Numbers

1. Один, два, три, чотири, п'ять

   O-dyn, dva, try, cho-ty-ry, pyat

   One, two, three, four, five

   Usage

   Basic numbers 1 to 5

   Grammar Note

   Ukrainian numbers also govern noun cases: "один (1)" nominative singular, "два/три/чотири" nominative plural, "п'ять (5)+" genitive plural.

2. Шість, сім, вісім, дев'ять, десять

   Shist, sim, vi-sim, dev-yat, de-syat

   Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Basic numbers 6 to 10

   Grammar Note

   Ukrainian 6–10 have soft endings. The apostrophe in "дев'ять" is a separator mark used in Ukrainian orthography.

3. Сто, тисяча, мільйон

   Sto, ty-sya-cha, mil-yon

   Hundred, thousand, million

   Usage

   Units for large numbers

   Grammar Note

   "тисяча" (thousand) is a feminine noun that declines. "мільйон" is a loanword from Latin via French.

4. Нуль

   Nul

   Zero

   Usage

   The number zero, used in phone numbers and temperatures

   Grammar Note

   "нуль" is standard in Ukrainian. Equivalent to Russian "ноль/нуль". Used when reading phone numbers.

5. Який номер?

   Ya-kyy no-mer?

   What number is it?

   Usage

   Used to ask for a number such as a room or phone number

   Grammar Note

   "який" is the Ukrainian equivalent of Russian "какой" (what/which). "номер кімнати" = hotel room number.

6. Перший, другий, третій

   Per-shyy, dru-hyy, tre-tiy

   First, second, third

   Usage

   Ordinal numbers for floors, order, or sequence

   Grammar Note

   Ukrainian ordinals decline like adjectives (gender/number/case). "на третьому поверсі" = on the third floor. Useful for hotels and directions.

7. Скільки вам років?

   Skil-ky vam ro-kiv?

   How old are you? (polite)

   Usage

   Politely asking someone their age

   Grammar Note

   Age uses dative subject "вам" (to you) + "скільки + genitive". "років" is the plural genitive of "рік" (year).

8. Двадцять гривень

   Dva-tsyat hryv-nen

   Twenty hryvnias

   Usage

   Expressing an amount in Ukrainian hryvnia currency

   Grammar Note

   "гривень" is the plural genitive of "гривня" (hryvnia), used after numbers 5+. Ukraine's currency symbol is ₴.

9. Котра година?

   Kot-ra ho-dy-na?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Basic expression to ask the current time

   Grammar Note

   "котра година" literally means "which hour". A distinctly Ukrainian way to ask the time, equivalent to Russian "который час?".

10. Половина, чверть

    Po-lo-vy-na, chvert

    Half, quarter

    Usage

    Fractions used for times and quantities

    Grammar Note

    Time: "пів на другу" (1:30, lit. "half to second hour"), "чверть на третю" (2:15). The hour is counted toward the next one by halves and quarters (e.g. "о пів на другу").

11. Мені двадцять сім років

    Me-ni dva-tsyat sim ro-kiv

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    Answering "Скільки вам років?" (How old are you?)

    Grammar Note

    Age takes a dative subject. A numeral ending in 2–4 takes "роки"; one ending in 5–9 or 0 takes the genitive plural "років". 27 ends in "сім", so "років".

12. Цього року мені буде двадцять вісім років

    Tsyo-ho ro-ku me-ni bu-de dva-tsyat vi-sim ro-kiv

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    Saying what age you will reach this year

    Grammar Note

    The same dative age frame as "Мені двадцять сім років", plus the future of "бути" ("буде"). 28 also ends in "вісім", so the genitive plural "років" is kept.

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