Russian Days of the Week Usage and Examples

The week in Russian follows the same order as the English week, beginning with Monday. Russian days of the week are never capitalized and, just like all other Russian nouns, each has either feminine, masculine, or neutral gender. They also decline based on the case they are in. Russian Word Translation Pronunciation Example Ð ¿Ã ¾Ã ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã'Å'Ð ½Ã ¸Ã º masculine Monday puhnyDYEL'nik Ðâ€"Ð °Ã ²Ã'‚Ã'€Ð ° Ð ¿Ã ¾Ã ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã'Å'Ð ½Ã ¸Ã º - Tomorrow is Monday. Ð ²Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ½Ã ¸Ã ºmasculine Tuesday FTORnik ÐÅ"Ã'‹ Ð ¿Ã'€Ð ¸Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ ¼ Ð ²Ã ¾ Ð ²Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ½Ã ¸Ã º - We will arrive on Tuesday. Ã' Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã °feminine Wednesday sryDAH Ð ¡Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã ° - Ã' Ã µÃ'€Ð µÃ ´Ã ¸Ã ½Ã ° Ð ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã ¸ - Wednesday is the middle of the week. Ã'‡Ð µÃ'‚Ð ²Ã µÃ'€Ð ³masculine Thursday chitVYERK/chtVYERK Ð £ Ð ²Ã'€Ð °Ã'‡Ð ° Ð ¿Ã'€Ð ¸Ã µÃ ¼ Ð ¿Ã ¾ Ã'‡Ð µÃ'‚Ð ²Ã µÃ'€Ð ³Ã °Ã ¼ - The doctor sees patients on Thursdays. Ð ¿Ã' Ã'‚Ð ½Ã ¸Ã'†Ð °feminine Friday PYATnitsuh Ð ¯ Ð ¸Ã'… Ð ²Ã ¸Ã ´Ã µÃ »Ã ° Ð ² Ð ¿Ã ¾Ã ·Ã °Ã ¿Ã'€Ð ¾Ã'ˆÐ »Ã'Æ'Ã'Ž Ð ¿Ã' Ã'‚Ð ½Ã ¸Ã'†Ã'Æ' - I saw them on Friday before last. Ã' Ã'Æ'Ð ±Ã ±Ã ¾Ã'‚Ð °feminine Saturday suBOHtuh Ð Ã °Ã ·Ã ½Ã °Ã'‡Ð µÃ ½Ã ¾ Ð ½Ã ° Ã' Ã'Æ'Ð ±Ã ±Ã ¾Ã'‚Ã'Æ' - It is arranged for Saturday. Ð ²Ã ¾Ã' Ã ºÃ'€Ð µÃ' Ã µÃ ½Ã'Å'Ð µneuter Sunday vuhskrySYEN'ye Ð’ Ð ²Ã ¾Ã' Ã ºÃ'€Ð µÃ' Ã µÃ ½Ã'Å'Ð µ Ã'  Ð ²Ã'‹Ã' Ã ¿Ã »Ã'ŽÃ' Ã'Å' - I'll catch up on my sleep on Sunday. Using Prepositions With Russian Days of the Week Ð ²/Ð ²o and Ð ½Ã ° - on (Accusative Case) The preposition Ð ²/Ð ²o means on and is used to indicate that something happens on a certain day. The preposition Ð ½Ã ° also means on but is used in situations where an appointment or an event is planned for a particular day. Ð’/Ð ½Ã ° Ð ¿Ã ¾Ã ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã'Å'Ð ½Ã ¸Ã º - on/for MondayÐ’Ð ¾/Ð ½Ã ° Ð ²Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ½Ã ¸Ã º - on/for TuesdayÐ’/Ð ½Ã ° Ã' Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã'Æ' - on/for WednesdayÐ’/Ð ½Ã ° Ã'‡Ð µÃ'‚Ð ²Ã µÃ'€Ð ³ - on/for ThursdayÐ’/Ð ½Ã ° Ð ¿Ã' Ã'‚Ð ½Ã ¸Ã'†Ã'Æ' - on/for FridayÐ’/Ð ½Ã ° Ã' Ã'Æ'Ð ±Ã ±Ã ¾Ã'‚Ã'Æ' - on/for SaturdayÐ’/Ð ½Ã ° Ð ²Ã ¾Ã' Ã ºÃ'€Ð µÃ' Ã µÃ ½Ã'Å'Ð µ - on/for Sunday Examples: Ð’Ã' Ã'‚Ã'€Ð µÃ'‡Ð ° Ã' Ã ¾Ã' Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã ¸Ã'‚Ã' Ã'  Ð ² Ã' Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã'Æ'.Pronunciation: VSTREcha sastaEETsa f suBBOtu.Translation: The meeting will take place on Wednesday. Ð’Ã' Ã'‚Ã'€Ð µÃ'‡Ð ° Ð ½Ã °Ã ·Ã ½Ã °Ã'‡Ð µÃ ½Ã ° Ð ½Ã ° Ã' Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã'Æ'.Pronunciation: VSTREcha nazNAchyna na SRYEdu.Translation: The meeting is arranged for Wednesday. Ã' /Ã' Ã ¾ - From, Since (Genitive Case) and Ð ´Ã ¾ - Until (Genitive Case) Ð ¡/Ð ´Ã ¾ Ð ¿Ã ¾Ã ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã'Å'Ð ½Ã ¸Ã ºÃ ° - from / since / until MondayÐ ¡/Ð ´Ã ¾ Ð ²Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ½Ã ¸Ã ºÃ ° - from/since/until TuesdayÐ ¡/Ð ´Ã ¾ Ã' Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã'‹ - from/since/until WednesdayÐ ¡/Ð ´Ã ¾ Ã'‡Ð µÃ'‚Ð ²Ã µÃ'€Ð ³Ã ° - from/since/until ThursdayÐ ¡/Ð ´Ã ¾ Ð ¿Ã' Ã'‚Ð ½Ã ¸Ã'†Ã'‹ - from/since/until FridayÐ ¡/Ð ´Ã ¾ Ã' Ã'Æ'Ð ±Ã ±Ã ¾Ã'‚Ã'‹ - from/since/until SaturdayÐ ¡/Ð ´Ã ¾ Ð ²Ã ¾Ã' Ã ºÃ'€Ð µÃ' Ã µÃ ½Ã'Å'Ã'  - from/since/until Sunday Example: ДÐ ¾ Ð ²Ã ¾Ã' Ã ºÃ'€Ð µÃ' Ã µÃ ½Ã'Å'Ã'  Ð ¿Ã' Ã'‚Ã'Å' Ð ´Ã ½Ã µÃ ¹.Pronunciation: da vaskrySYENya PYAT DNYEY.Translation: It is five days until Sunday. Ð ¿Ã ¾ - Until, Including (Accusative Case) ПÐ ¾ Ð ¿Ã ¾Ã ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã'Å'Ð ½Ã ¸Ã º - until/including/to MondayПÐ ¾ Ð ²Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ½Ã ¸Ã º - until/including TuesdayПÐ ¾ Ã' Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã'Æ' - until/including WednesdayПÐ ¾ Ã'‡Ð µÃ'‚Ð ²Ã µÃ'€Ð ³ - until/including ThursdayПÐ ¾ Ð ¿Ã' Ã'‚Ð ½Ã ¸Ã'†Ã'Æ' - until/including FridayПÐ ¾ Ã' Ã'Æ'Ð ±Ã ±Ã ¾Ã'‚Ã'Æ' - until/including SaturdayПÐ ¾ Ð ²Ã ¾Ã' Ã ºÃ'€Ð µÃ' Ã µÃ ½Ã'Å'Ð µ - until/including Sunday Example: Ð ¡ Ð ¿Ã ¾Ã ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã'Å'Ð ½Ã ¸Ã ºÃ ° Ð ¿Ã ¾ Ð ¿Ã' Ã'‚Ð ½Ã ¸Ã'†Ã'Æ' Ã'  Ã'…Ð ¾Ã ¶Ã'Æ' Ð ½Ã ° Ã'€Ð °Ã ±Ã ¾Ã'‚Ã'Æ'.Pronunciation: s panyDYELnika pa PYATnicu ya haZHOO na raBOtuTranslation: From Monday to Friday I go to work. Ð ¿Ã ¾ - on (Plural, Dative Case) ПÐ ¾ Ð ¿Ã ¾Ã ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã'Å'Ð ½Ã ¸Ã ºÃ °Ã ¼ - on MondaysПÐ ¾ Ð ²Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ½Ã ¸Ã ºÃ °Ã ¼ - on TuesdaysПÐ ¾ Ã' Ã'€Ð µÃ ´Ã °Ã ¼ - on WednesdaysПÐ ¾ Ã'‡Ð µÃ'‚Ð ²Ã µÃ'€Ð ³Ã °Ã ¼ - on ThursdaysПÐ ¾ Ð ¿Ã' Ã'‚Ð ½Ã ¸Ã'†Ð °Ã ¼ - on FridaysПÐ ¾ Ã' Ã'Æ'Ð ±Ã ±Ã ¾Ã'‚Ð °Ã ¼ - on SaturdaysПÐ ¾ Ð ²Ã ¾Ã' Ã ºÃ'€Ð µÃ' Ã µÃ ½Ã'Å'Ã' Ã ¼ - on Sundays Example: ПÐ ¾ Ã' Ã'Æ'Ð ±Ã ±Ã ¾Ã'‚Ð °Ã ¼ Ð ¾Ã ½Ã ¸ Ð »Ã'ŽÐ ±Ã ¸Ã »Ã ¸ Ð ³Ã'Æ'Ð »Ã' Ã'‚Ã'Å' Ð ¿Ã ¾ Ð ³Ã ¾Ã'€Ð ¾Ã ´Ã'Æ'.Pronunciation: