How To Count From 1 To 100 In Italian

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15 May 2023
By Sarah Angela Almaden
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You want to know something? Counting in Italian is as easy as ordering your favorite gelato.

Here’s a bit you can say: “Vorrei due coni gelato di cioccolata, per favore.” or “I’d like two chocolate cones, please.” You could also try: “Vorrei un cono di tre gusti, per favore.” or “I'd like a cone of three flavors, please.” See how easy that is?

Learning how to count in Italian is not only beneficial to your gelato and other Italian food adventures, as this skill can also be helpful for anything that involves numbers. Just like telling the time and date, going shopping, or even figuring out basic Italian math problems.

If Italian is your target language, learning how to count in this language should be part of your goals. Let’s take a look at how to count in Italian from Uno (1) to Cento (100).

How to count from 0 to 10

  • 0: zero (zehro)
  • 1: uno (uno)
  • 2: due (dooweh)
  • 3: tre (treh)
  • 4: quattro (kwatroh)
  • 5: cinque (chingkweh)
  • 6: sei (sey)
  • 7: sette (sehteh)
  • 8: otto (ohtoh)
  • 9: nove (nohveh)
  • 10: dieci (dyehchee)

How to count from 11 to 20

  • 11: undici (undichi)
  • 12: dodici (dohdichi)
  • 13: tredici (trehdichi)
  • 14: quattordici (kwahtordichi)
  • 15: quindici (kwindichi)
  • 16: sedici (seydichi)
  • 17: diciasette (dicha sehteh)
  • 18: diciotto (dichohtoh)
  • 19: diciannove (dicha nohveh)
  • 20: venti (veyntee)

Counting by Tens

  • 30: trenta
  • 40: quaranta
  • 50: cinquanta
  • 60: sessanta
  • 70: settanta
  • 80: ottanta
  • 90: novanta
  • 100: cento (cento)

Count your way to the best gelato! 🍦