Italian grammar
Numbers 6–10
Count from six to ten.
From the scene Sei, sette, otto (Six, seven, eight)
In short
Count six to ten: sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci. Hold the double consonants in sette and otto.
- 6 sei
- 7 sette
- 8 otto
- 9 nove
- 10 dieci
Your turn
Which one goes with 7?
Options: sei · otto · sette
Show answer
7 → sette
How it works
After cinque the count goes on: sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci.
Good to know
Hold the double consonants in sette and otto. One scatola, ten scatole: -a becomes -e in the plural. Piano = floor, piani = floors.
6 sei
Nuria
Scatola dieci. Sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci.
Box ten. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
7 sette
Elena
Ciao, cara! Scatola sette.
Hello, dear! Box seven.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ciao, cara! Scatola (blank).
Options: sei · otto · sette
Show answer
Elena
Ciao, cara! Scatola sette.
Hello, dear! Box seven.
8 otto
Nuria
Scatola otto.
Box eight.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Scatola (blank).
Options: sei · sette · otto
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Nuria
Scatola otto.
Box eight.
9 nove
Elena
Scatola nove.
Box nine.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Scatola (blank).
Options: sette · nove · sei
Show answer
Elena
Scatola nove.
Box nine.
10 dieci
Nuria
Quattro piani? E dieci scatole?
Four floors? And ten boxes?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Quattro piani? E (blank) scatole?
Options: sette · dieci · sei
Show answer
Nuria
Quattro piani? E dieci scatole?
Four floors? And ten boxes?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| 6 | sei |
|---|---|
| 7 | sette |
| 8 | otto |
| 9 | nove |
| 10 | dieci |
More lines from the story
- NuriaSalve, signora Elena. Scatola sei.Hello, Signora Elena. Box six.