числа
chysla
To say numbers in Ukrainian, use числа, romanized as chysla.
числа refers to numbers in the mathematical sense, such as odd and even numbers or the numbers you count and calculate with.
Which one should you use?
Ukrainian keeps numbers and digits apart. числа are numbers, while цифри are the individual digits 0 to 9 that are used to write them.
How does it change in a sentence?
числа is the nominative plural. The singular, one number, is число.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as chysla.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use цифри when you mean numbers as quantities. It only means the written digits.
Did you know?
- While числа means mathematical numbers, the word число is also used to refer to a specific date on the calendar.
- In Ukrainian, numbers are not just symbols but often act as adjectives, meaning they must change their endings to match the gender and case of the noun they describe.
- Ukrainian uses the word число to describe the 'number' of people or things, but switches to кількість when referring to an uncountable 'amount' of something.
Examples in context
- Один та три непарні числа.One and three are odd numbers.Here числа is the plural subject described as odd.Tatoeba #9801956 by deniko, translation #8576535 by shekitten
- Непарні числа чергуються з парними.Odd numbers alternate with even ones.числа appears with the adjective for odd at the start of the sentence.Tatoeba #5143027 by deniko, translation #20644 by fishda
- Один, три і п’ять це непарні числа.One, three, and five are odd numbers.This sentence lists three numbers and then calls them odd числа.Tatoeba #385745 by deniko, translation #73502 by CK
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Example conversation
Andriy and Iryna are looking at a lottery result on a screen.
- Ірина IrynaТи бачив ці числа?Ty babyv tsi chysla?Did you see these numbers?
- Андрій AndriiТак, вони дуже дивні.Tak, vony duzhe dyvni.Yes, they are very strange.
- Ірина IrynaАндрію, ці числа виграшні!Andriyu, tsi chysla vyhryashni!Andriy, these numbers are winning ones!
- Андрій AndriiНеймовірно, Ірино!Neimovirno, Iryno!Incredible, Iryna!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
