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==== Origin of Russian days of the week: ====
==== Origin of Russian days of the week: ====
* '''Понедельник''' <small>(Monday)</small> - means "A day after <span dir="ltr" lang="ru">''<nowiki/>'недели'''</span>".  
* '''Понедельник''' <small>(Monday)</small> - means "A day after ''<span dir="ltr" lang="ru">''<nowiki/><code>'недели'</code>".  
<blockquote>''<small>This word</small>'' <span dir="ltr" lang="ru">'<small>неделя</small>'</span> ''<small>meant 'Sunday' in the old Russian (because it meant "a day without work"). Now it means "Sunday" in all other Slavic languages, except Russian. The modern Russian word</small>'' <small><span dir="ltr" lang="ru">'неделя'</span> ''= 'week'. '''In modern Russia, the week begins on Monday'''''<nowiki/>'''!'''</small></blockquote>
<blockquote>''<small>This word</small>'' <code><small>'неделя'</small></code> ''<small>meant 'Sunday' in the old Russian (because it meant "a day without work"). Now it means "Sunday" in all other Slavic languages, except Russian. The modern Russian word</small>'' <small><code>'неделя'</code> ''= 'week'. '''In modern Russia, the week begins on Monday'''''<nowiki/>'''!'''</small></blockquote>
* '''Вторник''' <small>(Tuesday)</small> - means "second(day)".
* '''Вторник''' <small>(Tuesday)</small> - means "second(day)".


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* '''Пятница''' <small>(Friday)</small> - means "fifth(day)"
* '''Пятница''' <small>(Friday)</small> - means "fifth(day)"


* '''Суббота''' <small>(Saturday)</small> - comes from the word, that means Sabbath
* '''Суббота''' <small>(Saturday)</small> - comes from the word, that meant Sabbath


* '''Воскресенье''' <small>(Sunday)</small> - means "Resurrection(of Jesus)"
* '''Воскресенье''' <small>(Sunday)</small> - means "Resurrection (of Jesus)"


=== Months ===
=== Months ===

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Days of the week in Russian
Days of the week in Russian

Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨DAYS OF THE WEEK¨ in Russian.

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!

Good learning! :)

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The days of the week in Russian...

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH

RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

SUNDAY vahs krih sih nyeh BOCKPECEHЬE vaskrícinie DOMINGO
MONDAY pah nih dyehl nihk ПOHEДEЛЬHИK panidiêlnik SEGUNDA
TUESDAY vtohr nihk BTOPHИK vtôrnik TERÇA
WEDNESDAY sryeh dah CPEДA sriêda QUARTA
THURSDAY cheht vyehrk ЧETBEPГ tchetviêrk QUINTA
FRIDAY pyaht nih tsah ПЯTHИЦA piatnítsa SEXTA
SATURDAY sou boh tah CYББOTA subôta SÁBADO

Origin of Russian days of the week:

  • Понедельник (Monday) - means "A day after 'недели'".

This word 'неделя' meant 'Sunday' in the old Russian (because it meant "a day without work"). Now it means "Sunday" in all other Slavic languages, except Russian. The modern Russian word 'неделя' = 'week'. In modern Russia, the week begins on Monday!

  • Вторник (Tuesday) - means "second(day)".
  • Среда (Wednesday) - means "midweek"
  • Четверг (Thursday) - means "fourth(day)"
  • Пятница (Friday) - means "fifth(day)"
  • Суббота (Saturday) - comes from the word, that meant Sabbath
  • Воскресенье (Sunday) - means "Resurrection (of Jesus)"

Months

Январь - January

Февраль - February

Март - March

Апрель - April

Май - May

Июнь - June

Июль - July

Август - August

Сентябрь - September

Октябрь - October

Ноябрь - November

Декабрь - December

Related words

Сегодня - Today (pronounced "sivodnya")

Завтра - Tomorrow

Вчера - Yesterday

День- Day

Неделя - Week

Месяц - Month

Год - Year

Notes:

  1. The preposition "в" is used to mean "on". ("в понедельник" - on Monday). If the last letter is "а" it becomes "y".
  2. The days always start with a lowercase letter unless at the start of a sentence.

Here are the days of the week in Russian. Learn how to write them.

Also, you will find examples of using them with the most popular prepositions.

Week - неделя

Monday

понедельник (most popular preposition is "в понедельник". Example "Я увижу своих друзей в понедельник". Somethimes you can use "на" if you plan something on that day. Example "Мы перенесли встречу на понедельник")

Tuesday

вторник (most popular preposition is "во вторник". Example "Мама позвонит во вторник". Somethimes you can use "на" if you plan something on that day. Example "Я изменил день на вторник")

Wednesday

среда (most popular preposition is "в среду". Example "Он приезжал в среду". Somethimes you can use "на" if you plan something on that day. Example "Мой начальник перенес совещание на среду")

Thursday

четверг (most popular preposition is "в четверг". Example "В четверг будет солнечно ". Somethimes you can use "на" if you plan something on that day. Example "Операция назначена на четверг")

Friday

пятница (most popular preposition is "в пятницу". Example "Магазин не работает в пятницу". Somethimes you can use "на" if you plan something on that day. Example "Открытие клуба назначено на пятницу")

Saturday

суббота (most popular preposition is "в субботу". Example "Ты пойдёшь на день рождения в субботу?". Somethimes you can use "на" if you plan something on that day. Example "Я запланировал праздник на субботу")

Sunday

воскресенье (most popular preposition is "в воскресенье". Example "Я болел в воскресенье". Somethimes you can use "на" if you plan something on that day. Example "Давай перенесем ужин на воскресенье")

Also you can use "до" if you mean that you going to do something until exactly day of the week. Example "Я должен закончить книгу до вторника", "Моя жена уехала в командировку до пятницы"

Russian Expressions Using the days of the Week

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