Кото́рый час?
What time is it?
IPA /kɐˈtorɨj ˈtɕas/
Say it kuh-TOH-riy CHAHS?
Literally "which hour?". The other, equally common form is Сколько сейчас времени?
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Который час?
Time and dates
Useful Russian phrases for time and dates, with audio, IPA, stress marks and an English-friendly pronunciation hint.
The time, the day, the date, and the everyday adverbs of when.
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Time and dates
Ско́лько сейча́с вре́мени?
What's the time?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə sʲɪjˈtɕas ˈvrʲemʲɪnʲɪ/
Say it SKOHL-kuh siy-CHAHS VRYEH-mih-nih?
времени is the genitive of время, a neuter noun of the -мя type: время, времени, временем, о времени.
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Сколько сейчас времени?
Сейча́с полови́на тре́тьего.
It's half past two.
IPA /sʲɪjˈtɕas pəlɐˈvʲinə ˈtrʲetʲəvə/
Say it siy-CHAHS puh-luh-VEE-nuh TRYEH-tyuh-vuh.
Literally "half of the third". Russian halves point forward to the next hour, so половина третьего is 2.30, never 3.30.
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Сейчас половина третьего.
В три часа́.
At three o'clock.
IPA /f ˈtrʲi tɕɪˈsa/
Say it f TREE chuh-SAH.
Clock time uses в + accusative, and the numeral decides the noun: в три часа, в пять часов. The hour word is час, not время.
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В три часа.
В кото́ром часу́?
At what time?
IPA /f kɐˈtorəm tɕɪˈsu/
Say it f kuh-TOH-rum chuh-SOO?
The rare locative form часу, used only with в when asking the time of an event. В котором час? would be wrong.
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В котором часу?
Како́й сего́дня день?
What day is it today?
IPA /kɐˈkoj sʲɪˈvodʲnʲə ˈdʲenʲ/
Say it kuh-KOY sih-VOHD-nyuh DYEN?
Literally "what day is today?", asking for the day of the week.
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Какой сегодня день?
Сего́дня понеде́льник.
Today is Monday.
IPA /sʲɪˈvodʲnʲə pənʲɪˈdʲelʲnʲɪk/
Say it sih-VOHD-nyuh puh-nih-DYEL-nik.
Days of the week are not capitalised in Russian, and the copula is absent: Сегодня понедельник, literally "today Monday".
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Сегодня понедельник.
Сего́дня пя́тое ма́я.
Today is the fifth of May.
IPA /sʲɪˈvodʲnʲə ˈpʲatəjə ˈmajə/
Say it sih-VOHD-nyuh PYAH-tuh-yuh MAH-yuh.
A date is an ordinal in the nominative neuter plus the month in the genitive: пятое мая, первое января. The month never takes a preposition.
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Сегодня пятое мая.
У́тром, днём, ве́чером, но́чью.
In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at night.
IPA /ˈutrəm ˈdnʲom ˈvʲetɕɪrəm ˈnotɕjʊ/
Say it OO-trum, duh-NYOHM, VYEH-chih-rum, NOH-choo.
These four are frozen instrumental forms functioning as adverbs. English "in the morning" has no preposition in Russian at all.
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Утром, днём, вечером, ночью.
Ка́ждый день.
Every day.
IPA /ˈkaʐdɨj ˈdʲenʲ/
Say it KAH-zhdiy DYEN.
каждый agrees with the noun and the noun stays singular: каждый день, каждая неделя.
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Каждый день.
Че́рез неде́лю.
In a week.
IPA /ˈtɕerʲɪz nʲɪˈdʲelʲʊ/
Say it CHEH-ris nih-DYEH-lyoo.
через + accusative means "in" for a point in the future: через час, через две недели.
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Через неделю.
С понеде́льника по пя́тницу.
Monday to Friday.
IPA /s pənʲɪˈdʲelʲnʲɪkə pə ˈpʲatnʲɪtsʊ/
Say it s puh-nih-DYEL-nih-kuh puh PYAHT-nih-tsoo.
с + genitive and по + accusative frame a period: from… through to… inclusive.
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С понедельника по пятницу.
У меня́ нет вре́мени.
I have no time.
IPA /ʊ mʲɪˈnʲa ˈnʲet ˈvrʲemʲɪnʲɪ/
Say it oo mih-NYAH NYET VRYEH-mih-nih.
Literally "at me there is no time". Note the genitive времени after нет.
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У меня нет времени.
Сейча́с и́ли пото́м?
Now or later?
IPA /sʲɪjˈtɕas ˈilʲɪ pɐˈtom/
Say it siy-CHAHS EE-lih puh-TOHM?
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Сейчас или потом?