \u00e8 l&#8217;una e mezza; alle otto meno dieci.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Prices<\/strong>: comma for decimals: <em>dodici euro e cinquanta (12,50)<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phone<\/strong>: usually digit by digit, often in pairs: <em>zero tre nove, quarantasette&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years are spoken as a single long word among italian numbers (<em>millenovecento&#8230;<\/em>), time uses <em>e<\/em> and <em>meno<\/em>, prices a comma, phone numbers a digit string. None of it is hard once you have heard each pattern once. A few more everyday habits: the 24-hour clock is normal for timetables (<em>il treno delle diciotto e trenta<\/em>, the 18:30 train) while conversation uses 1 to 12 with <em>di mattina \/ di pomeriggio \/ di sera<\/em>; for &#8220;around&#8221; a time Italians say <em>verso le otto<\/em>; and for decades they use the article plus the year-tens, <em>gli anni Ottanta<\/em>, &#8220;the eighties&#8221;. Hearing each of these once in context is enough to lock the pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"collective\">Collective numbers: un paio, una dozzina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian has a set of approximate or grouped italian numbers, all nouns that take <em>di<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>un paio di scarpe<\/em> = a pair of shoes \u00b7 <em>una dozzina di uova<\/em> = a dozen eggs<\/li>\n<li><em>una decina di persone<\/em> = about ten people \u00b7 <em>un centinaio di euro<\/em> = about a hundred euros<\/li>\n<li><em>un migliaio di anni<\/em> = about a thousand years \u00b7 <em>migliaia di turisti<\/em> = thousands of tourists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These approximate italian numbers (<em>una decina, un centinaio, un migliaio<\/em>) all take <em>di<\/em> and a plural, and <em>centinaio\/migliaio<\/em> have irregular plurals <em>centinaia\/migliaia<\/em>. They are how Italians avoid sounding falsely precise: instead of &#8220;diciannove persone&#8221; you say <em>una ventina di persone<\/em> when the exact figure does not matter. The pattern scales: <em>una quindicina, una trentina, un&#8217;ottantina, un centinaio, qualche migliaio<\/em>. Reaching for the approximate form in casual speech is itself a small marker of fluency with italian numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spelling-out\">Words or figures?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practical question once you can form italian numbers: when do you write them as words and when as digits? Italian convention is close to English, with two habits worth noting.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spelled out, a number is one single word, however long: <em>milleduecentottantasei<\/em> (1286), <em>tremilacinquecentoquaranta<\/em> (3540). No spaces inside.<\/li>\n<li>Small quantities in running text are usually words: <em>ho due fratelli<\/em>, <em>tre giorni di ferie<\/em>, <em>una decina di persone<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Prices, years, addresses, statistics and anything technical stay as figures: <em>1.500 euro<\/em>, <em>il 2024<\/em>, <em>via Mazzini 28<\/em>, <em>il 73%<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the rule of thumb for written italian numbers: words for small counts in prose, figures for data, and when you do spell a number it is always one unbroken word. Remember too the punctuation flip: full point for thousands (<em>1.500<\/em>), comma for decimals (<em>3,50<\/em>), the opposite of English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"maths\">Maths and fractions out loud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will need spoken italian numbers for simple arithmetic, fractions and &#8220;times as much&#8221;, at the market, splitting a bill, reading a recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Operations<\/strong>: <em>pi\u00f9<\/em> (+), <em>meno<\/em> (&minus;), <em>per<\/em> (&times;), <em>diviso<\/em> (\u00f7), <em>fa \/ uguale<\/em> (=).<br><em>Due pi\u00f9 tre fa cinque. Dieci diviso due fa cinque.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fractions<\/strong>: <em>un mezzo<\/em> (\u00bd), <em>un terzo<\/em> (\u2153), <em>tre quarti<\/em> (\u00be), <em>due quinti<\/em> (2\/5). The denominator is the ordinal: <em>quarto, quinto<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Percentages<\/strong>: <em>il venti per cento<\/em> (20%), with the article: <em>\u00e8 aumentato del dieci per cento<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Times as much<\/strong>: <em>il doppio<\/em> (double), <em>il triplo<\/em> (triple), <em>la met\u00e0<\/em> (half).