Italian grammar
Tens: trenta to cento
Count in tens up to one hundred.
From the scene Trenta, quaranta, cento (Thirty, forty, a hundred)
In short
Thirty is trenta; forty to ninety end in -anta. A hundred is cento.
- 30 trenta
- 40 quaranta
- 50 cinquanta
- 100 cento
- 5 vs 50 cinque / cinquanta
Your turn
Which one goes with 40?
Options: trenta · cinquanta · quaranta
Show answer
40 → quaranta
How it works
Thirty is trenta; from forty to ninety the tens end in -anta: quaranta, cinquanta, sessanta... A hundred is cento.
Good to know
Troppe (too many) agrees with arance.
30 trenta
Tomás
Trenta arance, dieci euro!
Thirty oranges, ten euros!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) arance, dieci euro!
Options: Cinquanta · Trenta · Quaranta
Show answer
Tomás
Trenta arance, dieci euro!
Thirty oranges, ten euros!
40 quaranta
Tomás
Troppe? Va bene... quaranta arance, dodici euro.
Too many? Okay... forty oranges, twelve euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Troppe? Va bene... (blank) arance, dodici euro.
Options: trenta · cinquanta · quaranta
Show answer
Tomás
Troppe? Va bene... quaranta arance, dodici euro.
Too many? Okay... forty oranges, twelve euros.
50 cinquanta
Tomás
Va bene, va bene. Cinquanta arance, quindici euro.
Okay, okay. Fifty oranges, fifteen euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Va bene, va bene. (blank) arance, quindici euro.
Options: Quaranta · Cinquanta · Trenta
Show answer
Tomás
Va bene, va bene. Cinquanta arance, quindici euro.
Okay, okay. Fifty oranges, fifteen euros.
100 cento
Tomás
Mmm... cinque arance... sono cento euro.
Mmm... five oranges... that's a hundred euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Mmm... cinque arance... sono (blank) euro.
Options: quaranta · cento · trenta
Show answer
Tomás
Mmm... cinque arance... sono cento euro.
Mmm... five oranges... that's a hundred euros.
5 vs 50 cinque / cinquanta
Nuria
Cinquanta? Tomás! Voglio cinque arance.
Fifty? Tomás! I want five oranges.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)? Tomás! Voglio cinque arance.
Options: Trenta · Quaranta · Cinquanta
Show answer
Nuria
Cinquanta? Tomás! Voglio cinque arance.
Fifty? Tomás! I want five oranges.
Watch out
Cinque (5) and cinquanta (50) start the same.
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
| 30 | trenta |
|---|---|
| 40 | quaranta |
| 50 | cinquanta |
| 100 | cento |
| 5 vs 50 | cinque / cinquanta |
More lines from the story
- NuriaCento euro? Va bene... cinquanta arance!A hundred euros? Okay... fifty oranges!