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Numbers, Time & Dates

Cardinal and ordinal numbers, telling time, days, months and dates
uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque
one, two, three, four, five
OO-no, DOO-eh, treh, KWAT-tro, CHEEN-kweh
Numbers 1–5
sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci
six, seven, eight, nine, ten
say, SET-teh, OT-to, NO-veh, DYEH-chee
Numbers 6–10
undici ... venti
eleven ... twenty
OON-dee-chee ... VEN-tee
Teens; 20 = venti
ventuno, ventidue ... cento
21, 22 ... 100
ven-TOO-no, ven-tee-DOO-eh, CHEN-to
venti drops final vowel before uno/otto: ventuno
Che ora è? — Sono le due.
What time is it? — It's two o'clock.
keh O-ra eh? — SO-no leh DOO-eh
È l'una (1:00); Sono le... for other hours
e un quarto / e mezza / meno un quarto
quarter past / half past / quarter to
eh oon KWAR-to / eh MED-za / MEH-no
Sono le tre e mezza = 3:30
Giorni: lunedì, martedì, mercoledì
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
loo-neh-DEE, mar-teh-DEE, mer-ko-leh-DEE
Days are lowercase; most end in -dì
Mesi: gennaio, febbraio, marzo
Months: January, February, March
jen-NA-yo, feb-BRA-yo, MAR-tso
Months are lowercase
Data: Oggi è il 5 maggio.
Date: Today is the 5th of May.
OJ-jee eh eel CHEEN-kweh MAJ-jo
Cardinal numbers for dates (except 1st = primo)
Ordinali: primo, secondo, terzo
Ordinals: first, second, third
PREE-mo, se-KON-do, TER-tso
Ordinals agree in gender and number