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice that fractions reuse the ordinal italian numbers (<em>un terzo<\/em> = &#8220;a third&#8221;, literally the ordinal <em>terzo<\/em>), and percentages take the article (<em>il dieci per cento<\/em>). With <em>doppio<\/em>, <em>triplo<\/em> and <em>met\u00e0<\/em> you rarely need the raw figure at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No accent on <em>-tr\u00e9<\/em>: it is <em>ventitr\u00e9<\/em>, <em>trentatr\u00e9<\/em>, not <em>ventitre<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Duemille<\/em> instead of <em>duemila<\/em>: <em>mille<\/em> becomes <em>mila<\/em> when multiplied.<\/li>\n<li>Forgetting <em>di<\/em>: not <em>un milione euro<\/em> but <em>un milione di euro<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Using &#8220;to be&#8221; for age: not <em>sono ventuno<\/em> but <em>ho ventun anni<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Ordinal dates: not <em>il terzo maggio<\/em> but <em>il tre maggio<\/em> (only <em>il primo<\/em> is ordinal).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialog\">Dialog: at the registry office in Modena<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caterina is at the anagrafe (registry office) in Modena. Listen for the italian numbers: age, date, address, amounts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-nu\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Impiegato:<\/strong> Buongiorno. Quanti anni ha e quando \u00e8 nata?<br><em>Good morning. How old are you and when were you born?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Ho trentadue anni. Sono nata il primo marzo del millenovecentonovantadue.<br><em>I&#8217;m thirty-two. I was born on the first of March, nineteen ninety-two.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Impiegato:<\/strong> Indirizzo?<br><em>Address?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Via Mazzini ventotto, terzo piano, a Modena.<br><em>Twenty-eight Via Mazzini, third floor, in Modena.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Impiegato:<\/strong> Bene. Il certificato costa sedici euro di marca da bollo.<br><em>Good. The certificate costs sixteen euros for the duty stamp.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Ho solo una banconota da cinquanta. Va bene?<br><em>I only have a fifty note. Is that okay?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Impiegato:<\/strong> S\u00ec. Le do trentaquattro euro di resto. Sportello numero due per il ritiro.<br><em>Yes. I&#8217;ll give you thirty-four euros change. Window number two for collection.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One short errand uses italian numbers for age (<em>trentadue anni<\/em>), a date (<em>il primo marzo del millenovecentonovantadue<\/em>), an address (<em>ventotto, terzo piano<\/em>), a price and change (<em>sedici, cinquanta, trentaquattro<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: numbers at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One table for the italian numbers rules that actually trip people. Keep it open while you do the quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cheat-nu\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Point<\/th><th>Rule<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>uno<\/td><td>only variable cardinal; apocope before noun<\/td><td>un\/una; ventun anni<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>-tre<\/td><td>accent from 23 up<\/td><td>ventitr\u00e9, centotr\u00e9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tens + uno\/otto<\/td><td>tens drop final vowel<\/td><td>ventuno, ventotto<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>cento<\/td><td>invariable<\/td><td>duecento euro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>mille<\/td><td>plural mila<\/td><td>duemila, diecimila<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>milione\/miliardo<\/td><td>noun + di<\/td><td>un milione di euro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ordinals<\/td><td>primo-decimo, then -esimo; agree<\/td><td>la terza volta<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dates<\/td><td>cardinal (except il primo)<\/td><td>il tre maggio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>age<\/td><td>avere + number + anni<\/td><td>ho ventun anni<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-nu\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge.<\/strong> Write each in correct Italian, then read it aloud.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>23 (with the right accent) = _____<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m 21&#8221; (age) = _____<\/li>\n<li>2000 (multiplied mille) = _____<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;a million euros&#8221; = _____<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;the third floor&#8221; = _____<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;3 May&#8221; (date) = _____<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. <strong>ventitr\u00e9<\/strong> \u00b7 2. <strong>ho ventun anni<\/strong> \u00b7 3. <strong>duemila<\/strong> \u00b7 4. <strong>un milione di euro<\/strong> \u00b7 5. <strong>il terzo piano<\/strong> \u00b7 6. <strong>il tre maggio<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quiz\">Test your understanding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quiz below drills italian numbers: cardinals, ordinals, the uno and mille traps, age and dates. 