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[tania-otvagina.livejournal.com]

Hello! I really have need for help of native-speakers (English) to compare Russian and English words. I suppose that Russian word 'utro' has not absolutely similar to 'morning'. We use 'utro', when we are talking about time approximately from 4 a.m till 11 a.m. We use 'den' from 12 a.m. (12 chasov dn'a - it is proof) till 3 p.m and 'vecher' from 4 p.m till 10 p.m., 'noch' from 11 p.m till 3 p.m (it is approximately, because sometimes we can say '11 chasov vechera' etc). So, I wanted to ask you about similar rule in English.
PS I'm awfully sorry, it doesn't suits for the aim of community, but, I hope, my question is useful for English learners of Russian too.

Comments

[omi-nya.livejournal.com]

You're mistaken in 1 thing - *utro* - when Russian people wakes up:))

[tania-otvagina.livejournal.com]

For example, 'поезд приходит в 3 часа утра'. I meant something like this.

[miconazole.livejournal.com]

In English we also say things like "3 in the morning" to distinguish it from 3 in the afternoon. But we don't really consider 3am morning! :))

PS - am goes from midnight to noon, and pm is noon to midnight. 12am is midnight and 12pm is noon. So about half the am hours are night, and half the pm hours are day.

[ex-forest-l.livejournal.com]

You guys say 'one o'clock in the morning' too. That sounds really weird for a Russian ear. :)

[omi-nya.livejournal.com]

I know:) just kiddin' )

[dp-maxime.livejournal.com]

No, it's you missing it with "завтра" (tomorrow), - tomorrow will begin when you wake up. :)

[omi-nya.livejournal.com]

Nope:)
When you wake up its "morning" "утро", "tomorrow" - when you wake up again,next time:)))