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The difference is that in Russian the division into 4 parts is more formal. In the same sense as in English the 24 hours are divided into am / pm, in Russian it
by yco 14y ago
The difference is that in Russian the division into 4 parts is more formal. In the same sense as in English the 24 hours are divided into am / pm, in Russian it's divided to morning/afternoon/evening/night.
The formal name for 2 a.m. in English is "2 in the morning".
But you just can't say "2 in the morning" in Russian - this wouldn't make any sense. You can only say "2 in the night".
- pavel_lishin 14y agoHm, off the tip of my tongue I'd say "два утра", but I haven't spoken Russian full time in over a decade now :/