pa suBBOtam aNEE lyuBEEli gooLYAT pa GOradu.Translation: On Saturdays, they liked to go walking around the city. Abbreviations Russian days of the week are often shortened in writing (such as calendars or diaries) using the following abbreviations: ПÐ ½ - MondayÐ’Ã'‚ - TuesdayÐ ¡Ã'€ - WednesdayÐ §Ã'‚ - ThursdayПÃ'‚  - FridayÐ ¡Ã ± - SaturdayÐ’Ã'  - Sunday Russian Vocabulary for Scheduling and Planning Russian Word Translation Pronunciation Example Ð ¡Ã µÃ ³Ã ¾Ã ´Ã ½Ã'  Today syVODnya Ð ¡Ã µÃ ³Ã ¾Ã ´Ã ½Ã'  Ð ²Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã'€Ð ½Ã ¸Ã º - Today is Tuesday. Ðâ€"Ð °Ã ²Ã'‚Ã'€Ð ° Tomorrow ZAVTruh ДÐ ¾ Ð ·Ã °Ã ²Ã'‚Ã'€Ð ° - Until tomorrow./See you tomorrow. Ð’Ã'‡Ð µÃ'€Ð ° Yesterday fchyeRAH Ð’Ã'‡Ð µÃ'€Ð ° Ã'ˆÐ µÃ » Ã' Ã ½Ã µÃ ³ - Yesterday it snowed. Ð Ã °(Ã' Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã ¹) Ð ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã µ During the week na (Etay) nyDYEly Ðâ€"Ð °Ã ¹Ã ´Ã ¸Ã'‚Ð µ Ð ½Ã ° (Ã' Ã'‚Ð ¾Ã ¹) Ð ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã µ - Pop in this week. Ð Ã ° Ã' Ã »Ã µÃ ´Ã'Æ'Ã'ŽÃ'‰Ð µÃ ¹ Ð ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã µ Next week na SLYEdushey nyDYEly Ð ¯ Ã'Æ'Ð µÃ ·Ã ¶Ã °Ã'Ž Ð ½Ã ° Ã' Ã »Ã µÃ ´Ã'Æ'Ã'ŽÃ'‰Ð µÃ ¹ Ð ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã µ (ya ooyezZHAyu na SLYEdushey nyDYEly) - I am leaving next week. Ð Ã ° Ð ¿Ã'€Ð ¾Ã'ˆÐ »Ã ¾Ã ¹ Ð ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã µ Last week na PROSHlay nyDYEly Ð’Ã' Ã µ Ð ¿Ã'€Ð ¾Ã ¸Ã ·Ã ¾Ã'ˆÐ »Ã ¾ Ð ½Ã ° Ð ¿Ã'€Ð ¾Ã'ˆÐ »Ã ¾Ã ¹ Ð ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã µ - It all happened last week. ПÐ ¾Ã ·Ã °Ã ²Ã'‡Ð µÃ'€Ð ° Day before yesterday puhzafchyRAH ПÐ ¾Ã ·Ã °Ã ²Ã'‡Ð µÃ'€Ð ° Ð ¿Ã ¾Ã »Ã'Æ'Ã'‡Ð ¸Ã »Ã ¸ Ã' Ã ¾Ã ¾Ã ±Ã'‰Ð µÃ ½Ã ¸Ã µ - We received a message the day before yesterday. ПÐ ¾Ã' Ã »Ã µÃ ·Ã °Ã ²Ã'‚Ã'€Ð ° The day after tomorrow POSlyZAVTruh ПÐ ¾Ã' Ã »Ã µÃ ·Ã °Ã ²Ã'‚Ã'€Ð ° Ð ½Ã °Ã'‡Ð ¸Ã ½Ã °Ã'ŽÃ'‚Ã' Ã'  Ð ºÃ °Ã ½Ã ¸Ã ºÃ'Æ'Ð »Ã'‹ - School holidays begin the day after tomorrow. Ð §Ã µÃ'€Ð µÃ · Ð ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã'Ž After a week/a week from CHYEryz nyDYElyu Ð £Ã ²Ã ¸Ã ´Ã µÃ ¼Ã' Ã'  Ã'‡Ð µÃ'€Ð µÃ · Ð ½Ã µÃ ´Ã µÃ »Ã'Ž - We'll see each other next week/see you next week. Ð §Ã µÃ'€Ð µÃ · Ð ´Ã µÃ ½Ã'Å' Every other day CHYEryz DYEN' ПÃ'€Ð ¸Ã ½Ã ¸Ã ¼Ã °Ã'‚Ã'Å' Ð »Ã µÃ ºÃ °Ã'€Ã' Ã'‚Ð ²Ã ¾ Ã'‡Ð µÃ'€Ð µÃ · Ð ´Ã µÃ ½Ã'Å' - Take the medicine every other day. Ð §Ã µÃ'€Ð µÃ · Ð ¼Ã µÃ' Ã' Ã'† In a month's time CHYEryz MYEsyts Ð §Ã µÃ'€Ð µÃ · Ð ¼Ã µÃ' Ã' Ã'† Ð ½Ã °Ã'‡Ð °Ã »Ã' Ã'  Ã'€Ð µÃ ¼Ã ¾Ã ½Ã'‚ - The renovations began a month later.