0.3.1 Numbers & Money Flashcards
Simple numbers, currency, counting phrases, I have, You have
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one
1
uno
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two
2
due
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three
3
tre
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four
4
quattro
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five
5
cinque
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six
6
sei
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seven
7
sette
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eight
8
otto
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nine
9
nove
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ten
10
dieci
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eleven
11
undici
This is a contraction of uno + dieci.
This pattern is consistent from 11 to 16.
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twelve
12
dodici
This is a contraction of due + dieci.
This pattern is consistent from 11 to 16.
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twenty
20
venti
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thirty
30
trenta
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forty
40
quaranta
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fifty
50
cinquanta
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sixty
60
sessanta
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seventy
70
settanta
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eighty
80
ottanta
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ninety
90
novanta
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one hundred
100
cento
100 = cento
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one euro
un euro
The currency in Italy is the euro.
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five euros
cinque euro
The word euro does not change between singular and plural.
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ten cents
dieci centesimi
Just like a dollar is split into 100 cents, a euro is split into 100 cents.
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ten dollars
dieci dollari
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three euros fifty
€3.50
tre euro cinquanta
Just like we would say “three dollars fifty”, in Italian you say the number of euros, then the number of cents.
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I have two cats.
Ho due gatti.
I have = ho
You can also say io ho, but the fact that it is “I” speaking is communicated by the verb ho.
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Do you have ten euros?
Hai dieci euro?
you have = hai
You can also say tu hai, but the fact that it is “you” speaking is communicated by the verb hai.
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How much does it cost?
Quanto costa?
how much = quanto
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It costs six euros.
Costa sei euro.
[What is being said in the audio recording?]
Uomo: Quanto costa?
Donna: Otto euro.
Translation:
Man: “How much does it cost?”
Woman: “Eight euros.”
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There’s nothing here.
Non c’è niente qui.
nothign = niente
Note that in Italian, we use a double negative: non + niente in the same sentence. They don’t cancel each other out! That’s just how you use niente in a sentence.
This is the opposite of how we’d do it in English, where double negatives are frowned upon. e.g. We wouldn’t say “I don’t have nothing”, but in Italian that’s exactly how you’d say it.
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Donna: Hai due euro?
Uomo: No, non ho niente.
Translation:
Woman: “Do you have two euros?”
Man: “No, I don’t have anything.”
Note how this use of non + niente technically translates to “no + anything” in English, since English does not permit double negatives.
The word niente still means “nothing”; it’s just that in English we changed this to “anything”. (Looking at the languages of the world, we’re the weird ones here!)
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I have only two brothers.
Ho soltanto due fratelli.
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Luisa has lots of sisters.
Luisa ha molte sorelle.
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That costs very little!
Costa poco!
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That costs a lot!
Costa molto!
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That costs so much!
Costa tanto!
so much = tanto
In Italian, you can omit the word “that”. Just like the word “that” refers to something already indicated, the third-person of any verb (costa) implies whatever object you’re already talking about.
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That costs too much!
Costa troppo!
too much = troppo
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How much do you have?
Quanto hai?
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How many do you have?
Quanti hai?
how much = quanto
how many = quanti
So quanti is for things you can count, like bananas, cars, or dogs, while quanto is for a single quantity, like a piece of cheese measured by weight.
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Donna: Costa molto?
Uomo: No! Costa solo due euro.
Translation:
Woman: “Does it cost a lot?”
Man: “No! It only costs two euros.”
only = solo
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How much does his car cost?
Quanto costa la sua macchina?
If you want to specify an object, just add it after the words Quanto costa?
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This house is expensive.
Questa casa è cara.
expensive = caro / cara
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Uomo: Quanto costa una pizza?
Donna: Trenta euro.
Uomo: È troppo caro!
Translation:
Man: “How much does a pizza cost?”
Woman: “Thirty euros.”
Man: “That’s too expensive!”
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How old are you?
Quanti anni hai?
Literally, this means: “How many years do you have?”
In English, you are your age. In Italian and many other languages, you have your age.
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I’m 20 years old.
Ho venti anni.
Literally, this means: “I have twenty years”.
In English, you are your age. In Italian and many other languages, you have your age.
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I’m 30 years old.
Ho trenta anni.
Literally, this means: “I have thirty years”.
In English, you are your age. In Italian and many other languages, you have your age.
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I’m 47 years old.
Ho quarantasette anni.
Literally, this means: “I have forty seven years”.
In Italian, numbers are combined into one word.
40 + 7 = 47
quaranta + sette = quarantasette
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I’m 29 years old.
Ho ventinove anni.
Literally, this means: “I have twenty nine years”.
In Italian, numbers are combined into one word.
20 + 9 = 29
venti + nove = ventinove
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Donna: Quanti anni hai?
Uomo: Ho cinquanta anni.
Translation:
Woman: “How old are you?”
Man: “I’m fifty years old.”
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Uomo: Ho venticinque anni. Quanti anni hai?
Donna: Trentaquattro.
Translation:
Man: “I’m twenty five years old. How old are you?”
Woman: “Thirty four.”
In Italian, numbers are combined into one word.
20 + 5 = 25
venti + cinque = venticinque
30 + 4 = 34
trenta + quattro = trentaquattro = “thirty four”
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How old is it?
Quanti anni ha?
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Donna: Quanti anni ha?
Uomo: Cento anni!
Translation:
Woman: “How old is it?”
Man: “One hundred years old!”
