In chapter nine of our Italian course, we will delve into the world of numbers. Italian, like many other languages, has a very structured numerical system that, once learned, facilitates communication in many everyday situations, whether it's shopping, telling the time, giving your phone number, among many other situations.< /p>
To start, let's learn the numbers from one to ten in Italian. They are: uno (1), due (2), tre (3), quattro (4), cinque (5), sei (6), sette (7), otto (8), nove (9) and dieci ( 10). These are the basic building blocks for many other numbers in Italian, so it's important to memorize them well.
After the number ten, the numbers up to the number twenty are: undici (11), dodici (12), tredici (13), quattordici (14), quindici (15), sedici (16), diciassette (17) , diciotto (18), diciannove (19) and venti (20). Note that from the number 17 onwards, we begin to see a combination of the numbers one to ten with the word 'dici', which is a shortened form of 'dieci' (ten).
The numbers twenty to one hundred in Italian are a little more complex, but they still follow a pattern. They are: trenta (30), quaranta (40), cinquanta (50), sessanta (60), settanta (70), ottanta (80), novanta (90) and centavo (100). To form numbers between these, simply add the number one to nine after the base number. For example, twenty-one is 'ventuno' and thirty-two is 'trentadue'.
The numbers from one hundred to one thousand in Italian are: duecento (200), trecento (300), quattrocento (400), cinquecento (500), seicento (600), settecento (700), ottocento (800), novecento ( 900) and mille (1000). To form numbers between these, simply add the number one to nine after the base number. For example, two hundred and one is 'duecentouno' and three hundred and two is 'trecentodue'.
After the number thousand, numbers in Italian follow a similar pattern to English. For example, one thousand and one is 'milleuno', two thousand is 'duemila', three thousand is 'tremila', and so on. The number ten thousand is 'diecimila', one hundred thousand is 'centomila' and one million is 'un milione'.
When it comes to larger numbers, Italian also follows a similar pattern to English. For example, a billion is 'un miliardo', a trillion is 'un bilione', and so on.
Finally, it is important to note that, unlike English, Italian uses the period to indicate thousands and the comma to indicate decimals. For example, the number 1,000.00 in English would be written as 1,000.00 in Italian, and the number 1,000.00 in English would be written as 1,000.00 in Italian.
We hope this chapter has helped you to better understand numbers in Italian. In the next chapter, we will explore the world of colors in Italian. Arrivederci!
