хорошей пятницы
khoroshey pyatnitsy
To say "happy Friday" in Russian, you use хорошей пятницы (khoroshey pyatnitsy).
хорошей пятницы is a friendly phrase used to wish someone a pleasant Friday. Rather than a greeting used when first meeting someone, this is typically used as a parting wish, such as at the end of a conversation or an email.
Which one should you use?
While хорошей пятницы means "Have a good Friday!", you may also use Отличной пятницы! to say "Great Friday!" For a more energetic wish, Веселой пятницы! conveys "Have a fun Friday!" If you want a very short, informal way to say "Happy Friday", you can use С пятницей!
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase хорошей пятницы uses the genitive case. In Russian, the genitive case is the standard grammatical way to express a wish, such as "Have a [noun]" or "I wish you a [noun]".
How do you pronounce it?
khoroshey pyatnitsy
Did you know?
- In Russia, Friday is often associated with the phrase пятница-развратница, which literally means 'Friday the debaucherous' or 'naughty Friday'.
- In Russia, the word for 'Friday', пятница, shares a linguistic root with the word for 'fifth', пятый.
- When using С пятницей!, the preposition С is the same one used for official holiday greetings like С Новым годом! or 'Happy New Year!'
Examples in context
- Саша, хорошей пятницы тебе! Давай вечером соберёмся вместе и отметим наступающий выходной!Sasha, have a good Friday! Let's get together in the evening and celebrate the upcoming weekend!
- Хорошей пятницы вам и всем близким!Khoroshey pyatnitsy vam i vsem blizkim!Have a nice Friday to you and all your loved ones!
- Желаю тебе хорошей пятницы!Zhelayu tebe khoroshey pyatnitsy!I wish you a nice Friday!
- Хорошей пятницы, друзья!Khoroshey pyatnitsy, druz'ya!Have a nice Friday, friends!
Example conversation
Dmitry and Ekaterina are leaving the office for the weekend.
- Дмитрий DmitryНу всё, я пошёл. Хорошей пятницы, Екатерина!Nu vsyo, ya poshlyol. Khoroshey pyatnitsy, Ekaterina!Well, I'm off. Happy Friday, Ekaterina!
- Екатерина EkaterinaСпасибо, Дмитрий! Тебе тоже хорошей пятницы.Spasibo, Dmitriy! Tebe tozhe khoroshey pyatnitsy.Thanks, Dmitry! Happy Friday to you too.
- Дмитрий DmitryДо понедельника!Do ponedel'nika!See you Monday!
- Екатерина EkaterinaПока, до понедельника!Poka, do ponedel'nika!Bye, see you Monday!
