In Russian, there are two main kinds of numbers: cardinal and ordinal.

Knowing these types is really helpful when you want to talk about amounts or the order of things.

Cardinal Numbers (количественные числительные)

Cardinal numbers tell you how many items there are. They answer the question “how many?”

Here’s a list of cardinal numbers from 1 to 20 in Russian:

1. один (odin) - one
2. два (dva) - two
3. три (tri) - three
4. четыре (chetyre) - four
5. пять (pyat') - five
6. шесть (shest') - six
7. семь (syem') - seven
8. восемь (vosem') - eight
9. девять (dyev'yat') - nine
10. десять (dyesyat') - ten
11. одиннадцать (odinnadtsat') - eleven
12. двенадцать (dvenadtsat') - twelve
13. тринадцать (trinadtsat') - thirteen
14. четырнадцать (chetyrnadtsat') - fourteen
15. пятнадцать (pyatnadtsat') - fifteen
16. шестнадцать (shestnadtsat') - sixteen
17. семнадцать (syemnadsat') - seventeen
18. восемнадцать (vosemnadtsat') - eighteen
19. девятнадцать (dyev'yatnadsat') - nineteen
20. двадцать (dvadtsat') - twenty

Ordinal Numbers (порядковые числительные)

Ordinal numbers show the order of something. They answer the question “which?”

Here are the ordinal forms from 1 to 20 in Russian:

1. первый (pervyy) - first
2. второй (vtoroy) - second
3. третий (tretiy) - third
4. четвертый (chetvyortyy) - fourth
5. пятый (pyatyy) - fifth
6. шестой (shestoy) - sixth
7. седьмой (sed'moy) - seventh
8. восьмой (vosemoy) - eighth
9. девятый (dyev'yatyy) - ninth
10. десятый (dyesyaty) - tenth
11. одиннадцатый (odinnadtsatyy) - eleventh
12. двенадцатый (dvenadtsatyy) - twelfth
13. тринадцатый (trinadtsatyy) - thirteenth
14. четырнадцатый (chetyrnadtsatyy) - fourteenth
15. пятнадцатый (pyatnadtsatyy) - fifteenth
16. шестнадцатый (shestnadtsatyy) - sixteenth
17. семнадцатый (syemnadsatyy) - seventeenth
18. восемнадцатый (vosemnadtsatyy) - eighteenth
19. девятнадцатый (dyev'yatnadsatyy) - nineteenth
20. двадцатый (dvadtsatyy) - twentieth

Examples of Use

1. Cardinal: У меня два яблока. (I have two apples.)
2. Ordinal: Это вторая повесть. (This is the second story.)

By learning both types of numbers, you can have simple conversations in Russian. This will help you talk about amounts and order clearly!