Russian Numbers

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Russian Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Russian lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Russian to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.

Cardinal	Russian	Pronunciation	Ordinal	Russian	Pronunciation
one	один	[odin]	first	первый	[pyerviy]
two	два	[dva]	second	второй	[vtoroy]
three	три	[tri]	third	третий	[tryetiy]
four	четыре	[chyetirye]	fourth	четвертый	[chyetvyertiy]
five	пять	[pyatʲ]	fifth	пятый	[pyatiy]
six	шесть	[shyestʲ]	sixth	шестой	[shyestoy]
seven	семь	[syemʲ]	seventh	седьмой	[syedʲmoy]
eight	восемь	[vosyemʲ]	eighth	восьмой	[vosʲmoy]
nine	девять	[dyevyatʲ]	ninth	девятый	[dyevyatiy]
ten	десять	[dyesyatʲ]	tenth	десятый	[dyesyatiy]
eleven	одиннадцать	[odinnadtzatʲ]	eleventh	одиннадцатый	[odinnadtzatiy]
twelve	двенадцать	[dvyenadtzatʲ]	twelfth	двенадцатый	[dvyenadtzatiy]
thirteen	тринадцать	[trinadtzatʲ]	thirteenth	тринадцатый	[trinadtzatiy]
fourteen	четырнадцать	[chyetirnadtzatʲ]	once	раз	[raz]
fifteen	пятнадцать	[pyatnadtzatʲ]	twice	дважды	[dvaʐdi]
sixteen	шестнадцать	[shyestnadtzatʲ]	Monday	понедельник	[ponyedyelʲnik]
seventeen	семнадцать	[syemnadtzatʲ]	Tuesday	вторник	[vtornik]
eighteen	восемнадцать	[vosyemnadtzatʲ]	Wednesday	среда	[sryeda]
nineteen	девятнадцать	[dyevyatnadtzatʲ]	Thursday	четверг	[chyetvyerg]
twenty	двадцать	[dvadtzatʲ]	Friday	пятница	[pyatnitza]
seventy one	семьдесят один	[syemʲdyesyat odin]	Saturday	суббота	[soobbota]
one hundred	сотня	[sotnya]	Sunday	воскресенье	[voskryesyenʲye]

Numbers Grammar Rules

Russian cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Russian. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules	Russian + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun]	у меня есть три собаки [oo myenya yestʲ tri sobaki]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun]	у моей дочери есть две кошки [oo moyey dochyeri yestʲ dvye koshki]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number]	она говорит на семи языках [ona govorit na syemi yazikakh]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun]	у моего брата есть сын [oo moyego brata yestʲ sin]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun]	это мой второй урок [eto moy vtoroy oorok]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun]	вы читали третью книгу? [vi chitali tryetʲyo knigoo?]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow корова [korova]	goat козел [kozyel]	donkey осел [osyel]	horse лошадь [loshadʲ]
dog собака [sobaka]	cat кот [kot]	mouse мышь [mishʲ]	bird птица [ptitza]

Conversation in Russian

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English	Russian	Pronunciation
Where are you from?	а вы откуда?	[a vi otkooda?]
I'm from the U.S	я из соединённых штатов	[ya iz u.s]
I'm American	я американец	[ya amyerikanyetz]
Where do you live?	где вы живете?	[gdye vi ʐivyetye?]
I live in the U.S	я живу в u.s	[ya ʐivoo v u.s]
What do you do for a living?	что вы делаете для жизни?	[chto vi dyelayetye dlya ʐizni?]
I'm a student	я студент	[ya stoodyent]

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Russian? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have here. You can now check the next lesson below.

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