Thread: Decimal numbers in Russian speech

How would you say the following numbers in Russian speech?

7.3
8.85
0.659
3.0563

I speak Russian quite well, but I am a bit lost. I think I would say for example, "sem' i tri" "vosem' i vosem'desyat' pyat'" - but I don't know if this is strictly correct. There is also the possibility of using "sem' i tri desyatih" or "vosem' vosem' desyat' sotyh" for example... I hear this on sports telecasts, but I don't know if people actually say this in regular speech.

And for the last two I have no idea..

Can you help me?

In everyday speech I'd definetely say just:
Семь и три
Восемь восимьсь пять (yes, восимьсь means восемьдесят )
Ноль шестьсот пятьдесят девять (пьсят девять, I'd pronounce)
Три (и) ноль пять шестьдесят три (I don't know why so; of course you can also say "и ноль пятьсот шестьдесят три" - I think it's even better - or maybe something else)

They all are correct in everyday speech and maybe in some other cases. Although the "formal" way to say it is:
Семь целых три десятых (or Семь и три десятых)
Восемь целых (и) восемьдесят пять сотых
Ноль целых шестьсот пятьдесят девять тысячных (I think the и is no needed here)
Три целых (и) .... hm... here, I don't know!

P.S. maybe "и пятьсот шестьдесят три десятитысячных"?.. But it sounds really weird!

Originally Posted by Оля

P.S. maybe "и пятьсот шестьдесят три десятитысячных"?.. But it sounds really weird!

Ну почему странно? Вполне нормально.