Days of the Week

Russians don't capitalize days of the week.

день	noun	day	dyehn
A cognate (same word in Russian and English).

сегодня	noun	day of week	segodnyah
Pronounced See - vode - nah. The г here is pronounced as a в.

понедельник	noun	Monday	ponyehdelneek
On Mondays we ride our ponies to Nick's deli.

вторник	noun	Tuesday	vtorneek
On Tuesdays we go to the store with Nick.

среда	noun	Wednesday	sryehda
Wednesdays are a good day for shredding.

четверг	noun	Thursday	chetverg
On Thursdays Chet goes to work.

пятница	noun	Friday	pyatneetsa
On Fridays we eat pizza on a yacht, neatly.

суббота	noun	Saturday	soobbota
On Saturdays Sue goes boating. Don't confuse суббота with собака (dog).

воскресенье	noun	Sunday	vos cross sane yeh
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?	Kakoy segodnyah dyehn?

For learning Russian	Category Uncategorized	Level Unspecified
Second language English	Created Apr 22, 2008 14:43	Views 916

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