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Italian grammar

Numbers 1–5

Count from one to five.

From the scene Uno, due, tre (One, two, three)

In short

Count one to five: uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque. Hold the double t in quattro.

  • 1 uno
  • 2 due
  • 3 tre
  • 4 quattro
  • 5 cinque

Your turn

Which one goes with 2?

Options: tre · due · uno

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2 → due

How it works

Count in order: uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque. Hold the double t in quattro a moment (quat-tro): double consonants matter in Italian.

Good to know

Scatola means box: scatola uno = box one.

1 uno

Nuria

Uno, due, tre, quattro...

One, two, three, four...

Your turn

What fills the gap?

(blank), due, tre, quattro...

Options: Cinque · Uno

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Nuria

Uno, due, tre, quattro...

One, two, three, four...

2 due

Ramón

Scatola due.

Box two.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Scatola (blank).

Options: due · uno · tre

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Ramón

Scatola due.

Box two.

3 tre

Nuria

Scatola tre.

Box three.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Scatola (blank).

Options: uno · due · tre

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Nuria

Scatola tre.

Box three.

4 quattro

Nuria

Cinque? No, no. Quattro.

Five? No, no. Four.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Cinque? No, no. (blank).

Options: Quattro · Uno · Due

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Nuria

Cinque? No, no. Quattro.

Five? No, no. Four.

5 cinque

Ramón

Scatola cinque.

Box five.

Your turn

What fills the gap?

Scatola (blank).

Options: cinque · uno · due

Show answer

Ramón

Scatola cinque.

Box five.

Practise it in the story

Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.

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Numbers 1–5
1uno
2due
3tre
4quattro
5cinque
More lines from the story
  • NuriaCiao, Ramón! Scatola uno.Hello, Ramón! Box one.

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