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    Different ways to say weekend in Russian?

    What is the mostly accepted way/expression?

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    Выходн́ые.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    выходные; выходные дни; уик-энд.
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    thx! translator keeps giving me уикенд and dictionnary says there is no such word.

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    am i wrong when i'm saying that vykhodnoy is the opposite of a working day, not necessarily the end of the week?
    hence, how would you say "i'm working on week-ends"?
    and can you say "vtornik i sreda u menia vykhodnye"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by possopo
    am i wrong when i'm saying that vykhodnoy is the opposite of a working day, not necessarily the end of the week?
    No, it's not wrong.

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    how would you say "i'm working on week-ends"?
    Я работаю по выходным. (if it's usually) / Я работаю на выходных. / На выходных я работаю. / В выходные я работаю.

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    and can you say "vtornik i sreda u menia vykhodnye"?
    Yes.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    am i wrong when i'm saying that vykhodnoy is the opposite of a working day, not necessarily the end of the week?
    No, you are actually quite right.
    hence, how would you say "i'm working on week-ends"?
    'Я работаю в выходные' or 'Я работаю по субботам/воскресеньям'
    and can you say "vtornik i sreda u menia vykhodnye"?
    You bet


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