Ukrainian cardinal numbers also known as “counting numbers,” tell the quantity of something. They are easy to learn and tend to follow a simple structure.
Numbers 1 – 10
| 1 | один |
| 2 | два |
| 3 | три |
| 4 | чотири |
| 5 | п’ять |
| 6 | шість |
| 7 | сім |
| 8 | вісім |
| 9 | де́в’ять |
| 10 | де́сять |
Numbers 11-19: To form these numbers, you will need add “надцять” to one of the numbers from 1 to 9. (“надцять” means “on ten”)
Один + надцять = одинадцять – 11 (! Note: here is only one ‘н’)
Два + надцать = дванадцать – 12
П’ять + надцять = п’ятнадцять – 15 (! Note: you will need to “throw away” soft sign on the end of numbers 5, 6, 9)
| 11 | одина́дцять |
| 12 | двана́дцять |
| 13 | трина́дцять |
| 14 | чотирнадцять |
| 15 | п’ятна́дцять |
| 16 | шістна́дцять |
| 17 | сімна́дцять |
| 18 | вісімна́дцять |
| 19 | дев’ятна́дцять |
Numbers 20 and 30 is formed by adding “дцять” (old name of “ten”) to два and три:
два + дцять = двадцять – 20
три + дцять = тридцять – 30
| 20 | два́дцять |
| 30 | три́дцять |
The number 40 is quite different from the other numbers and has a name that does not follow the same rules as the other numbers.
| 40 | со́рок |
Numbers 50, 60, 70, and 80 created by adding 5, 6, 7, or 8, and the particle “десят” (“ten”).
П’ять + десят = п’ятдесят – 50 (! Note: you will need to “throw away” soft sign on the end of numbers 5, 6, 9)
Вісім + десят = вісімдесят – 80
| 50 | п’ятдеся́т |
| 60 | шістдеся́т |
| 70 | сімдеся́т |
| 80 | вісімдеся́т |
Number 90 has unique way it is formed: “дев’яносто” has part “сто” – 100
| 90 | дев’яно́сто |
| 100 | сто |
Hundreds are built by setting the multiplier digit before the word for hundred which takes different forms:
| 200 | двісті |
| 300 | три́ста |
| 400 | чотириста |
| 500 | п’ятсо́т |
| 600 | шістсо́т |
| 700 | сімсо́т |
| 800 | вісімсо́т |
| 900 | дев’ятсо́т |
| 1000 | ти́сяча |
To form any number from 20 – 90 onwards, add a number between 1 and 9 to 20 – 90
- 21 = 20_1 = двадцять один
- 34 = 30_4 = тридцять чотири
- 46 = 4_6 = сорок шість
The same we do with hundreds:
- 179 = 100_70_9 = сто сімдесят дев’ять
- 312 = 300_12 = триста дванадцять
Exercise:
Write numbers: 24, 18, 71, 48, 32, 95, 169, 130, 397, 888, 476
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