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Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pick the correct number form<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Anita, ventuno anni, lavora come assistente nella biblioteca civica di Ferrara. Donatella, trentatr\u00e9 anni, gestisce una piccola libreria di paese a Mantova ereditata dal nonno. Gabriele \u00e8 architetto e lavora a Parma. Nonna Olga, settantotto anni, vive con la figlia a Ferrara e legge molto. Ludovico, anche lui ventuno anni, fa il panettiere a Vicenza.<\/p>\n<p><em>Setting (EN). Anita, twenty-one, works as an assistant in the Ferrara civic library. Donatella, thirty-three, runs a small village bookshop in Mantua inherited from her grandfather. Gabriele is an architect working in Parma. Nonna Olga, seventy-eight, lives with her daughter in Ferrara and reads a lot. Ludovico, also twenty-one, is a baker in Vicenza.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For each gap, three options are shown in parentheses. Type the correct one in the blank exactly as it appears in the parentheses, with the same spelling and any accent.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian accents.<\/strong> If your keyboard does not have Italian accents, you can type an apostrophe instead. For example, write <code>ventitre'<\/code> for <code>ventitr&eacute;<\/code>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6770\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Anita ha (ventuno, ventun, ventiuno) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ventun)<\/span><\/span> anni e lavora in una piccola biblioteca di quartiere a Ferrara.<br><br><em>Anita is twenty-one and works in a small neighbourhood library in Ferrara.<\/em><\/li><li>Il compleanno di Gabriele \u00e8 il (uno, prima, primo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(primo)<\/span><\/span> settembre, e ogni anno organizza una piccola festa in giardino con i colleghi dello studio di architettura a Parma.<br><br><em>Gabriele's birthday is the first of September, and every year he organises a small garden party with his colleagues from the architecture studio in Parma.<\/em><\/li><li>Donatella, la libraia di Mantova, \u00e8 nata nel (millenovecentonovantadue, mille-novecento-novantadue, mille nove cento novanta due) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"24\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(millenovecentonovantadue)<\/span><\/span> e ha ereditato la libreria dal nonno.<br><br><em>Donatella, the Mantua bookseller, was born in nineteen ninety-two and inherited the bookshop from her grandfather.<\/em><\/li><li>La nonna Olga, che vive ancora a Ferrara con la figlia, ha (settantaotto, settantuotto, settantotto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(settantotto)<\/span><\/span> anni e legge un libro alla settimana.<br><br><em>Nonna Olga, who still lives in Ferrara with her daughter, is seventy-eight and reads one book a week.<\/em><\/li><li>Un manuale di storia dell'arte in vetrina da Donatella costa (ventitr\u00e9, ventitre, ventitr\u00e8) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ventitr\u00e9, ventitre')<\/span><\/span> euro, copertina rigida e illustrazioni a colori.<br><br><em>An art history manual in Donatella's window costs twenty-three euros, hardcover with colour plates.<\/em><\/li><li>A Vicenza Ludovico abita al (tre, terzo, terza) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(terzo)<\/span><\/span> piano di un palazzo di fine Ottocento, sopra il forno dove lavora la mattina presto.<br><br><em>In Vicenza Ludovico lives on the third floor of a late-nineteenth-century building, above the bakery where he works early in the morning.<\/em><\/li><li>La biblioteca civica di Parma conserva circa (duemille, duemilla, duemila) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(duemila)<\/span><\/span> libri antichi nel fondo del primo piano, donati da una famiglia di collezionisti.<br><br><em>The Parma civic library holds about two thousand antique books in the first-floor archive, donated by a collectors' family.<\/em><\/li><li>Secondo il catalogo digitale, la rete delle biblioteche del Veneto conserva (un milione, un milione di, un milion di) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"13\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(un milione di)<\/span><\/span> volumi tra opere moderne e fondi storici.<br><br><em>According to the digital catalogue, the Veneto library network holds one million volumes, between modern works and historical collections.<\/em><\/li><li>Donatella legge sempre per la (prima, prime, primo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(prima)<\/span><\/span> volta i romanzi nuovi prima di consigliarli ai clienti della libreria.<br><br><em>Donatella always reads new novels for the first time before recommending them to the bookshop customers.