Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
This lesson covers Italian cardinal numbers from 1 to 20, introducing essential words like uno (one), cinque (five), dieci (ten), and venti (twenty). You'll learn the basic counting units and understand irregular forms from 11 to 19, plus common expressions like 'un paio' meaning 'a couple'.
- The numbers from 0 to 9 are called "unità".
- From 11 to 19 are irregular numbers and do not follow a specific pattern.
- The 0 is pronounced "zero".
Numeri dall' 1 al 20 (Numbers from 1 to 20)
| 1: Uno (One) | 11: Undici (Eleven) |
| 2: Due (Two) | 12: Dodici (Twelve) |
| 3: Tre (Three) | 13: Tredici (Thirteen) |
| 4: Quattro (Four) | 14: Quattordici (Fourteen) |
| 5: Cinque (Five) | 15: Quindici (Fifteen) |
| 6: Sei (Six) | 16: Sedici (Sixteen) |
| 7: Sette (Seven) | 17: Diciassette (Seventeen) |
| 8: Otto (Eight) | 18: Diciotto (Eighteen) |
| 9: Nove (Nine) | 19: Diciannove (Nineteen) |
| 10: Dieci (Ten) | 20: Venti (Twenty) |
Exceptions!
- 'Un paio' means 2. Example: 'un paio di ore' (a couple of hours).
Exercise 1: Numeri cardinali: la base
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Tre, Quindici, Nove, Diciotto, Venti, Otto, Dieci, Tredici
1.
10:
...
(Ten)
2.
3:
...
(Three)
3.
15:
...
(Fifteen)
4.
18:
...
(Eighteen)
5.
8:
...
(Eight)
6.
20:
...
(Twenty)
7.
9:
...
(Nine)
8.
13:
...
(Thirteen)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ho comprato _____ mele per la festa.
(I bought _____ apples for the party.)2. Ci sono _____ studenti in classe oggi.
(There are _____ students in class today.)3. Abbiamo ricevuto _____ email questa settimana.
(We received _____ emails this week.)4. Ho invitato _____ persone alla conferenza.
(I invited _____ people to the conference.)5. La festa è iniziata alle _____ e trenta.
(The party started at _____ thirty.)6. Abbiamo ordinato _____ di copie del libro.
(We ordered _____ copies of the book.)
