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Telephone numbers
Russian A1 · Unit 6
GoalSay a phone number digit by digit and ask for one.
New words
телефо́н (telefón) · telephone, phoneно́мер (nómer) · numberмой (moy) · my (before телефо́н, но́мер)твой (tvoy) · your (to a friend)ваш (vash) · your (polite)Твой но́мер? (tvoy nómer) · Your number? (to a friend)
Explanation
We say a phone number digit by digit, like in English. The digit 0 is ноль: 5-2-1-0 is пять, два, оди́н, ноль. For a short number you can also use pairs, for example 15 is пятна́дцать. Use твой for a friend and ваш for a stranger: Твой но́мер? Ваш но́мер? The words мой, твой and ваш mean “my” and “your”. You will learn more about them in Unit 7.
| Digits | Say |
|---|---|
| 5 2 1 | пять, два, оди́н |
| 7 0 4 | семь, ноль, четы́ре |
| 1 3 | оди́н, три or трина́дцать |
| 4 4 2 0 | четы́ре, четы́ре, два, ноль |
Worked examples
Ма́ша
Твой но́мер телефо́на?
Ди́ма
Мой но́мер: пять, два, оди́н, три, четы́ре, ноль.
Pairs are quick. This number is 15, 12, 07.
To a teacher or a stranger, use ваш.
Class activity
Write your phone number, or a made-up one, in Russian words, digit by digit. Read it aloud slowly. Then swap with a friend: say your number and let them write the digits they hear. Check each other.
Practice
1
Press Listen. Write the three digits you hear.
…
9, 6, 8: де́вять, шесть, во́семь.
2
Say the digits 3 0 7 in Russian.
три, ноль, семь.
3
The phone shows 7 2 5. Read it aloud.
семь, два, пять.
4
How do you ask a friend for his number? And a teacher?
Твой но́мер телефо́на? / Ваш но́мер телефо́на?
5
Read aloud and say what it means.
“My phone number.”