Serbian Lesson 3 - Days of the Week in Serbian

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A Serbian week begins with ponedeljak

The seven days are ponedeljak, utorak, sreda, četvrtak, petak, subota and nedelja. Their names are normally written with a lowercase letter. Notice how ponedeljak literally points to the day after Sunday: po + nedeljak.

To say that something happens on a particular day, Serbian often uses the accusative without a preposition: Vidimo se u ponedeljak. For a repeated weekly habit, use the adverbial form: ponedeljkom, utorkom, sredom.

Seven days, five very different plans

Latinica	Ћирилица	English
U ponedeljak počinjem novi kurs.	У понедељак почињем нови курс.	I am starting a new course on Monday.
Utorkom moja porodica zajedno ruča.	Уторком моја породица заједно руча.	On Tuesdays, my family has lunch together.
U sredu vodim psa kod veterinara.	У среду водим пса код ветеринара.	I am taking the dog to the vet on Wednesday.
Četvrtkom uveče vežbamo stari ples.	Четвртком увече вежбамо стари плес.	On Thursday evenings, we practise an old dance.
Od petka do nedelje boravimo na planini.	Од петка до недеље боравимо на планини.	We are staying in the mountains from Friday to Sunday.

Fold the calendar into pairs

Say each one-time plan beside a habitual version: U subotu čistim kuću versus Subotom čistim kuću. The first points to this or a specified Saturday; the second describes what regularly happens on Saturdays.

Create one true sentence about your coming week and one about your usual routine. The contrast will make the endings meaningful.
Marina Petrović