Bedeutung
Asking for the day of the week.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The week starts on Monday. Sunday is considered the end of the week and is primarily a day for rest and family. Many Ukrainians still follow the Orthodox calendar for holidays, which can make 'Який сьогодні день?' a question about religious significance (e.g., a fasting day). Monday is often jokingly called 'день важкий' (heavy day). Asking the day on Monday often elicits a sympathetic response. Friday is celebrated as 'П'ятниця-розвратниця' (a playful term for a wild Friday night), similar to 'TGIF'.
Gender Match
Always remember 'день' is a boy (masculine). Use 'який', not 'яка' or 'яке'.
Date vs Day
If you ask this at a train station, they will tell you 'Monday'. If you need the date for a ticket, ask for 'число'.
Bedeutung
Asking for the day of the week.
Gender Match
Always remember 'день' is a boy (masculine). Use 'який', not 'яка' or 'яке'.
Date vs Day
If you ask this at a train station, they will tell you 'Monday'. If you need the date for a ticket, ask for 'число'.
Natural Flow
Add 'Вибачте' (Excuse me) at the start to sound like a polite local.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word to ask 'What day is it today?'
______ сьогодні день?
'День' is masculine, so we use 'Який'.
Choose the correct answer to the question: 'Який сьогодні день?'
Який сьогодні день?
The question asks for the day of the week, not the date or the weather.
Match the Ukrainian day with its English translation.
Match the pairs:
These are the standard translations for the days of the week.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Вибачте, я забув, ______ сьогодні день? B: Сьогодні вівторок.
'Який' is the correct interrogative for this phrase.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Days of the Week in Ukraine
Work Days
- • Понеділок
- • Вівторок
- • Середа
- • Четвер
- • П'ятниця
Weekend
- • Субота
- • Неділя
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgaben______ сьогодні день?
'День' is masculine, so we use 'Який'.
Який сьогодні день?
The question asks for the day of the week, not the date or the weather.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the standard translations for the days of the week.
A: Вибачте, я забув, ______ сьогодні день? B: Сьогодні вівторок.
'Який' is the correct interrogative for this phrase.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, but it sounds incomplete. Adding 'сьогодні' (today) makes it clear you are asking about right now.
It's 'Який' for 'день' (masculine) and 'Яке' for 'число' (neuter).
Start with 'Сьогодні...' and then the day: 'Сьогодні вівторок'.
No, in Ukrainian present tense, the verb 'є' (is) is usually dropped.
It is neutral. You can use it with anyone.
Say 'Який завтра буде день?'.
Say 'Який вчора був день?'.
Mostly, yes. Without it, 'Який день?' could mean 'What a day!' (exclamation).
Ukrainian word order is flexible, but 'Який сьогодні день?' is the most standard pattern.
No, in Ukrainian, days of the week are not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Яке сьогодні число?
similarWhat is today's date?
Який сьогодні день тижня?
specialized formWhich day of the week is it today?
Що сьогодні за день?
informalWhat kind of day is today?
Котра зараз година?
similarWhat time is it now?
