Ukrainian Numbers
Learning the Ukrainian Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Ukrainian language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Ukrainian.
Ukrainian cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Ukrainian Numbers |
| numbers | nomeri - номери |
| one | odin - один |
| two | dva - два |
| three | tri - три |
| four | chotiri - чотири |
| five | p'jatj - п'ять |
| six | shіstj - шість |
| seven | sіm - сім |
| eight | vіsіm - вісім |
| nine | dev'jatj - дев'ять |
| ten | desjatj - десять |
| eleven | odinadcjatj - одинадцять |
| twelve | dvanadcjatj - дванадцять |
| thirteen | trinadcjatj - тринадцять |
| fourteen | chotirnadcjatj - чотирнадцять |
| fifteen | p'jatnadcjatj - п'ятнадцять |
| sixteen | shіstnadcjatj - шістнадцять |
| seventeen | sіmnadcjatj - сімнадцять |
| eighteen | vіsіmnadcjatj - вісімнадцять |
| nineteen | dev'jatnadcjatj - дев'ятнадцять |
| twenty | dvadcjatj - двадцять |
| hundred | sto - сто |
| one thousand | odna tisjacha - одна тисяча |
| million | mіljjon - мільйон |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Ukrainian has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Ukrainian.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Ukrainian
Ukrainian Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Ukrainian. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Ukrainian vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Ukrainian Numbers |
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | pershij - перший |
| second | drugij - другий |
| third | tretіj - третій |
| fourth | chetvertij - четвертий |
| fifth | p'jatij - п'ятий |
| sixth | shostij - шостий |
| seventh | sjomij - сьомий |
| eighth | vosjmij - восьмий |
| ninth | dev'jatij - дев'ятий |
| tenth | desjatij - десятий |
| eleventh | odinadcjatij - одинадцятий |
| twelfth | dvanadcjatij - дванадцятий |
| thirteenth | trinadcjatij - тринадцятий |
| fourteenth | chotirnadcjatij - чотирнадцятий |
| fifteenth | p'jatnadcjatij - п'ятнадцятий |
| sixteenth | shіstnadcjatij - шістнадцятий |
| seventeenth | sіmnadcjatij - сімнадцятий |
| eighteenth | vіsіmnadcjatij - вісімнадцятий |
| nineteenth | dev'jatnadcjatij - дев'ятнадцятий |
| twentieth | dvadcjatij - двадцятий |
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| once | raz - раз |
| twice | dvіchі - двічі |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Ukrainian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Ukrainian Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Ukrainian lessons here: Learn Ukrainian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.