три́дцать
trídcatʹ
The English phrase "thirty" is translated into Russian as три́дцать (trídcatʹ).
три́дцать is the cardinal number for thirty.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
The number три́дцать changes its form to тридцати in the genitive case (for example, to express "of thirty").
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is trídcatʹ.
Did you know?
- In Russian folklore, the number три́дцать often appears in the phrase три́дцать три meaning 'thirty-three', used for mythical counts of heroes or brothers.
- While три́дцать is the number 'thirty', the Russian word for 'thirty' shares a common Slavic root with the English word 'thirty', as both trace back to a proto-Indo-European root for 'three'.
- The word три́дцать is built from три meaning 'three' and дцать, which comes from an old word for 'ten'. This makes the word literally mean 'three tens'.
Examples in context
- Сто двадцать пять плюс тридцать равно сто пятьдесят пять.One hundred twenty-five plus thirty equals one hundred fifty-five.
Example conversation
Maria and Andrey are discussing the price of a book.
- Мария MariaСколько стоит эта книга?Skolko stoit eta kniga?How much does this book cost?
- Андрей AndreyОна стоит три́дцать долларов.Ona stoit tridtsat dollarov.It costs thirty dollars.
- Мария MariaЭто слишком дорого для меня.Eto slishkom dorogo dlya menya.That is too expensive for me.
- Андрей AndreyЯ могу дать тебе скидку.Ya mogu dat tebe skidku.I can give you a discount.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thirty” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
