Russian/Vocabulary/Days of the Week
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Days of the Week edit
Russians don't capitalize days of the week.
день | noun | day | dyehn |
A cognate (same word in Russian and English). | |||
сегодня | noun | today | sevódnya |
The г here is pronounced as a в. It sounds like "с его дня", which would mean "from his day", if день were an animate noun. But it's not. | |||
понедельник | noun | Monday | ponyedyél'nik |
On Mondays we ride our ponies to Nick's deli. | |||
вторник | noun | Tuesday | vtórnik |
On Tuesdays we go to the store with Nick. | |||
среда | noun | Wednesday | sryéda |
Wednesdays are a good day for shredding. | |||
четверг | noun | Thursday | chetvérg |
On Thursdays Chet goes to work. | |||
пятница | noun | Friday | pyátnitsa |
"On Fridays we eat pizza on a yacht, neatly. | |||
суббота | noun | Saturday | soobbóta |
"On Saturdays Sue goes boating. Also Saturday is the Sabbath. Don't confuse суббота with собакa, that is a dog. | |||
воскресенье | noun | Sunday | voskresén'ye |
"There's a cross in the middle of Sunday. It's also the sanest day of the week. | |||
Какой сегодня день? | phrase | What day is it? | Kakóy sevódnya dyen'? |