How to Say "How Many" in Russian

ско́лько

skólʹko

In Russian, how many is ско́лько (skólʹko) (or сколько).

Meaning: what number (pron)

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“how many” in Russian
Russian	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA
ско́лько	skólʹko
сколько	skolʹko	[ˈskolʲkə] (narrow) [ˈskokə] (colloquial, narrow)

It can be used for both countable and uncountable nouns, covering both 'how many' and 'how much'.

This word functions as both a pronoun and a determiner to express quantity.

skólʹko

In Russian, сколько is used to ask for the time, as in сколько сейчас времени, which literally translates to 'how much time is it now'.
In very informal Russian, one might hear the shortened form сколько-сколько?, which is used to express disbelief or to ask for a clarification of a surprisingly high number.
While сколько asks for a number, if you answer with сколько угодно, you are saying 'as many as you want' or 'any amount'.

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How many wives do you have?
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Сколько у вас сотрудников?
How many employees do you have?
Сколько стульев в комнате?
How many chairs are in the room?
Сколько человек примет участие в конференции?
How many people will participate in the conference?
Какова численность вашей компании?
What is the size of your company?
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