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ITALIAN SYNTAX RULES
Numbers
Cardinal numbers of up to 13 digits are pronounced as full numbers, longer
digit strings are pronounced digit by digit. Periods may be used to separate
groups of three digits. Leading zeros are pronounced separately.
1234567890123 1.234 123.456.789 007
Decimal numbers may contain up to 13 digits before the comma and up to
13 digits after the comma. Periods may be used to separate groups of three
digits (before the comma). The digit string after the comma is pronounced as
a full number.
100,50 Cento virgola cinquanta
1,2 Una virgola due
Cardinal number followed by
a
or
o
, "esimo" or "esima" are pronounced as
ordinal numbers.
1
o
14
a
20esimo 100esima
Roman numbers are supported separately and in combination with proper
names.
XXII Piazza XX Settembre del III capitolo Carlo V
Telephone Numbers
Telephone numbers are recognized when parentheses or slashes are used to
separate the area code from the actual telephone number. Hyphens can be
used to separate groups of digits. The digit groups are pronounced separately
as full numbers.
052/470489 052/47-04-89 (052) 470489 [phone]
Telephone numbers may be preceded by the abbreviations "tel.", "Tel.", "TEL."
and "Tel.no.".
Tel. [phone] Tel.no. 254/341947