Russian Numbers 1-100
Use this focused chart to study the core Russian numbers from 1 to 100. These are the numbers you are most likely to hear in prices, ages, addresses, dates, times, and basic conversation.
| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | один (odin) | первый (pervyy) |
| 2 | два (dva) | второй (vtoroy) |
| 3 | три (tri) | третий (tretiy) |
| 4 | четыре (chetyre) | четвёртый (chetvyortyy) |
| 5 | пять (pyatʹ) | пятый (pyatyy) |
| 6 | шесть (shestʹ) | шестой (shestoy) |
| 7 | семь (semʹ) | седьмой (sedʹmoy) |
| 8 | восемь (vosemʹ) | восьмой (vosʹmoy) |
| 9 | девять (devyatʹ) | девятый (devyatyy) |
| 10 | десять (desyatʹ) | десятый (desyatyy) |
| 11 | одиннадцать (odinnadtsatʹ) | одиннадцатый (odinnadtsatyy) |
| 12 | двенадцать (dvenadtsatʹ) | двенадцатый (dvenadtsatyy) |
| 13 | тринадцать (trinadtsatʹ) | тринадцатый (trinadtsatyy) |
| 14 | четырнадцать (chetyrnadtsatʹ) | четырнадцатый (chetyrnadtsatyy) |
| 15 | пятнадцать (pyatnadtsatʹ) | пятнадцатый (pyatnadtsatyy) |
| 16 | шестнадцать (shestnadtsatʹ) | шестнадцатый (shestnadtsatyy) |
| 17 | семнадцать (semnadtsatʹ) | семнадцатый (semnadtsatyy) |
| 18 | восемнадцать (vosemnadtsatʹ) | восемнадцатый (vosemnadtsatyy) |
| 19 | девятнадцать (devyatnadtsatʹ) | девятнадцатый (devyatnadtsatyy) |
| 20 | двадцать (dvadtsatʹ) | двадцатый (dvadtsatyy) |
| 30 | тридцать (tridtsatʹ) | тридцатый (tridtsatyy) |
| 40 | сорок (sorok) | сороковой (sorokovoy) |
| 50 | пятьдесят (pyatʹdesyat) | пятидесятый (pyatidesyatyy) |
| 60 | шестьдесят (shestʹdesyat) | шестидесятый (shestidesyatyy) |
| 70 | семьдесят (semʹdesyat) | семидесятый (semidesyatyy) |
| 80 | восемьдесят (vosemʹdesyat) | восьмидесятый (vosʹmidesyatyy) |
| 90 | девяносто (devyanosto) | девяностый (devyanostyy) |
| 100 | сто (sto) | сотый (sotyy) |
What to watch for
Russian numbers decline through six cases AND interact with nouns via three different grammatical patterns depending on the number. The soft sign (ь) appears in many number words (пять, шесть, семь) and affects pronunciation in ways English speakers find subtle. Compound numbers like пятьдесят (50) decline in the middle of the word, not just at the end. Phone numbers may use a mix of individual digits and two-digit pairs. The domestic prefix 8 and international +7 are interchangeable within Russia but confuse visitors.
Study tip
For listening comprehension, start with the nominative forms of 0-9 — these are used for phone numbers, prices, and addresses. Russian Cyrillic makes numbers visually different from what English speakers expect, so practice reading as well as listening. The soft sign pronunciation comes naturally with exposure. Focus on the 1-4 vs 5+ noun pattern first — this covers most everyday situations. Russian prices (rubles) and metro station numbers make great real-world practice.