Vocabulary: Times of Day

Early Morning

Рано утром (Rano utrom) - Early in the morning
Рассвет (Rassvet) - Dawn
Утро (Utro) - Morning

Morning

Утро (Utro) - Morning
Полдень (Polden’) - Midday, noon

Afternoon

После полудня (Posle poludnia) - Afternoon
Ранний вечер (Rannij vecher) - Early evening

Evening

Вечер (Vecher) - Evening
Закат (Zakat) - Sunset

Night

Ночь (Noch’) - Night
Полночь (Polnoch’) - Midnight
Поздняя ночь (Pozdnaya noch’) - Late night

Common Phrases

Утром (Utom) - In the morning
Днем (Dnem) - During the day
Вечером (Vecherom) - In the evening
Ночью (Noch’yu) - At night

Note: In Russian, you use the prepositional case after these words when you’re talking about something happening during these times. For instance, “Утром я ем завтрак” (In the morning, I eat breakfast).