Days of the Week and Months in Russian
The Russian names for days and months, how to say on Monday and in May, and why they are written in lowercase.
Russian writes days and months in lowercase unless they begin a sentence.
Days of the week
| Day | Russian | Romanised |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | понедельник | ponedel'nik |
| Tuesday | вторник | vtornik |
| Wednesday | среда | sreda |
| Thursday | четверг | chetverg |
| Friday | пятница | pyatnitsa |
| Saturday | суббота | subbota |
| Sunday | воскресенье | voskresen'ye |
Many names come from numbers: вторник from "second", четверг from "fourth", пятница from "fifth".
On a day
Use в before the day:
- в понедельник, on Monday
- в пятницу, on Friday
- во вторник, on Tuesday
Months
| Month | Russian |
|---|---|
| January | январь |
| February | февраль |
| March | март |
| April | апрель |
| May | май |
| June | июнь |
| July | июль |
| August | август |
| September | сентябрь |
| October | октябрь |
| November | ноябрь |
| December | декабрь |
Dates
In a full date, the month takes the genitive ending:
- 1 мая, the 1st of May
- 8 марта, the 8th of March
- 12 июня, the 12th of June
Useful words
- сегодня (segodnya), today
- завтра (zavtra), tomorrow
- вчера (vchera), yesterday
- неделя (nedelya), week
- месяц (myesyats), month
Tips
- Learn the days in order.
- Watch the month endings in dates.
- Use the dictionary to check forms.
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