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How do you say "forty-five" in Russian?
сорок пять
sorok pyat'
In Russian, "forty-five" is сорок пять.
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Pronunciation
Sorok (SAW-rok) plus pyat' (PYAHT). The apostrophe marks a soft consonant sound, making it sound like 'pyaht' with a slight softness.
Writing and usage
Пять has five letters including the soft marker. The П looks like our P but makes the P sound, while Ь is just a marker for softness.
Example sentence
Сорок пять человек собралось на встречу.
Forty-five people gathered for the meeting.
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How to remember сорок пять
Sorok pyat' sounds like 'sorok pet'. A pet at forty-five years old.
Related words
- clear безоблачно bezoblačno
- fifty пятьдесят pyat'desyat'
- forty-eight сорок восемь sorok vosem'
- forty-seven сорок семь sorok sem'
- late поздний pozdnij
- seventy-nine семьдесят девять sem'desyat' devyat'
- short короткий korotkij
- sixty-five шестьдесят пять shest'desyat' pyat'
- windy ветреный vetrenyj
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Questions about сорок пять
How do you say "forty-five" in Russian?
In Russian, "forty-five" is сорок пять. It is a noun.
How is сорок пять written in Russian?
Пять has five letters including the soft marker. The П looks like our P but makes the P sound, while Ь is just a marker for softness.
How is сорок пять used in a sentence?
Use сорок пять as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Сорок пять человек собралось на встречу. (Forty-five people gathered for the meeting.).
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