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How do you say "forty-eight" in Russian?
сорок восемь
sorok vosem'
In Russian, "forty-eight" is сорок восемь.
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Pronunciation
Sorok (SAW-rok) plus vosem' (vah-SEM). The V sound starts the second word, with stress falling on the second syllable.
Writing and usage
Восемь has seven letters. The В is the V sound, and the vowels О and Е appear in succession.
Example sentence
Сорок восемь километров до города.
Forty-eight kilometers to the city.
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How to remember сорок восемь
Forty-eight: vosem' sounds like 'was hem'. Vosem' was hemming my dress at forty-eight.
Related words
- dark темный temnyj
- eighteen восемнадцать vosemnadcatʹ
- fifty-three пятьдесят три pyat'desyat' tri
- seventy-four семьдесят четыре sem'desyat' chetyre
- sixty-eight шестьдесят восемь shest'desyat' vosem'
- sixty-four шестьдесят четыре shest'desyat' chetyre
- thirty-four тридцать четыре tridtsat' chetyre
- thirty-seven тридцать семь tridtsat' sem'
- two два dva
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Questions about сорок восемь
How do you say "forty-eight" in Russian?
In Russian, "forty-eight" is сорок восемь. It is a noun.
How is сорок восемь written in Russian?
Восемь has seven letters. The В is the V sound, and the vowels О and Е appear in succession.
How is сорок восемь used in a sentence?
Use сорок восемь as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Сорок восемь километров до города. (Forty-eight kilometers to the city.).
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