Russian Numbers
Russian numbers are used in everyday situations such as telling time, giving prices, writing dates, and counting objects. Learning Russian numbers will help you understand conversations, travel information, and daily communication.
Russian numbers follow clear patterns, but they also use the Cyrillic alphabet, which may look unfamiliar if you are used to Latin letters. With practice, however, the patterns become easy to recognize.
This page explains how Russian numbers work and provides links to charts and tools to help you learn and practice.
Russian Numbers Chart
You can begin learning Russian numbers using the charts below.
These charts show how Russian numbers are written and help you recognize patterns in the language.
Russian Numbers 1–20
The first twenty numbers should be memorized because they form the foundation for larger numbers.
| Number | Russian |
|---|---|
| 1 | один |
| 2 | два |
| 3 | три |
| 4 | четыре |
| 5 | пять |
| 6 | шесть |
| 7 | семь |
| 8 | восемь |
| 9 | девять |
| 10 | десять |
| 11 | одиннадцать |
| 12 | двенадцать |
| 13 | тринадцать |
| 14 | четырнадцать |
| 15 | пятнадцать |
| 16 | шестнадцать |
| 17 | семнадцать |
| 18 | восемнадцать |
| 19 | девятнадцать |
| 20 | двадцать |
Russian Numbers 21–99
Russian numbers follow a predictable structure.
Examples:
21 = двадцать один
24 = двадцать четыре
37 = тридцать семь
48 = сорок восемь
59 = пятьдесят девять
The structure is generally:
ten + unit
Example:
42 = сорок два
67 = шестьдесят семь
Russian Tens
| Number | Russian |
|---|---|
| 20 | двадцать |
| 30 | тридцать |
| 40 | сорок |
| 50 | пятьдесят |
| 60 | шестьдесят |
| 70 | семьдесят |
| 80 | восемьдесят |
| 90 | девяносто |
These numbers combine with the numbers 1–9 to form larger numbers.
Example:
45 = сорок пять
Russian Hundreds
Russian hundreds follow a clear pattern.
Examples:
100 = сто
200 = двести
300 = триста
These numbers combine with other numbers to form larger numbers.
Example:
245 = двести сорок пять
Russian Thousands
Examples:
1,000 = тысяча
2,000 = две тысячи
10,000 = десять тысяч
Russian numbers continue to follow consistent patterns as they increase.
Examples of Russian Numbers
Example sentences:
У меня три книги.
(I have three books.)
Цена пятьдесят рублей.
(The price is fifty rubles.)
В классе двадцать студентов.
(There are twenty students in the class.)
Practice Russian Numbers
You can practice Russian numbers using the interactive tools below.