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How do you ask 'How much does this cost?' in Russian?

Сколько это стоит? (skolko eto stoit) asks the price.

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  1. Сколько это стоит? (skolko eto stoit) ✔
  2. Сколько времени? (skolko vremeni)
  3. Где это находится? (gde eto nakhoditsya)

Why: Сколько means how much or how many, это is 'this', and стоит is 'costs'. Сколько времени asks the time, and где это находится asks where something is.

Huh, didn't know that: Сколько also means 'how many', as in 'How many books do you have?'

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Skolko stoit is the question; the answer is always less than a train ticket home.
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Answer: Сколько это стоит? (skolko eto stoit). Сколько means how much or how many, это is 'this', and стоит is 'costs'. Сколько времени asks the time, and где это находится asks where something is.

  1. Wiktionary: сколько en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE
    Сколько это стоит? How much does this cost?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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