You might find cardinal (counting) numbers the most useful to know—you will need them to express time, record dates, do math, interpret recipe amounts, and, of course, count. In Italian, cardinal numbers are written as one word. Use the following table to memorize numbers from 1 to 100.

　　ITALIAN CARDINAL NUMBERS: 1-100

　　1 uno OO-noh

　　2 due DOO-eh

　　3 tre TREH

　　4 quattro KWAHT-troh

　　5 cinque CHEEN-kweh

　　6 sei SEH-ee

　　7 sette SET-teh

　　8 otto OHT-toh

　　9 nove NOH-veh

　　10 dieci dee-EH-chee

　　11 undici OON-dee-chee

　　12 dodici DOH-dee-chee

　　13 tredici TREH-dee-chee

　　14 quattordici kwaht-TOR-dee-chee

　　15 quindici KWEEN-dee-chee

　　16 sedici SEH-dee-chee

　　17 diciassette dee-chahs-SET-teh

　　18 diciotto dee-CHOHT-toh

　　19 diciannove dee-chahn-NOH-veh

　　20 venti VEN-tee

　　21 ventuno ven-TOO-noh

　　22 ventidue ven-tee-DOO-eh

　　23 ventitré ven-tee-TREH

　　24 ventiquattro ven-tee-KWAHT-troh

　　25 venticinque ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh

　　26 ventisei ven-tee-SEH-ee

　　27 ventisette ven-tee-SET-teh

　　28 ventotto ven-TOHT-toh

　　29 ventinove ven-tee-NOH-veh

　　30 trenta TREN-tah

　　40 quaranta kwah-RAHN-tah

　　50 cinquanta cheen-KWAHN-tah

　　60 sessanta ses-SAHN-tah

　　70 settanta set-TAHN-ta

　　80 ottanta oht-TAHN-ta

　　90 novanta noh-VAHN-tah

　　100 cento CHEN-toh

　　The numbers venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, and so on drop the final vowel when combined with uno and otto. Tre is written without an accent, but ventitré, trentatré, and so on are written with an accent.