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Day 5

Numbers (Числа)

Learn to count, tell your age, talk about prices, tell time, and understand ordinal numbers in Russian.

Cardinal Numbers 0‑10

NumberRussianPronunciation
0нольnol'
1одинaDEEN
2дваdva
3триtree
4четыреchiTYre
5пятьpyat'
6шестьshest'
7семьsyem'
8восемьVO syem'
9девятьDYE vyat'
10десятьDYES yat'

Numbers 11‑20 (Teens)

NumberRussianPronunciation
11одиннадцатьaDEEnatsat'
12двенадцатьdviNATsat'
13тринадцатьtriNATsat'
14четырнадцатьchiTYrnatsat'
15пятнадцатьpyTNAtsat'
16шестнадцатьshysTNAtsat'
17семнадцатьsymNATsat'
18восемнадцатьvasemNATsat'
19девятнадцатьdivyTNAtsat'
20двадцатьDVATsat'

Tens (30‑100) & Composite Numbers

NumberRussianPronunciation
30тридцатьTRIDtsat'
40сорокSOrak
50пятьдесятpyat' diSYAT
60шестьдесятshest' diSYAT
70семьдесятSYEM' disyat
80восемьдесятVO syem' disyat
90девяностоdivyaNÓsta
100стоsto

Composite numbers: 22 = двадцать два, 47 = сорок семь, 88 = восемьдесят восемь, 134 = сто тридцать четыре.

Hundreds & Thousands

  • 200 – двести (DVYE sti)
  • 300 – триста (TRIsta)
  • 400 – четыреста (chiTYresta)
  • 500 – пятьсот (pyat' SOT)
  • 600 – шестьсот (shest' SOT)
  • 700 – семьсот (sem' SOT)
  • 800 – восемьсот (vasem' SOT)
  • 900 – девятьсот (devit' SOT)
  • 1,000 – одна тысяча (adNA TYsycha)
  • 1,000,000 – миллион (milliON)

Using Numbers in Everyday Life

Age: Мне 25 лет. (Mnye dvadtsat' pyat' let.) – I am 25 years old. (Note: лет for 5+ years, год for 1, года for 2-4)

Price: Это стоит 100 рублей. (Eta stoit sto rubLYEY.) – This costs 100 rubles.

Time: Который час? Сейчас три часа пятнадцать минут. (KaTOryy CHAS? SeYCHAS tri chaSA pyatNATtsat' miNUT.) – What time is it? It's 3:15.

Phone number: Мой номер: 8-903-123-45-67. (Eight, nine hundred three, one two three, forty-five, sixty-seven – each digit separately.)

Practice Dialogue (At a shop)

Seller: Здравствуйте! Что вы хотите купить? (ZDRAVstvuyte! Chto vy haTÍte kuPIT'?) – Hello! What do you want to buy?

Buyer: Сколько стоит этот хлеб? (SKOl'ka STOit ETot khleb?) – How much is this bread?

Seller: Пятьдесят рублей. (pyat'DESYAT rubLYEY.) – 50 rubles.

Buyer: Дорого. Есть что‑то дешевле? (DÓraga. Yest' chto‑ta dyesHYEvlye?) – Expensive. Is there anything cheaper?

Seller: Вот этот хлеб – сорок рублей. (Vot ETot khleb – SOrak rubLYEY.) – This bread – 40 rubles.

Buyer: Беру два. Сто рублей? (ByeRU dva. Sto rubLYEY?) – I'll take two. 100 rubles?

Seller: Да, верно. (Da, VYERna.) – Yes, correct.

Exercise

Write the following numbers in Russian:

  1. 15 → ___________
  2. 42 → ___________
  3. 89 → ___________
  4. 3rd (ordinal masculine) → ___________
  5. 275 → ___________
  6. 1000 → ___________
Show answers

1. пятнадцать (pyatNATsat')
2. сорок два (SOrak dva)
3. восемьдесят девять (VO syem' desyat DYE vyat')
4. третий (TRYEtiy)
5. двести семьдесят пять (DVYE sti SYEM' disyat pyat')
6. одна тысяча (adNA TYsycha)

Cultural note: Russian numbers change their form depending on the case (declension), but for now, learn the nominative form. When telling age, pay attention to the noun after the number: 1 год (god), 2-4 года (goda), 5+ лет (let). In Russian markets, haggling is sometimes acceptable, but less so in supermarkets. Learning numbers will help you navigate prices and change.
Learning tip: Practice numbers daily: count items in your room, say prices aloud, read bus/train numbers in Russian. Use the "NUMBER" app or flashcards. A useful mnemonic for 40 (сорок) – it's unique (not 'четыре десять'). For 90 (девяносто) – also irregular. Write numbers on sticky notes and place them around your study area.
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آج کا سبق – خلاصہ

آج آپ نے روسی اعداد ۰ سے ۱۰۰۰ تک، بڑی تعداد (سو، ہزار)، اور عمر، قیمت، وقت میں اعداد کے استعمال سیکھے۔ اعداد کو روزمرہ میں استعمال کرنے کی مشق کریں۔

کل ہم روسی میں بنیادی فعل اور جملہ سازی سیکھیں گے۔ مشق جاری رکھیں!

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