Need to:
-order more than one cappuccino?
-ask a gorgeous Italian for their phone number?
-make a reservation at a pizzeria in Rome?
-ask how much a bottle of Barolo costs?
Then you need to learn how to count in Italian! Italian numbers 1 – 10 and up are essential if you’re traveling to Italy, or if you simply wish to communicate in Italian.
Here are cardinal numbers 1 – 10 in Italian (i numeri da uno a dieci), along with the pronunciation, and audio of how to pronounce them. There are also plenty of examples of how to use Italian numbers in conversation, and an explanation of dieci e lode, or a perfect ten in Italian.
You may also be interested in Italian Ordinal Numbers and Italian Numbers 1-100.
Table of Contents
ITALIAN NUMBERS 1-10
| ENGLISH NUMBER | ITALIAN NUMBER | ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION | HOW TO PRONOUNCE ITALIAN NUMBERS 1 – 10 | |
| 0 | zero | zero | DZEH-roh | |
| 1 | one | uno | OO-noh | |
| 2 | two | due | DOO-eh | |
| 3 | three | tre | treh | |
| 4 | four | quattro | KWAH-troh | |
| 5 | five | cinque | CHEEN-kweh | |
| 6 | six | sei | SEH-ee | |
| 7 | seven | sette | SEH-teh | |
| 8 | eight | otto | OH-toh | |
| 9 | nine | nove | NOH-veh | |
| 10 | ten | dieci | dee-EH-chee |
LISTEN TO HOW TO COUNT TO TEN IN ITALIAN:
Here’s a video that both children and adults alike can use to learn Italian numbers 1-10! :
ITALIAN NUMBERS 1 – 10 IN ACTION
Use Italian numbers 1 – 10 to express what time it is:
For example:
A: Che ore sono? What time is it?
B: Sono le dieci. It’s ten o’clock.
Read more in our post about telling time in Italian!
Use Italian numbers 1 – 10 to make a restaurant reservation:
For example:
A: Ristorante Il Sole, buonasera. Good evening, Il Sole Restaurant.
B: Salve, vorrei fare una prenotazione per stasera a cena. Hello, I’d like to make a reservation for dinner tonight.
A: Per che ora? For what time?
B: Per le otto. For eight o’clock.
A: Quanti siete? How many people are there?
B: Siamo in sei. There are six of us.
A: Perfetto. Mi dia un numero di telefono per favore? Perfect. May I have a telephone number please?
B: Tre tre cinque otto zero otto zero zero. Three three five eight zero eight zero zero.
A: Benissimo, ci vediamo stasera. Excellent, we’ll see you this evening.
B: Mi dice l’indirizzo del ristorante per favore? Can you please give me the address of the restaurant?
A: Certo, via Roma cinque. Of course, 5 via Roma.
B: Grazie. Thank you.
A: Grazie a lei. Arrivederci. Thank you. Goodbye.
Use Italian numbers 1 – 10 to order at the bar:
For example:
A: Vorrei due caffè e tre panini per favore. I’d like two coffees and three sandwiches please.
B: Eccoli. Here they are.
A: Quant’è? How much is it?
B: Dieci euro e dieci. Ten euros and ten cents.
A: Ecco. Grazie. Here you are. Thank you.
B: Grazie a lei. Arrivederci. Thank you. Goodbye.
Use Italian numbers 1 – 10 to ask a friend about their birthday:
For example:
Umberto: Sergio quanti anni hai? Sergio, how old are you?
Sergio: Oggi ne ho nove, è il mio compleanno! Today I’m nine, it’s my birthday!
Umberto: Davvero? Ma il 3 novembre è anche il mio compleanno! Really? But November 3rd is my birthday too!
Sergio: Incredibile! Allora oggi hai sette anni? Incredible! So today you are seven years old?
Umberto: Sì! Yes!
Sergio: Tanti auguri! Happy birthday!
Umberto: Buon compleanno! Happy birthday!
DIECI E LODE
Have you ever heard Italians say something is dieci e lode? It’s like saying something is a perfect ten, an A+, or excellent. In Italian grade school, grades are based on a 10-point system. So the best possible grade on a test is a 10 (dieci).
In the past, if you went above and beyond, you could also receive dieci e lode, or ten with honors. Now lode, or honors, are just given out at university, which uses a 30-point system for exams, and a 110-point system for the final thesis. But the phrase dieci e lode is still used to appreciate something or someone notable!
For example:
Mamma, questi spaghetti sono da diece e lode! Mommy, this spaghetti gets an A+!
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