Days of the Week in Russian: Every day in the week is explained and pronounced with different words in the other languages. In Russia, the first day of the week starts with Monday and Sunday is the last day of the week. The first day of the week, Monday in Russian is written as понедельник, and it is pronounced as “ponedel’nik.” The second day of the week, Tuesday in Russian is written as вторник, and it is pronounced as “vtornik.” The third day of the week, Wednesday in Russian is written as среда, and it is pronounced as “sreda.” The fourth day of the week, Thursday in Russian is written as Четверг, and it is pronounced as “Chetverg.” The fifth day of the week, Friday in Russian is written as пятница, and it is pronounced as “pyatnitsa.” The sixth day of the week, Saturday in Russian is written as суббота, and it is pronounced as “subbota.” The last and seventh day of the week, Sunday in Russian is written as Воскресенье, and it is pronounced as “Voskresen’ye.” The Russian Language is predominantly used in Russia and click here to know the Public Holidays of Russia. The names of all the days in the Russian Language are listed in the simple table.
Days of the Week in Russian
| English | Russian Translation | English Pronunciation |
| Monday | понедельник (First Day of the Week in Russian) | ponedel’nik |
| Tuesday | вторник (Second Day of the Week in Russian) | vtornik |
| Wednesday | среда (Third Day of the Week in Russian) | sreda |
| Thursday | Четверг (Fourth Day of the Week in Russian) | Chetverg |
| Friday | пятница (Fifth Day of the Week in Russian) | pyatnitsa |
| Saturday | суббота (Sixth Day of the Week in Russian) | subbota |
| Sunday | Воскресенье (Seventh Day of the Week in Russian) | Voskresen’ye |
There are several opinions to explain how the 7-days in the week are originated. Initially, Babylonian astrologers around 700 BCE assigned the planet gods to the days in the week. Then, Romans changed the names of the week with their planet gods in the ancient Roman Calendar. Later, Germanic and Norse people also changed the names with the names of their gods. As per the rules of the International Standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week and then it is followed by the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even though it is the international standard, some of the countries like United States of America, Canada, Australia, India and much more countries consider Sunday as the first day of the week. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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