Learn how to say numbers 10-100 and up to 10,000
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Intro |
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| Laura: "Buongiorno, buongiorno!" |
| Marco: Marco here! Basic Bootcamp , Lesson 5 - Counting from Twenty to One Million in Italian |
| Marco: Hello, and welcome to ItalianPOD101.com, where we study modern Italian in a fun, educational format! |
| Laura: So, brush up on the Italian that you started learning long ago, or start learning today. |
| Marco: Thanks for being here with us for this lesson, Laura, what are we looking at in this lesson? |
| Marco: In this lesson, you will learn about numbers and counting from twenty to one million in Italian. |
| Laura: We are still in our wine bottle factory today. |
| Marco: Yes, and the production got faster. Now our character has to count by tens, hundreds, and thousands for her inventory! And even up to one million. |
| Laura: That's quite a lot of bottles. So in this conversation, someone is doing the inventory and counting items. |
| Laura: Listeners...I have a question... |
| Marco: A question? |
| Laura: Yep, I want to know when was the last time you commented? |
| Marco: Ahh, yes! Great question. |
| Laura: Stop by ItalianPod101.com and leave us a comment or just say hi. |
| Marco: Ha ha...okay, you heard Laura. |
| Marco: Let's listen to the conversation. |
| Marco: In this lesson, you will learn about numbers and counting from twenty to one million in Italian. |
| Laura: We are still in our wine bottle factory today. |
| Marco: Yes, and the production got faster. Now our character has to count by tens and hundreds for her inventory! |
| Laura: That's quite a lot of bottles. So in this conversation, someone is doing the inventory and counting items. |
| Dialogue |
| Laura: Venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, sessanta, settanta, ottanta, novanta, cento! |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Laura: Venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, sessanta, settanta, ottanta, novanta, cento! |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Laura: Venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, sessanta, settanta, ottanta, novanta, cento! |
| Marco: Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred! |
| Post Conversation Banter |
| Marco: Most of them finish with "anta!" |
| Laura: Yes, from forty to ninety. So it will really hit on you when you turn forty, as you'll be in your "antas" until you are over one hundred years old! |
| Marco: Oh, and I remember as an Italian student how funny it was to try to read years out loud. Like 1978 (in English). |
| Laura: You mean 1978 (in Italian). |
| Marco: See? That sounds really hard. |
| Laura: But it's not. Let's get to it, and at the end of the lesson you all will be very comfortable counting to one million. |
| Vocabulary and Phrases |
| Marco: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Laura: venti [natural native speed] |
| Marco: twenty |
| Laura: venti [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Laura: venti [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Laura: trenta [natural native speed] |
| Marco: thirty |
| Laura: trenta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Laura: trenta [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Laura: quaranta [natural native speed] |
| Marco: forty |
| Laura: quaranta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Laura: quaranta [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Laura: cinquanta [natural native speed] |
| Marco: fifty |
| Laura: cinquanta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Laura: cinquanta [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Laura: sessanta [natural native speed] |
| Marco: sixty |
| Laura: sessanta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Laura: sessanta [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Laura: settanta [natural native speed] |
| Marco: seventy |
| Laura: settanta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Laura: settanta [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Laura: ottanta [natural native speed] |
| Marco: eighty |
| Laura: ottanta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Laura: ottanta [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Laura: novanta [natural native speed] |
| Marco: ninety |
| Laura: novanta [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Laura: novanta [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Laura: cento [natural native speed] |
| Marco: a hundred |
| Laura: cento [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Laura: cento [natural native speed] |
| Vocabulary and Phrase Usage |
| Marco: Let's have a closer look at the usuage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Laura: The first word/phrase we’ll look at is.... |
| Marco: Let's take a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Laura: The first word/phrase we'll look at is... |
| Marco: "Venti." (v.e.n.t.i). |
| Laura: Yes, and after that we have "ventuno," "twenty-one." |
| Marco: Let's start with twenty-one, because it seems slightly different from the rest. |
