Ordinal Numbers in Russian

The ordinal numbers in Russian: первый (pervyy, first), второй (vtoroy, second), третий (tretiy, third), четвёртый (chetvyortyy, fourth), пятый (pyatyy, fifth), шестой (shestoy, sixth), седьмой (sed'moy, seventh), восьмой (vos'moy, eighth), девятый (devyatyy, ninth), десятый (desyatyy, tenth), одиннадцатый (odinnadtsatyy, eleventh), двенадцатый (dvenadtsatyy, twelfth). Below are all 12 ordinal numbers from lesson 22 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 22 · Ordinals 1–12 12 words

  • первый pervyy first

    Он легко занял первое место.

    On legko zanyal pervoye mesto.

    He won first place easily.

  • второй vtoroy second

    Я здесь второй раз.

    Ya zdes' vtoroy raz.

    This is my second time here.

  • третий tretiy third

    Они заняли третье место.

    Oni zanyali tretye mesto.

    They finished in third place.

  • четвёртый chetvyortyy fourth

    Я четвёртый в очереди.

    Ya chetvyortyy v ocheredi.

    I am fourth in line.

  • пятый pyatyy fifth

    Она в пятом ряду.

    Ona v pyatom ryadu.

    She is in the fifth row.

  • шестой shestoy sixth

    Он шестой человек.

    On shestoy chelovek.

    He is the sixth person.

  • седьмой sed'moy seventh

    Они живут на седьмом этаже.

    Oni zhivut na sed'mom etazhe.

    They live on the seventh floor.

  • восьмой vos'moy eighth

    Это восьмое яблоко.

    Eto vos'moye yabloko.

    This is the eighth apple.

  • девятый devyatyy ninth

    Девятый день - праздник.

    Devyatyy den' prazdnik.

    The ninth day is a holiday.

  • десятый desyatyy tenth

    Она десятая.

    Ona desyataya.

    She is the tenth place.

  • одиннадцатый odinnadtsatyy eleventh

    Они празднуют свою одиннадцатую годовщину.

    Oni prazdnuyut svoyu odinnadtsatuyu godovshchinu.

    They celebrate their eleventh anniversary.

  • двенадцатый dvenadtsatyy twelfth

    Это двенадцатый месяц.

    Eto dvenadtsatyy mesyats.

    That is the twelfth month.

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