You've got good answers from other users. I'd like to add phonetics. [dóbraje útra] [dóbryj dén’] J – sounds like “y” in yoga, yoghurt. Y – sounds like ы P.s. ь doesn't always mean that the word is feminine. Sometimes endings like - ость can help you identify them as feminine: кость, новость, влюблённость But there are male nouns with ь too: преподаватель, словарь, конь, Ярославль. By the way, those with -тель are usually professions and they are masculine :)

Доброе утро Добрый день доброе and добрый are adjectives which agree with the noun. Утро is the neutral gender Nominative Case, День is the m., N.c. Hope it clarifies things! P.S. The Russian grammar is quite difficult for the speakers who don't have the Grammar Cases in their languages. It's hard to study in the beginning, but the advanced levels are easier! Евгений

how to say 'how do you say...?' = Как по-русски 'how do you say...?'? = Как будет по-русски 'how do you say...?'? = Как сказать по-русски 'how do you say...?'?

David , it is worth noting that when we say "добрый день", "доброе утро", if we can say so, we only state the fact. And if we say "добр-ого утра!", "добр-ого дня!" and "добр-ого вечера!", then this is already a wish-of-goodness form (for the morning, for the day, for the evening). The last form (the wish-of-goodness form) and the endings sound the same in all three cases. What is more convenient for you, learning the language - in all cases the same ending.

Thanks, KP. Eurgh, I hate when nouns have genders. It's such a pain! ;) Fortunately, I did find out from my teacher that Russian has a tell-tale sign for feminine nouns like in Hebrew, so it's at least easier than German which doesn't really. Thanks.