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Learning Russian Numbers Made Easy

Learning the Russian language requires a good understanding of the numbers. If you're planning to visit Russia or just want to expand your language skills, mastering Russian numbers is a must.

Let's start with the basics, numbers 1-10. Repeat after me:

один ("a-deen")

два ("dva")

три ("tree")

четыре ("chye-tir-ye")

пять ("pyat")

шесть ("shest")

семь ("syem")

восемь ("vo-syem")

девять ("dyev-yat")

десять ("dyes-yat")

Good job! Now, let's move on to numbers 11-19:

одиннадцать

двенадцать

тринадцать

четырнадцать

пятнадцать

шестнадцать

семнадцать

восемнадцать

девятнадцать

And finally, the compound numbers:

двадцать ("dva-dtsat")

тридцать ("tree-dtsat")

сорок ("so-ruk")

пятьдесят ("pyat-des-yat")

шестьдесят ("shest-des-yat")

семьдесят ("syem-des-yat")

восемьдесят ("vo-syem-des-yat")

девяносто ("dyev-ya-nos-to")

сто ("sto")

двести ("dva-sti")

триста ("tree-sta")

четыреста ("chye-tyr-es-ta")

пятьсот ("pyat-sot")

шестьсот ("shest-sot")

семьсот ("syem-sot")

восемьсот ("vo-syem-sot")

девятьсот ("dyev-yat-sot")

тысяча ("tysyacha")

миллион ("meel-yon")

миллиард ("meel-lee-ard")

Practice counting from 1 to 10, then backwards from 10 to 1. Challenge yourself by counting in increments of 10, and eventually practice forming bigger numbers. With enough practice, you'll soon be able to understand Russian numbers with ease!

Тише as slower

My poll is over, and I am happy to say that many of you guessed correctly: тише едешь - дальше будешь is not about noise, it is about speed. In other words, "slow and steady wins the race" is the closest translation for this popular Russian proverb.

The word тихо means quiet(ly), but it also has another meaning: slow. So what the proverb means is that rushing is not good for you. If you drive in a hurry, you're more likely to have an accident. If you work in a hurry, you're more likely to make a mistake and spend more time on the task than necessary. So, тише (=медленнее) едешь - дальше будешь!

Translation: “I am fucking tired of the soviet car industry” *the standard effect of touching a soviet car* *laughs in russian*

11 Russian Phrases for Commencement Speech

I think - Я думаю

I believe - Мне кажется

I consider - Я считаю

From my point of view - С моей точки зрения

In my opinion - Лично я полагаю

From what I can tell - Насколько я могу судить

In my opinion - По моему мнению

Way I see it - Как я это вижу

As far as I know - Насколько я знаю

For all I know - Насколько мне известно

I guess - Я предполагаю

🎼 Для настроения ;)

Lambada

Fortune telling cards (1995) by A. Maluegin PNGs

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