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How do you say "seventy" in Russian?

семьдесят

sem'desyat'

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In Russian, "seventy" is семьдесят.

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Pronunciation

Say SEM-dih-syat' with the stress on the first syllable. Sem' means seven.

Writing and usage

Семьдесят combines sem' (seven) and desyat' (ten). The Ь marks the soft pronunciation of the М.

Example sentence

Семьдесят студентов учатся в этой группе.

Seventy students study in this group.

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How to remember семьдесят

Seventy is seven-tens. Sem' desyat' sounds like 'hem desk yet'.

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Questions about семьдесят

How do you say "seventy" in Russian?

In Russian, "seventy" is семьдесят. It is a noun.

How is семьдесят written in Russian?

Семьдесят combines sem' (seven) and desyat' (ten). The Ь marks the soft pronunciation of the М.

How is семьдесят used in a sentence?

Use семьдесят as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Семьдесят студентов учатся в этой группе. (Seventy students study in this group.).

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