<\/em><\/li><li>Ogni sabato mattina Anita compra (un dozzina, una dozzine, una dozzina) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(una dozzina)<\/span><\/span> di uova fresche al mercato coperto di Ferrara, sotto i portici.<br><br><em>Every Saturday morning Anita buys a dozen fresh eggs at the covered market in Ferrara, under the arcades.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>10 of 10. You have the core Italian number rules: apocope before <em>anni<\/em>, the <em>-tr&eacute;<\/em> accent, <em>mille<\/em> turning into <em>mila<\/em>, <em>milione<\/em> with <em>di<\/em>, and ordinal agreement.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Review the rules that come up most often:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><strong>uno apocope.<\/strong> Before a noun, <em>ventuno<\/em> shortens to <em>ventun<\/em>: <em>ventun anni, trentun giorni, cinquantun euro<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>il primo<\/strong> is the only ordinal date: <em>il primo settembre<\/em>, but <em>il tre maggio<\/em>, <em>il ventitr&eacute; aprile<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Years as one word.<\/strong> 1992 = <em>millenovecentonovantadue<\/em>; no spaces, no hyphens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vowel drop before otto.<\/strong> Tens lose their final vowel before <em>uno<\/em> and <em>otto<\/em>: <em>ventotto, settantotto, novantotto<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>-tr&eacute; accent.<\/strong> From 23 up, numbers ending in <em>-tre<\/em> take a written accent: <em>ventitr&eacute;, trentatr&eacute;, centotr&eacute;<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Floors are ordinal.<\/strong> <em>Al terzo piano, al quinto piano<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>mille &rarr; mila.<\/strong> When multiplied, <em>mille<\/em> becomes <em>mila<\/em>: <em>duemila, diecimila, centomila<\/em>. Never <em>duemille<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>milione di.<\/strong> <em>milione<\/em> and <em>miliardo<\/em> are nouns and take <em>di<\/em>: <em>un milione di euro, due miliardi di anni<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ordinals agree.<\/strong> <em>la prima volta, il terzo piano, le prime due settimane<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collective + di.<\/strong> <em>un paio di scarpe, una dozzina di uova, una decina di persone<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>Three checks per item.<\/strong> First, does the number sit before <em>anni<\/em> or another noun (apocope to <em>ventun<\/em>, <em>trentun<\/em>)? Second, does the number end in <em>-tre<\/em> from 23 up (written accent <em>-tr&eacute;<\/em>)? Third, is <em>mille<\/em> being multiplied (<em>duemila<\/em>, not <em>duemille<\/em>)?<\/p>\n<p>For ordinals, remember they behave like adjectives and agree in gender and number with the noun: <em>la prima, il primo, le prime<\/em>.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Verifica: spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p><em>Six common situations with Italian numbers. For each trio, only one of the three sentences is correct. The other two contain typical mistakes English speakers make with Italian numbers: wrong verb for age, <\/em><em>duemille<\/em> for <em>duemila<\/em>, ordinal where a cardinal is needed, missing <em>di<\/em> after <em>milione<\/em>, missing accent on <em>-tr&eacute;<\/em>, and cardinal where an ordinal is needed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6771\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Anita \u00e8 ventuno anni e lavora in biblioteca a Ferrara.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Anita ha ventun anni e lavora in biblioteca a Ferrara.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Anita ha ventuno di anni e lavora in biblioteca a Ferrara.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> La biblioteca di Parma conserva circa duemille libri antichi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> La biblioteca di Parma conserva circa duemilla libri antichi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> La biblioteca di Parma conserva circa duemila libri antichi.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Donatella ha cerchiato sul calendario il tre maggio per la presentazione del libro.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Donatella ha cerchiato sul calendario il terzo maggio per la presentazione del libro.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Donatella ha cerchiato sul calendario il tre di maggio per la presentazione del libro.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> La rete delle biblioteche del Veneto conserva un milione volumi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> La rete delle biblioteche del Veneto conserva un millione di volumi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> La rete delle biblioteche del Veneto conserva un milione di volumi.