- Numbers from 21 to 99 are formed with decina + numero.
- Remove the final vowel of the ten with uno and otto.
Decine (10, 20, ...)
| Numero | Esempio |
|---|---|
| 10: Dieci (Ten) | 16: Sedici (Sixteen) |
| 20: Venti (Twenty) | 21: Ventuno (Twenty-one) |
| 30: Trenta (Thirty) | 35: Trentacinque (Thirty-five) |
| 40: Quaranta (Forty) | 48: Quarantotto (Forty-eight) |
| 50: Cinquanta (Fifty) | 59: Cinquantanove (Fifty-nine) |
| 60: Sessanta (Sixty) | 63: Sessantatre (Sixty-three) |
| 70: Settanta (Seventy) | 77: Settantasetta (Seventy-seven) |
| 80: Ottanta (Eighty) | 82: Ottantadue (eighty-two) |
| 90: Novanta (Ninety) | 96: Novantasei (Ninety-six) |
Exceptions!
- "Una dozzina" means 12. Example: "Una dozzina di uova" (A dozen eggs).
Exercise 1: Numeri cardinali: le decine
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
novanta, quarantasetta, ottanta, sessanta, venti, ottantanove, cinquanta, ventuno
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ho comprato ___ arance al mercato.
(I bought twenty-eight oranges at the market.)2. La riunione inizierà ___ minuti dopo le due.
(The meeting will start forty-eight minutes after two o'clock.)3. I biglietti costano ___ euro ciascuno.
(The tickets cost sixty-five euros each.)4. Abbiamo ordinato ___ pizze per la festa.
(We ordered one hundred and eighty pizzas for the party.)5. La città ha ___ abitanti.
(The town has two thousand inhabitants.)6. Ha guadagnato ___ euro l'anno scorso.
(He earned one million euros last year.)