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”

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 reoccurring 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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