Numbers are essential for prices, addresses, phone numbers, and telling time. Russian numbers interact with grammar cases in unique ways — the noun form changes depending on the number!
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| # | Russian | Transliteration | # | Russian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ноль | nol' | 6 | шесть | shest' |
| 1 | один / одна / одно | adin / adna / adno | 7 | семь | syem' |
| 2 | два / две | dva / dvye | 8 | восемь | vosim' |
| 3 | три | tri | 9 | девять | dyevit' |
| 4 | четыре | chityrye | 10 | десять | dyesit' |
| 5 | пять | pyat' |
Один (m.), одна (f.), одно (n.) — "one" matches the noun's gender.
Два (m./n.), две (f.) — "two" has two forms.
один дом (one house) · одна книга (one book) · два стола (two tables) · две книги (two books)
| # | Russian | Transliteration | # | Russian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | одиннадцать | adinnatsat' | 40 | сорок | sorak |
| 12 | двенадцать | dvinatsat' | 50 | пятьдесят | pit'disyat |
| 13 | тринадцать | trinatsat' | 60 | шестьдесят | shist'disyat |
| 14 | четырнадцать | chityrnatsat' | 70 | семьдесят | syem'disit |
| 15 | пятнадцать | pitnatsat' | 80 | восемьдесят | vosim'disit |
| 20 | двадцать | dvatsat' | 90 | девяносто | divinosta |
| 30 | тридцать | tritsat' | 100 | сто | sto |
| # | Russian | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | двести | dvyesti |
| 300 | триста | trista |
| 500 | пятьсот | pit'sot |
| 1,000 | тысяча | tysyacha |
| 1,000,000 | миллион | million |
After numbers, the noun form changes:
1 → nominative singular: один рубль (one ruble)
2, 3, 4 → genitive singular: два рубля (two rubles)
5–20 → genitive plural: пять рублей (five rubles)
Pattern repeats: 21 рубль, 22 рубля, 25 рублей...
| Russian | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| Который час? | Katoriy chas? | What time is it? |
| Час | Chas | One o'clock |
| Два часа | Dva chasa | Two o'clock |
| Пять часов | Pyat' chasov | Five o'clock |
| Полдень / Полночь | Poldin' / Polnach' | Noon / Midnight |
| утром / днём / вечером | utram / dnyom / vyechiram | in the morning / afternoon / evening |
💡 Cultural Insight: Russia uses the 24-hour clock in schedules and transportation. You'll see "поезд в 14:30" (train at 14:30) rather than "2:30 PM." In casual talk, people add "утра" (morning), "дня" (afternoon), or "вечера" (evening).
| Russian | Transliteration | English | Memory Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| понедельник | panidyel'nik | Monday | "после недели" — after the week |
| вторник | ftornik | Tuesday | "второй" — second |
| среда | srida | Wednesday | "середина" — middle |
| четверг | chitvyerg | Thursday | "четвёртый" — fourth |
| пятница | pyatnitsa | Friday | "пятый" — fifth |
| суббота | subota | Saturday | From "Sabbath" |
| воскресенье | vaskrisyen'ye | Sunday | "resurrection" |
| Russian | Transliteration | English | Russian | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| январь | yanvar' | January | июль | iyul' | July |
| февраль | fivral' | February | август | avgost | August |
| март | mart | March | сентябрь | sintyabr' | September |
| апрель | apryel' | April | октябрь | aktyabr' | October |
| май | may | May | ноябрь | nayabr' | November |
| июнь | iyun' | June | декабрь | dikabr' | December |
— Который час? (Katoriy chas?) — What time is it?
— Три часа. (Tri chasa.) — Three o'clock.
— А какой сегодня день? (A kakoy sivodnya dyen'?) — What day is today?
— Среда, пятнадцатое апреля. (Srida, pitnatstatoye apryel'a.) — Wednesday, April 15th.
— Сколько стоит билет? (Skol'ka stoit bilyet?) — How much is a ticket?
— Двести рублей. (Dvyesti rublyey.) — 200 rubles.
1. How do you say "5" in Russian?
2. Why "два рубля" but "пять рублей"?
3. What day is "среда"?
4. How does "один" change based on a noun's gender?