Breakdown of Это урок номер девятнадцать.
это
this / it is
урок
lesson
номер
number (phone, room)
девятнадцать
nineteen
Questions & Answers about Это урок номер девятнадцать.
Why do we use the cardinal number девятнадцать (nineteen) instead of the ordinal number (nineteenth) here?
In Russian, when you use the word номер (number), you follow it with a standard cardinal number (one, two, nineteen), just like in English. If you wanted to say 'the nineteenth lesson' without the word 'number', you would drop номер and use the ordinal number: девятнадцатый урок.
Is there a soft sign in the middle of девятнадцать?
Why is it Это урок and not Этот урок?
Это is used here as a standalone pronoun meaning 'This is' for the whole sentence. If you used Этот, it would act as a pointing word attaching directly to the masculine noun урок, meaning 'This lesson...'. You would then need to finish the thought, such as 'This lesson is hard' (Этот урок сложный).
How do I pronounce the -дцать ending in девятнадцать?
The letter combination -дц- blends together and is pronounced just like a single ц ('ts' sound). So, the ending sounds like 'tsat' with a soft 't' at the very end because of the soft sign.
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