Numbers

Russian Lesson 6 (Numbers and School)

Duration: 30 mins

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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
Oneодин
odin
Firstпервый
pervyj
Twoдва
dva
Secondвторой
vtoroj
Threeтри
tri
Thirdтретий
tretij
Fourчетыре
chetyre
Fourthчетвертый
chetvertyj
Fiveпять
pjat'
Fifthпятый
pjatyj
Sixшесть
shest'
Sixthшестой
shestoj
Sevenсемь
sem'
Seventhседьмой
sed'moj
Eightвосемь
vosem'
Eighthвосьмой
vos'moj
Nineдевять
devjat'
Ninthдевятый
devjatyj
Tenдесять
desjat'
Tenthдесятый
desjatyj
Elevenодиннадцать
odinnadcat'
Eleventhодиннадцатый
odinnadcatyj
Twelveдвенадцать
dvenadcat'
Twelfthдвенадцатый
dvenadcatyj
Thirteenтринадцать
trinadcat'
Thirteenthтринадцатый
trinadcatyj
Fourteenчетырнадцать
chetyrnadcat'
Fourteenthчетырнадцатый
chetyrnadcatyj
Fifteenпятнадцать
pjatnadcat'
FifteenthПятнадцатый
Pjatnadcatyj
Sixteenшестнадцать
shestnadcat'
Sixteenthшестнадцатый
shestnadcatyj
Seventeenсемнадцать
semnadcat'
Seventeenthсемнадцатый
semnadcatyj
Eighteenвосемнадцать
vosemnadcat'
Eighteenthвосемнадцатый
vosemnadcatyj
Nineteenдевятнадцать
devjatnadcat'
Nineteenthдевятнадцатый
devjatnadcatyj
Twentyдвадцать
dvadcat'
Twentiethдвадцатый
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 millionмиллион
million
Onceоднажды
odnazhdy
Twiceдважды
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 oldМне тридцать лет.
Mne tridcat' let.
I have 2 sisters and 1 brotherУ меня две сестры и брат.
U menja dve sestry i brat.
English is my first languageАнглийский - мой родной язык
Anglijskij - moj rodnoj jazyk
Her second language is SpanishЕё 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
Answerответ
otvet
Bookкнига
kniga
Booksкниги
knigi
Chairстул
stul
Deskстол
stol
Dictionaryсловарь
slovar'
Laptopноутбук
noutbuk
Libraryбиблиотека
biblioteka
Notebook (paper notebook)записная книжка
zapisnaja knizhka
Pageстраница
stranica
Paperбумага
bumaga
Penручка
ruchka
Pencilкарандаш
karandash
Questionвопрос
vopros
Schoolшкола
shkola
Studentстудент
student
Teacherучитель
uchitel'
Universityуниверситет
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 questionу меня вопрос
u menja vopros
To listenслушать
slushat'
To readчитать
chitat'
To speakразговаривать
razgovarivat'
To thinkдумать
dumat'
To understandпонимать
ponimat'
To writeписать
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.

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