Learn Russian Russian Numbers and Counting

Question 1

What is the Russian word for the number 1?

Accepted Answer

Один

Answer

Один (masculine) / одна (feminine) / одно (neuter) means 'one' in Russian.

Question 2

How do you say the number 5 in Russian?

Accepted Answer

Пять

Answer

Пять is the Russian word for 5, and it (like all numbers from 5–20) requires the genitive plural of the following noun.

Question 3

What case does a noun take after the numbers 2, 3, and 4 in Russian?

Accepted Answer

Genitive singular

Answer

After 2, 3, and 4 in Russian, the following noun takes the genitive singular case (e.g., два стола — two tables).

Question 4

What is 'десять' in English?

Accepted Answer

Ten

Answer

Десять means ten in Russian; it is the base for the teen numbers (одиннадцать = eleven, etc.).

Question 5

How do you say '20' in Russian?

Accepted Answer

Двадцать

Answer

Двадцать means 20 in Russian; it combines the roots for 'two' (два) and 'ten' (дцать from десять).

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