прекрасный день
prekrasnyy den
The Russian phrase for "beautiful day" is прекрасный день (prekrasnyy den).
прекрасный день refers to a day with very pleasant weather or a wonderful experience. If you wish to specify a "very beautiful day", you can use очень красивый день.
Which one should you use?
While прекрасный день implies a high level of beauty or excellence, the phrase хороший день is a more neutral way to say "a good day".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes to прекрасным днем when using the instrumental case, which is often used to describe how something happened, such as "We met on a beautiful day".
How do you pronounce it?
prekrasnyy den
Did you know?
- The word красный in прекрасный originally meant 'beautiful', not just the color 'red'.
- While красивый describes visual beauty, прекрасный is frequently used to describe abstract things like a 'beautiful soul' or a 'beautiful gesture'.
- In formal Russian literature, прекрасный is often used as a polite adjective to describe a person's character, regardless of their physical appearance.
Examples in context
- На улице прекрасный день.It's a beautiful day outside.This sentence is useful for describing the weather outside.Tatoeba #5485368 by marafon, translation #5485362 by Hybrid
- Ах! Какой прекрасный день!Ah! What a beautiful day!This sentence is useful for expressing exclamation about the day.Tatoeba #10619006 by marafon, translation #13336243 by rul
- Сегодня был прекрасный день.Today was a beautiful day.This sentence is useful for describing a day that has already passed.Tatoeba #3668113 by odexed, translation #3160220 by Hybrid
- Какой прекрасный день!What a beautiful day!
- Да, совершенно замечательный день!Yes, absolutely wonderful day!
- Кажется, на улице красивый солнечный денек.It seems like a beautiful sunny day outside.
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Example conversation
Anastasia and Sergey are walking in a park together.
- Анастасия AnastasiaСегодня просто прекрасный день, не правда ли?Segodnya prosto prekrasnyy den', ne pravda li?Today is just a beautiful day, isn't it?
- Сергей SergeyДа, Анастасия, погода просто чудесная.Da, Anastasiya, pogoda prosto chudesnaya.Yes, Anastasia, the weather is simply wonderful.
- Анастасия AnastasiaСергей, давай посидим на этой скамейке.Sergey, davay posidim na etoy skameyke.Sergey, let's sit on this bench.
- Сергей SergeyС удовольствием, это прекрасный день для прогулки.S udovol'stviyem, eto prekrasnyy den' dlya progulki.With pleasure, it's a beautiful day for a walk.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries день, прекрасный, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
