The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Russian. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Russian Classes.
Numbers
Knowing how to count in Russian is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".
Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Russian, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Numbers in Russian
Numbers
Russian
Audio
One
один odin
First
первый pervyj
Two
два dva
Second
второй vtoroj
Three
три tri
Third
третий tretij
Four
четыре chetyre
Fourth
четвертый chetvertyj
Five
пять pjat'
Fifth
пятый pjatyj
Six
шесть shest'
Sixth
шестой shestoj
Seven
семь sem'
Seventh
седьмой sed'moj
Eight
восемь vosem'
Eighth
восьмой vos'moj
Nine
девять devjat'
Ninth
девятый devjatyj
Ten
десять desjat'
Tenth
десятый desjatyj
Eleven
одиннадцать odinnadcat'
Eleventh
одиннадцатый odinnadcatyj
Twelve
двенадцать dvenadcat'
Twelfth
двенадцатый dvenadcatyj
Thirteen
тринадцать trinadcat'
Thirteenth
тринадцатый trinadcatyj
Fourteen
четырнадцать chetyrnadcat'
Fourteenth
четырнадцатый chetyrnadcatyj
Fifteen
пятнадцать pjatnadcat'
Fifteenth
Пятнадцатый Pjatnadcatyj
Sixteen
шестнадцать shestnadcat'
Sixteenth
шестнадцатый shestnadcatyj
Seventeen
семнадцать semnadcat'
Seventeenth
семнадцатый semnadcatyj
Eighteen
восемнадцать vosemnadcat'
Eighteenth
восемнадцатый vosemnadcatyj
Nineteen
девятнадцать devjatnadcat'
Nineteenth
девятнадцатый devjatnadcatyj
Twenty
двадцать dvadcat'
Twentieth
двадцатый dvadcatyj
Thirty three (31)
тридцать три tridcat' tri
One hundred (100)
сто sto
Three hundred and sixty (360)
триста шестьдесят trista shest'desjat
One thousand (1000)
тысяча tysjacha
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)
две тысячи четырнадцать dve tysjachi chetyrnadcat'
One million
миллион million
Once
однажды odnazhdy
Twice
дважды dvazhdy
Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Russian sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Russian Numbers in a Sentence
Numbers
Russian
Audio
I'm 30 years old
Мне тридцать лет. Mne tridcat' let.
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother
У меня две сестры и брат. U menja dve sestry i brat.
English is my first language
Английский - мой родной язык Anglijskij - moj rodnoj jazyk
Her second language is Spanish
Её второй язык - испанский. Ejo vtoroj jazyk - ispanskij.
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about School
Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.
School Words in Russian
School
Russian
Audio
Answer
ответ otvet
Book
книга kniga
Books
книги knigi
Chair
стул stul
Desk
стол stol
Dictionary
словарь slovar'
Laptop
ноутбук noutbuk
Library
библиотека biblioteka
Notebook (paper notebook)
записная книжка zapisnaja knizhka
Page
страница stranica
Paper
бумага bumaga
Pen
ручка ruchka
Pencil
карандаш karandash
Question
вопрос vopros
School
школа shkola
Student
студент student
Teacher
учитель uchitel'
University
университет universitet
Daily Conversation in Russian
Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Russian Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Russian
English
Russian
Audio
I have a question
у меня вопрос u menja vopros
To listen
слушать slushat'
To read
читать chitat'
To speak
разговаривать razgovarivat'
To think
думать dumat'
To understand
понимать ponimat'
To write
писать pisat'
What's the name of that book?
Как называется эта книга? Kak nazyvaetsja jeta kniga?
What do you do for a living?
Чем вы зарабатываете на жизнь? Chem vy zarabatyvaete na zhizn'?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)
Я учитель / художник / инженер Ja uchitel' / hudozhnik / inzhener
Oh! That's good!
О, здорово! O, zdorovo!
Can I practice with you?
Можно я позанимаюсь вместе с вами / с тобой? Mozhno ja pozanimajus' vmeste s vami / s toboj?
Fun Facts
Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.
Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Russian about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Russian Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Russian homepage.