Russian Numbers From Zero to Twenty
The Russian numbers 0 to 20 with pronunciation, plus the patterns that make them easy to remember.
Numbers are among the first things worth learning, and the first twenty follow a clear pattern.
0 to 10
| Number | Russian | Romanised |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ноль | nol' |
| 1 | один | odin |
| 2 | два | dva |
| 3 | три | tri |
| 4 | четыре | chetyre |
| 5 | пять | pyat' |
| 6 | шесть | shest' |
| 7 | семь | syem' |
| 8 | восемь | vosem' |
| 9 | девять | dev'at' |
| 10 | десять | dyes'at' |
11 to 20
| Number | Russian | Romanised |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | одиннадцать | odinnadtsat' |
| 12 | двенадцать | dvenadtsat' |
| 13 | тринадцать | trinadtsat' |
| 14 | четырнадцать | chetyrnadtsat' |
| 15 | пятнадцать | pyatnadtsat' |
| 16 | шестнадцать | shestnadtsat' |
| 17 | семнадцать | semnadtsat' |
| 18 | восемнадцать | vosemnadtsat' |
| 19 | девятнадцать | devyatnadtsat' |
| 20 | двадцать | dvadtsat' |
The pattern
From 11 to 19, the number is the unit plus -надцать (-nadtsat'), which comes from the words "on ten".
Gender of one and two
один (one) and два (two) change with gender:
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | один | одна | одно |
| two | два | две | два |
- один стол, one table
- одна книга, one book
- две книги, two books
Tips
- Learn 1 to 10 first.
- Notice the -надцать pattern.
- Use the dictionary to check forms and stress.
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