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Numbers are used a lot in Russian everyday life. Whether you need to ask which bus to take or are buying something in a shop, you will need to know how to use the numerical system in Russian.
Russian cardinal numbers tell the quantity of something. They are easy to learn and tend to follow a simple structure.
Numbers 1 - 10
| Russian Number | English Translation | Pronunciation |
| один | one | aDEEN |
| два | two | DVAH |
| три | three | TREE |
| четыре | four | chyTYry |
| пять | five | PHYAT' |
| шесть | six | SHEST' |
| семь | seven | SYEM' |
| восемь | eight | VOsyem' |
| девять | nine | DYEvyt' |
| десять | ten | DYEsyt' |
Numbers 11-19
To form these numbers, simply add "NATtsat" to one of the numbers from 1 to 9.
| Russian Number | English Translation | Pronunciation |
| одиннадцать | eleven | aDEEnatsat' |
| двенадцать | twelve | dvyNATtsat' |
| тринадцать | thirteen | tryNATtsat' |
| четырнадцать | fourteen | chyTYRnatsat' |
| пятнадцать | fifteen | pytNATtsat' |
| шестнадцать | sixteen | shystNATtsat' |
| семнадцать | seventeen | symNATtsat' |
| восемнадцать | eighteen | vasymNATtsat' |
| девятнадцать | nineteen | dyevytNATtsat' |
Numbers 20-30
To form any number from 20 onwards, add a number between 1 and 9 to 20, 30, 40, etc. The number 30 is formed in a similar way to 20, by adding 'дцать' to два and три:
два + дцать = двадцать (twenty)
три + дцать = тридцать (thirty)
| Russian Number | English Translation | Pronunciation |
| двадцать | twenty | DVATtsat' |
| двадцать один | twenty-one | DVATtsat' aDEEN |
| двадцать два | twenty-two | DVATtsat' DVAH |
| двадцать три | twenty-three | DVATtsat' TREE |
| двадцать четыре | twenty-four | DVATtsat' cyTYry |
| двадцать пять | twenty-five | DVATtsat' PYAT' |
| двадцать шесть | twenty-six | DVATtsat' SHEST' |
| двадцать семь | twenty-seven | DVATtsat' SYEM' |
| двадцать восемь | twenty-eight | DVATtsat' VOHsyem' |
| двадцать девять | twenty-nine | DVATtsat' DYEvyt' |
| тридцать | thirty | TREEtsat' |
Numbers 40-49
The number 40 is quite different from the other numbers in the 20-100 sequence and has a name that does not follow the same rules as the other numbers. However, all the numbers from 41 to 49 have the same structure as the ones in the 21-29 group, and are formed in the same way. This is also the case for all other groups of 1-9 numbers added to a multiple of ten (20-100).
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| Russian Number | English Translation | Pronunciation |
| сорок | forty | SOruk |
| сорок один | forty-one | Soruk aDEEN |
Numbers 50, 60, 70, and 80
Created by adding 5, 6, 7, or 8, and the particle "десят"; these numbers are easy to remember.
| Russian Number | English Translation | Pronunciation |
| пятьдесят | fifty | pyat'dySYAT |
| шестьдесят | sixty | shest'dySYAT |
| семьдесят | seventy | SYEM'dysyat |
| восемьдесят | eighty | VOsyem'dysyat |
Number 90
Number 90 should simply be memorized, as it is unique in the way it is formed. However, all other numbers between 91 and 99 follow the same structure as the others and are created by adding a number from 1 to 9 to девяносто.
| Russian Number | English Translation | Pronunciation |
| девяносто | ninety | dyevyeNOStuh |
Number 100
The number 100 is сто in Russian, pronounced "sto."