| Laura: Okay, so, remember we said that the general rule is to put one, two, three, and so forth right after twenty. Like this…"twenty-two" is "venti-due." |
| Marco: So you just say the two numbers one after the other!! |
| Laura: Yes, "venti-due." |
| Marco: Now, for twenty-one and twenty-eight, then thirty-one and thirty-eight, and forty-one and forty-eight, etc. until one hundred, there's a little difference in the construction. |
| Laura: Yes, as we said before, when the second number starts with a vowel, you cut the last letter off the first number. |
| Marco: "Twenty-one," "venti-uno," becomes… |
| Laura: "ventuno" |
| Marco: "Twenty-eight," "venti-otto," becomes… |
| Laura: "ventotto." |
| Marco: Apart from those, it's easy as pie. |
| Laura: "Twenty-two" will be "venti-due," "twenty-three" is" venti-tre" |
| Marco: and then... |
| Laura: "Venti-quattro, venti-cinque, venti-sei, venti- sette," then after "ventotto, venti-nove!" And this takes us to "trenta!" "Thirty." |
| Marco: Now we're going to talk about thirty, forty, fifty, and so forth up to one hundred. |
| Laura: Yes, and just like last time, we'll read those numbers out loud. And you all will repeat after me, in the silence between each word. |
| Marco: You heardh Laura! Let's go. |
| Laura: (reads out loud with two sec gap)."Venti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, sessanta, settanta, ottanta, novanta." |
| Marco: Great. And now if I wanted to say "thirty-three," Laura? |
| Laura: Well, just apply the rule we studied for the twenties and go for it! |
| Marco: Okay. "Trenta-tre!" |
| Laura: Exactly! "Trenta-tre!" What about..."fifty-seven?" |
| Marco: "Cinquanta-sette!" |
| Laura: Great. What about "sixty-one?" |
| Marco: Well, if I understood well, it will be "sessanta" and "uno," which starts with a vowel. So..."sessantuno!" |
| Laura: And how about "eighty-eight?" |
| Marco: Okay, so that will be "ottanta" and "otto." "Ottantotto." |
| Laura: That's right! Doesn't that sound cute? Okay, one more…"ninety-nine?" |
| Marco: "Novanta-nove!" |
Lesson focus |
| Marco: Let's start with one hundred. |
| Laura: "One hundred" is "cento." Then to count hundreds up to one thousand, all you need is to put two, three, four, and so forth in front of "cento," just like in English. |
| Marco: So it will be..."due-cento" for "two hundred." Then "tre-cento," "quattro-cento," "cinque-cento," "sei-cento," "sette-cento," "otto-cento," and "nove-cento." |
| Laura: Exactly. Now let's try to count in between the ten hundreds. |
| Marco: Do I have to use the same rules as in counting from twenty to ninety-nine? |
| Laura: Pretty much, but it's easier as you don't have to change any of the words, as in "ventuno" or "ventotto." Just add the number to "cento" as it is. So how would you say "one hundred and one?" |
| Marco: "Hundred" is "cento," and "one" is "uno," so…"cento-uno!" |
| Laura: Correct. How about "one hundred and four?" |
| Marco: "Four" is "quattro," right? So "cento-quattro." |
| Laura: We're getting close to reading those long year numbers that scared you so much as a student. |
| Marco: I love the way they sound so complicated. |
| Laura: But for now, just try to say "five hundred and ten." |
| Marco: Okay, so..."cinque-cento-dieci." |
| Laura: That's right. |
| Marco: They're getting easier to guess. |
| Laura: Exactly! Now, one more before we go into the thousands! "Nine hundred ninety-nine." |
| Marco: "Nove-cento-novanta-nove." Is that the number you would dial in an emergency in Italy? |
| Laura: No, Italy is a complicated country. There are different emergency numbers, depending on the situation. But "one-one-two" is now the European standard, including Italy. |
| Marco: Would you call that "uno-uno-due?" |
| Laura: Nope. That would be "one hundred and twelve." We love our numbers long. |
| Marco: "Cento-dodici?" |
| Laura: Yes. So, let's see if you got everything. "Three hundred thirteen." |
| Marco: "Tre-cento-tredici." |
| Laura: Bravo! Now, "seven hundred eighteen." |
| Marco: "Sette-cento-diciotto." |
| Laura: Seems like you're ready to count more bottles of wine! So, "one thousand" is "mille." After which you add any other number. So "a thousand and five" would be "mille-cinque." |
| Marco: Which was an old car, if I'm not wrong. |
| Laura: It was my granny's car! Now, after 1999, "mille" becomes "mila." "Two thousand" is "due-mila," "three thousand" is "tremila," "four thousand" is "quattro-mila"... |
| Marco: Then "cinque-mila," "sei-mila," "sette-mila," "ottomila," "nove-mila"…easy! How about "ten thousand," "twenty thousand," "thirty thousand," "one hundred thousand," and "two hundred thousand?" |
| Laura: Guess! |
| Marco: "Dieci-mila," "venti-mila," "trenta-mila," "centomila," and "duecentomila?" |
| Laura: That's it! That's all you need to know to count up to "un milione," "one million." Let's try one of those year numbers then…1978 will be "one thousand nine hundred seventy-eight." |
| Marco: Ouch! "Mille-nove-cento-settantotto..." Wow, I said it! |
| Laura: Now, tell me…37,659…"thirty-seven thousand, six hundred and fifty-nine." |
| Marco: "Trenta-sette-mila-seicento-cinquanta-nove"...that's quite a lot of bottles of wine...I feel dizzy just thinking about it. |
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