Time & Days Вре́мя и дни

19 Russian words on the topic of time & days — each with a picture, an audio recording and an example sentence. Today, tomorrow, and the days of the week — most of which Russian simply counts: вто́рник is day 2, четве́рг day 4, пя́тница day 5.

English	Russian · Ру́сский	Notes
today	сего́дня	🔗 Word familyFrom сей+день ('this day'). The г is pronounced like в: 'sevódnya'.
yesterday	вчера́	🔗 Word familyRelated to ве́чер (evening). 'The day before yesterday' = позавчера́.
tomorrow	за́втра	за́втра = tomorrow; за́втрак = breakfast — don't mix them.
now	сейча́с	🔗 Word familyFrom сей+час ('this hour'). 🌎 RegionColloquially also 'in a moment'.
later	пото́м	Common pair: снача́ла... пото́м... — first... then.
always	всегда́	🔗 Word familyOne of the -гда adverbs: когда́ (when), иногда́, никогда́.
never	никогда́	Requires double negation: я никогда́ не... — the verb still takes не.
sometimes	иногда́	🔗 Word familySame -гда family as когда́ (when), всегда́, никогда́.
week	неде́ля	In Russia the week starts on Monday.
month	ме́сяц	🔀 Several meaningsAlso means 'the moon' (esp. a crescent). Plural ме́сяцы.
year	год	⚠️ GenderIrregular plural: 2–4 го́да, from 5 — лет.
day	день	Fleeting -е-: день → дня, дни. До́брый день! = good afternoon.
Sunday	воскресе́нье	🔗 Word familyLiterally 'resurrection'. The last day of the Russian week.
Monday	понеде́льник	🔗 Word familyFrom по + неде́ля — the day after the day of rest.
Tuesday	вто́рник	🔗 Word familyFrom второ́й (second) — Russian numbers its weekdays.
Wednesday	среда́	🔗 Word familyFrom середи́на (middle) — midweek. ⚠️ Gender'On Wednesday' = в сре́ду (stress shifts).
Thursday	четве́рг	🔗 Word familyFrom четы́ре (four) — the fourth day of the week.
Friday	пя́тница	🔗 Word familyFrom пять (five) — the fifth day of the week.
Saturday	суббо́та	🔗 Word familyFrom Hebrew 'Shabbat' via Greek — unlike Saturday (Saturn's day).