Russian Numbers: Tens, Hundreds and Agreement With Nouns

Once you know 1 to 20, the rest of the numbers follow a regular pattern.

Tens

Number	Russian	Romanised
30	тридцать	tridtsat'
40	сорок	sorok
50	пятьдесят	pyat'desyat
60	шестьдесят	shest'desyat
70	семьдесят	syem'desyat
80	восемьдесят	vosem'desyat
90	девяносто	devyanosto

Numbers such as 21 or 45 are made by joining tens and units: двадцать один (21), сорок пять (45).

Hundreds and thousands

Number	Russian
100	сто
200	двести
300	триста
400	четыреста
500	пятьсот
1000	тысяча

The noun after a number

The noun changes depending on the number. Take рубль (rouble):

Number	Form	Example
ends in 1 (not 11)	singular	21 рубль
ends in 2, 3 or 4 (not 12 to 14)	genitive singular	23 рубля
5 to 20, and most others	genitive plural	25 рублей

The numbers 11 to 14 always take the plural form: 12 рублей.

Examples

• один год, one year
• два года, two years
• пять лет, five years (the plural of год is irregular)
• сто рублей, one hundred roubles

Prices

• Сколько это стоит? (skol'ko eto stoit?), How much is this?
• Это стоит сто рублей. (eto stoit sto rubley), It costs one hundred roubles.

Tips

1. Learn the three noun patterns.
2. Remember 11 to 14 are exceptions.
3. Use the dictionary to check plural forms.

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