Numbers 20–100 and Money
Counting to 100 and talking about prices in Russian
⚡Key points
The tens from 20 to 90
The Russian tens have specific forms for 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90. Сорок (40) and девяносто (90) are historical exceptions — the others follow a -дцать / -десят pattern.
The tens
| 20 | двадцать | двадцать |
| 30 | тридцать | тридцать |
| 40 | сорок | sorok — historical exception |
| 50 | пятьдесят | пятьдесят (пять + десят) |
| 60 | шестьдесят | шестьдесят |
| 70 | семьдесят | семьдесят |
| 80 | восемьдесят | восемьдесят |
| 90 | девяносто | devyanosto — exception |
| 100 | сто | sto |
Building 21–99: tens + units
Compound number = tens + unit, separated by a space
21 = двадцать оди́н
35 = тридцать пять
48 = сорок восемь
99 = девяносто девять
Last-word agreement follows the 1, 2-4, 5+ rules
21 год (last = 1 → год)
32 года (last = 2 → года)
45 лет (last = 5 → лет)
Dialogue: deeper age talk
Anna: How old is your mother? — Masha: She is 58. And yours? — Anna: My mother is 45. And dad is 32. — Masha: Young dad!
Money: the ruble and the kopeck
The Russian currency is the рубль (ruble), divided into 100 копе́йки (kopecks). Like "год", the word рубль takes three forms depending on the number.
Forms of "рубль"
| 1 (nominative) | рубль | 1 рубль (1 ruble) |
| 2, 3, 4 (gen. sing.) | рубля́ | 23 рубля́ |
| 5-20 and beyond (gen. pl.) | рубле́й | 25 рубле́й, 100 рубле́й |
| For the kopeck | копе́йка / копе́йки / копе́ек | 1 копе́йка, 3 копе́йки, 5 копе́ек |
Talking about prices
Asking a price
Ско́лько стоит ? (How much is it?)
Ско́лько стоит э́тот биле́т ? (How much is this ticket?)
Ско́лько э́то стоит ? (How much does this cost?)
Stating a price
Э́то стоит 50 рубле́й. (This costs 50 rubles.)
Биле́т — 350 рубле́й. (The ticket is 350 rubles.)
Ко́фе стоит 120 рубле́й. (Coffee costs 120 rubles.)
💡📌 The last-digit rule applies to rubles too
Dialogue: at the café
Customer: How much for tea and a sandwich? — Cashier: Tea 80 rubles, sandwich 150 rubles. Total 230 rubles. — Customer: And a coffee? — Cashier: Coffee 120 rubles. Anything else? — Customer: No, thanks. Then 230 rubles.