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.

Russian Word	Translation	Pronunciation	Example
понедельник masculine	Monday	puhnyDYEL'nik	Завтра понедельник - Tomorrow is Monday.
вторник masculine	Tuesday	FTORnik	Мы приедем во вторник - We will arrive on Tuesday.
среда feminine	Wednesday	sryDAH	Среда - середина недели - Wednesday is the middle of the week.
четверг masculine	Thursday	chitVYERK/chtVYERK	У врача прием по четвергам - The doctor sees patients on Thursdays.
пятница feminine	Friday	PYATnitsuh	Я их видела в позапрошлую пятницу - I saw them on Friday before last.
суббота feminine	Saturday	suBOHtuh	Назначено на субботу - It is arranged for Saturday.
воскресенье neuter	Sunday	vuhskrySYEN'ye	В воскресенье я высплюсь - I'll catch up on my sleep on Sunday.

Using Prepositions With Russian Days of the Week

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.

Abbreviations

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

Russian Vocabulary for Scheduling and Planning

Russian Word	Translation	Pronunciation	Example
Сегодня	Today	syVODnya	Сегодня вторник - Today is Tuesday.
Завтра	Tomorrow	ZAVTruh	До завтра - Until tomorrow./See you tomorrow.
Вчера	Yesterday	fchyeRAH	Вчера шел снег - Yesterday it snowed.
На (этой) неделе	During the week	na (Etay) nyDYEly	Зайдите на (этой) неделе - Pop in this week.
На следующей неделе	Next week	na SLYEdushey nyDYEly	Я уезжаю на следующей неделе (ya ooyezZHAyu na SLYEdushey nyDYEly) - I am leaving next week.
На прошлой неделе	Last week	na PROSHlay nyDYEly	Все произошло на прошлой неделе - It all happened last week.
Позавчера	Day before yesterday	puhzafchyRAH	Позавчера получили сообщение - We received a message the day before yesterday.
Послезавтра	The day after tomorrow	POSlyZAVTruh	Послезавтра начинаются каникулы - School holidays begin the day after tomorrow.
Через неделю	After a week/a week from	CHYEryz nyDYElyu	Увидемся через неделю - We'll see each other next week/see you next week.
Через день	Every other day	CHYEryz DYEN'	Принимать лекарство через день - Take the medicine every other day.
Через месяц	In a month's time	CHYEryz MYEsyts	Через месяц начался ремонт - The renovations began a month later.