Days of the Week in Croatian
ponedjeljak – Monday
Meaning: “the day which follows nedjelja“
utorak – Tuesday
Source: from an old Slavic word which meant “second”
srijeda – Wednesday
Meaning: “the middle day”
četvrtak – Thursday
Meaning: “the fourth day“ (četiri – four)
petak – Friday
Meaning: “the fifth day“ (pet – five)
subota – Saturday
Source: from the word “Shabbat”.
nedjelja – Sunday
Meaning: “day with no work”
A couple of interesting asides …
- It’s not uncommon for Croatian kids to mistakenly refer to subota (Saturday) as “šestak” (šest – six) when they first learn the days of the week.
- Above we’ve listed the days of the week beginning with Sunday, however it’s worth noting that in Croatia the first day of the week is typically considered to be Monday.
- Unlike with English/German, in Croatian the days of the week are not capitalised, except when used at the beginning of a sentence.
Talking about the days of the week in Croatian
Talking about a specific day
To talk about doing something on a specific day of the week, the preposition u is used with the accusative case, for example:
Vidimo se u subotu. – I’ll see you on Saturday.
Igram tenis u utorak. – I’m playing tennis on Tuesday.
Idem na posao u četvrtak. – I’m going to work on Thursday.
Talking about recurring events
When talking about recurring events which occur on the same day each week, the instrumental case is used, for example:
Subotom idemo u kino. – We go to the cinema on Saturdays.
Utorkom igram tenis. – I play tennis on Tuesdays.
Četvrtkom radim. – I work on Thursdays.
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Some useful vocabulary to learn!
prekosutra – day after tomorrow
Ovaj tjedan – this week
sljedeći tjedan – next week
prošli tjedan – last week
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