десятичные дроби
desyatichnye drobi
The English phrase "decimals" is translated into Russian as десятичные дроби (desyatichnye drobi).
The phrase refers to numbers that use a decimal point to represent a fraction of a whole. It is important to note that in Russian, a запятая (comma) is used as the decimal separator instead of a decimal point. For example, when reading fractions, you may encounter terms like четыре десятых (four tenths), одна сотая (one hundredth) or пятьдесят девятых (fifty-ninths). When expressing tenths (десятые), use the feminine form of the ordinal number. You can also use phrases such as три четверти (three quarters) or с половиной (and a half).
What does it mean word for word?
The adjective десятичные is derived from десяти (ten) and refers to the base-ten system.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the phrase is десятичная дробь.
How do you pronounce it?
desyatichnye drobi
Did you know?
- The word дробь used for 'decimal' also means 'shrapnel' or 'buckshot' in Russian. This shared root refers to something that has been broken into small fragments.
- The word дробь (fraction) shares a linguistic root with the verb дробить, which means 'to break into pieces' or 'to fragment'. This captures the essence of a fraction as a piece of a whole.
- The Russian term for decimal separator is запятая, which is the exact same word used for a grammatical comma.
Examples in context
- Десятичные дроби используются в науке.Desyatichnyye drobi ispol'zuyutsya v nauke.Decimals are used in science.
- Мне трудно понимать десятичные дроби.Mne trudno ponimat' desyatichnyye drobi.It is difficult for me to understand decimals.
Example conversation
Alexander is helping Ekaterina with her math homework.
- Александр AleksandrЕкатерина, ты понимаешь эту тему?Ekaterina, ty ponimayesh etu temu?Ekaterina, do you understand this topic?
- Екатерина EkaterinaНет, мне непонятны десятичные дроби.Net, mne neponyatny desyatichnye drobi.No, I don't understand decimals.
- Александр AleksandrЯ могу тебе с этим помочь.Ya mogu tebe s etim pomoch.I can help you with that.
- Екатерина EkaterinaСпасибо, Александр, это было бы здорово.Spasibo, Aleksandr, eto bylo by zdorovo.Thanks, Alexander, that would be great.
