неделя длинная
nedelya dlinnaya
The phrase "the week is long" in Russian is неделя длинная (nedelya dlinnaya).
This phrase is used to express that a week feels tedious or slow to pass.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase неделя длинная, the verb "to be" (is) is omitted in the present tense, which is standard for Russian. When using the related form длинная неделя (long week), the adjective длинная must agree in feminine gender with the noun неделя.
How do you pronounce it?
nedelya dlinnaya
Did you know?
- The word неделя actually has a hidden meaning of 'no work' within it. It is composed of the prefix 'не-' meaning 'not' and the root 'дел' relating to 'work', historically referring to a day of rest.
- Russian has a specific word тоска for the kind of spiritual anguish or melancholic boredom that often accompanies a 'long week', which has no direct English equivalent.
- While неделя длинная describes a tedious week, Russians often use the word тяжёлая (heavy) to describe a week that was emotionally or physically exhausting.
Examples in context
- Неделя долгая без выходных дней.The week is long without any days off.
- Неделя как будто вечность, но скоро пятница!The week feels like an eternity, but Friday is approaching!
- Неделя тянется как резинка, но всё же она закончится!The week is stretching like a rubber band, but it will come to an end!
- Неделя длинная, я устал.The week is long, I am tired.
- Ох, какая же эта неделя длинная!Okh, kakaya zhe eta nedelya dlinnaya!Oh, how long this week is!
Example conversation
Two colleagues are talking on a Thursday afternoon.
- Сергей SergeyЯ так жду выходных.Ya tak zhdu vykhodnykh.I am looking forward to the weekend so much.
- Ольга OlgaЯ тоже, неделя длинная.Ya tozhe, nedelya dlinnaya.Me too, the week is long.
- Сергей SergeyСкорее бы пятница.Skoree by pyatnitsa.I wish it were Friday already.
- Ольга OlgaСогласна, Ольга очень устала.Soglasna, Olga ochen ustala.I agree, Olga is very tired.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries неделя, CC BY-SA 4.0.
