500 in Czech
500 in Other Languages
About 500 in Czech
When speaking Czech, 500 is expressed as pět set. The ordinal form — used for rankings, dates, and sequences — is pětistý.
500 is an even number. Knowing how to say 500 in Czech is useful in everyday situations such as prices, addresses, ages, dates, phone numbers, and telling the time.
Building fluency with numbers like 500 in Czech pays dividends quickly. Numbers are among the first things you use in a new language — for shopping, directions, introductions, and understanding announcements.
Learning Numbers in Czech
What makes Czech numbers challenging
Czech numbers are grammatically complex: they decline through seven cases, have gendered forms, and change the noun they modify in different ways depending on the number. Phone numbers are read as three-digit groups spoken as compound numbers (e.g., 608 = "šest set osm"), requiring you to understand hundreds at conversational speed. The consonant clusters (čtyři, tři) are difficult for non-Slavic speakers to distinguish.
Tips for learning Czech numbers
For everyday situations, focus on understanding numbers as they are spoken rather than producing grammatically perfect forms. Practice hearing three-digit numbers (100-999) since Czech phone numbers are grouped this way. Learn the sounds of čtyři (4) and tři (3) as distinct patterns. Start with digit-by-digit recognition, then graduate to the three-digit group style that native speakers use.