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> Il manuale di storia dell'arte costa ventitr\u00e9 euro nella libreria di Donatella.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> Il manuale di storia dell'arte costa ventitre euro nella libreria di Donatella.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Il manuale di storia dell'arte costa ventitr\u00e8 euro nella libreria di Donatella.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> Lo studio di architettura di Gabriele \u00e8 al quattro piano del palazzo a Parma.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> Lo studio di architettura di Gabriele \u00e8 al quarto piano del palazzo a Parma.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"17\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_11_6771\"\n                                                       value=\"18\"> Lo studio di architettura di Gabriele \u00e8 alla quarta piano del palazzo a Parma.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>6 of 6. You spotted every Italian-number trap.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>The six trios map to the common-mistakes section of the lesson:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><strong>Trio 1. Age.<\/strong> Italian uses <em>avere<\/em>, not <em>essere<\/em>, plus number plus <em>anni<\/em>: <em>Ho ventun anni<\/em>. Never <em>sono ventuno<\/em>, and never <em>ho ventuno di anni<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trio 2. mille &rarr; mila.<\/strong> 2000 = <em>duemila<\/em>, never <em>duemille<\/em>. <em>mille<\/em> is the only number with this swap when multiplied.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trio 3. 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The answers below draw on classroom usage and on the Treccani entry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/numerale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">numerali<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-nu-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do Italian numbers change for gender?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Almost never. Cardinal numbers are invariable: due libri, due case. The only exception is uno, which behaves like the indefinite article: un libro, uno studente, una casa, un&#8217;amica. Ordinal numbers (primo, secondo) are adjectives and do agree: la prima volta, i primi giorni.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nu-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why is it ventitr\u00e9 with an accent?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>From 23 up, every number ending in -tre carries the main stress on that final tre, so it takes a written accent: ventitr\u00e9, trentatr\u00e9, centotr\u00e9, novantatr\u00e9. Writing ventitre without the accent is a very common mistake. The standalone tre (3) has no accent.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nu-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between mille and mila?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Mille is one thousand. When it is multiplied it becomes mila: duemila (2000), diecimila (10 000), centomila (100 000). Saying duemille is wrong. Note also that thousands use a full point and decimals a comma: 1.500 and 3,50.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nu-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do I use di after a number?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>With milione and miliardo, which behave like nouns: un milione di euro, due miliardi di anni. But you drop di if another number follows before the noun: un milione trecentomila euro. The collective numbers also take di: un paio di scarpe, una dozzina di uova.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-nu-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I say my age in Italian?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>With avere, not essere, plus the number plus anni: Quanti anni hai? Ho ventun anni. 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Italian does not split the year into two pairs the way English says nineteen ninety-eight.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three guides next to italian numbers in the basics cluster, plus the institutional reference.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-quanto\/\">Italian Quanto<\/a>: how to ask &#8220;how much&#8221; and &#8220;how many&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-adjectives-podcast-quiz\/\">Italian Adjectives<\/a>: agreement, because ordinal numbers are adjectives.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-neuter-plurals\/\">Italian Neuter Plurals<\/a>: centinaio\/centinaia, migliaio\/migliaia and friends.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/numerale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani: numerali<\/a>: institutional reference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. Italian numbers are mostly regular once you know the first twenty. 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