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How do you say "fifty" in Russian?
пятьдесят
pyat'desyat'
In Russian, "fifty" is пятьдесят.
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Pronunciation
Say PYAHT-dih-syat' with primary stress on the first syllable. Pyat' means five, and desyat' means ten.
Writing and usage
Пятьдесят combines pyat' (five) and desyat' (ten) into one word with eight letters total. The Ь appears in the middle.
Example sentence
Пятьдесят граммов муки нужно для рецепта.
Fifty grams of flour are needed for the recipe.
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How to remember пятьдесят
Fifty is literally five-tens. Pya DESYAT sounds like 'pet desk yet'.
Related words
- eighty-five восемьдесят пять vosem'desyat' pyat'
- eighty-three восемьдесят три vosem'desyat' tri
- forty-three сорок три sorok tri
- light свет svet
- ninety-one девяносто один devyanosto odin
- rich богатый bogatyj
- sixty-eight шестьдесят восемь shest'desyat' vosem'
- snowstorm вьюга vʹjuga
- tidy опрятный oprjatnyj
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Questions about пятьдесят
How do you say "fifty" in Russian?
In Russian, "fifty" is пятьдесят. It is a noun.
How is пятьдесят written in Russian?
Пятьдесят combines pyat' (five) and desyat' (ten) into one word with eight letters total. The Ь appears in the middle.
How is пятьдесят used in a sentence?
Use пятьдесят as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Пятьдесят граммов муки нужно для рецепта. (Fifty grams of flour are needed for the recipe.).
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