How to Say "How Was Your Day?" in Russian

как прошёл твой день?

kak proshyol tvoy den'?

To ask "how was your day?" in Russian, you say как прошёл твой день? (kak proshyol tvoy den'?)

This phrase is a question used to ask someone about the events and experiences of their day.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase literally translates to "how passed your day?", where прошёл (proshyol) is the past tense of "to pass" or "to go by".

The informal form is как прошёл твой день?, while the formal version uses a different possessive pronoun.

To use the polite or formal version, replace the possessive pronoun твой (tvoy) with ваш (vash), resulting in как прошёл ваш день?

kak proshyol tvoy den'?

In Russian culture, asking как дела? or как прошёл твой день? can sometimes be interpreted as a genuine invitation to vent. Unlike the English 'How are you?', the response is frequently a detailed account of problems or stresses.
The word день (day) shares a common ancestor with the Sanskrit word dina, which is a linguistic link that stretches back thousands of years to Proto-Indo-European.
The verb прошёл used in this phrase also means 'to walk' or 'to pass through'. This creates a mental image of the day physically moving past the person like a pedestrian.

Расскажи, как прошёл твой день?
Rasskazhi, kak proshol tvoy den'?
Tell me, how was your day?
Привет, как прошёл твой день?
Privet, kak proshol tvoy den'?
Hi, how was your day?

Andrey meets Olga at home after work.

Андрей Andrey

Привет, Ольга! Как прошёл твой день?
Privet, Ol'ga! Kak proshol tvoy den'?
Hi, Olga! How was your day?
Ольга Olga

Привет, Андрей. Он был очень длинным.
Privet, Andrey. On byl ochen' dlinnym.
Hi, Andrey. It was very long.
Андрей Andrey

Ты сильно устала?
Ty sil'no ustala?
Are you very tired?
Ольга Olga

Да, я очень хочу отдохнуть.
Da, ya ochen' khochu otdokhnut'.
Yes, I really want to rest.

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