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.

в/вo and на - on (Accusative Case)

The preposition в/вo means "on" and is used to indicate that something happens on a certain day. The preposition на also means "on" but is used in situations where an appointment or an event is planned for a particular day.

• В/на понедельник - on/for Monday
• Во/на вторник - on/for Tuesday
• В/на среду - on/for Wednesday
• В/на четверг - on/for Thursday
• В/на пятницу - on/for Friday
• В/на субботу - on/for Saturday
• В/на воскресенье - on/for Sunday

Examples:

Встреча состоится в среду.
Pronunciation: VSTREcha sastaEETsa f suBBOtu.
Translation: The meeting will take place on Wednesday.

Встреча назначена на среду.
Pronunciation: VSTREcha nazNAchyna na SRYEdu.
Translation: The meeting is arranged for Wednesday.

с/со - From, Since (Genitive Case) and до - Until (Genitive Case)

• С/до понедельника - from / since / until Monday
• С/до вторника - from/since/until Tuesday
• С/до среды - from/since/until Wednesday
• С/до четверга - from/since/until Thursday
• С/до пятницы - from/since/until Friday
• С/до субботы - from/since/until Saturday
• С/до воскресенья - from/since/until Sunday

Example:

До воскресенья пять дней.
Pronunciation: da vaskrySYEN'ya PYAT' DNYEY.
Translation: It is five days until Sunday.

по - Until, Including (Accusative Case)

• По понедельник - until/including/to Monday
• По вторник - until/including Tuesday
• По среду - until/including Wednesday
• По четверг - until/including Thursday
• По пятницу - until/including Friday
• По субботу - until/including Saturday
• По воскресенье - until/including Sunday

Example:

С понедельника по пятницу я хожу на работу.
Pronunciation: s panyDYEL'nika pa PYATnicu ya haZHOO na raBOtu
Translation: From Monday to Friday I go to work.

по - on (Plural, Dative Case)

• По понедельникам - on Mondays
• По вторникам - on Tuesdays
• По средам - on Wednesdays
• По четвергам - on Thursdays
• По пятницам - on Fridays
• По субботам - on Saturdays
• По воскресеньям - on Sundays

Example:

По субботам они любили гулять по городу.
Pronunciation: pa suBBOtam aNEE lyuBEEli gooLYAT' pa GOradu.
Translation: On Saturdays, they liked to go walking around the city.

Russian days of the week are often shortened in writing (such as calendars or diaries) using the following abbreviations:

• Пн - Monday
• Вт - Tuesday
• Ср - Wednesday
• Чт - Thursday
• Пт - Friday
• Сб - Saturday
• Вс - Sunday