Monday may begin with a simple plan, but by Sunday the same seven words can carry habits, memories and future arrangements.

I'm sure that you find Serbian days of the week easy to pronounce. However, if you still struggle with Thursday (četvrtak), there's a useful introduction in this video to help you pronounce days well.

Since rarely does anyone use days of the week in its Nominative form:

1. Ponedeljak = Monday = Понедељак
2. Utorak = Tuesday = Уторак
3. Sreda = Wednesday = Среда
4. Četvrtak = Thursday = Четвртак
5. Petak = Friday = Петак
6. Subota = Saturday = Субота
7. Nedelja = Sunday = Недеља



Let me share with you a few exercises at three different levels:
A. Days of the Week in Serbian

a. Flashcards
b. Matching game
c. Gravity game
d. Test

B: What are you doing on + DAY ( Accusative case )?  = Šta radiš u subotu?
Let's practice together:

a. Flashcards
b. Matching game
c. Gravity game
d. Test
C: Words "svaki / sledeći / naredni / drugi + day "will trigger the Genitive case of both the adjective and the noun in the question:"What are you doing next Monday?" = "Šta radiš sledećeg ponedeljka?"
Let's practice together:

a. Flashcards
b. Matching game
c. Gravity game
d. Test

Language focus: time expressions you can reuse

Days of the week often appear with u plus the accusative when answering when something happens. Add a time and an activity so that each day becomes part of a real schedule rather than a memorised sequence. In this particular lesson, use that principle to interpret the examples connected with Days of the Week in Serbian at Three Levels.

Three levels, one set of seven words

Begin Days of the Week in Serbian at Three Levels by looking for a pattern rather than translating every word. Mark the element that changes, say the complete Serbian phrase aloud, and only then compare it with English. That order keeps the lesson focused on Serbian structure.

Put the days into your own week

Select the sentence closest to your life and make it true for you. Add a reason or time expression, ask another person a related question, and answer it without reading. For this post, keep your final version connected with the situation in Days of the Week in Serbian at Three Levels.

The days of the week in Latin and Cyrillic

Latin scriptCyrillic scriptEnglish
U subotu dugo šetam.У суботу дуго шетам.I take a long walk on Saturday.
U nedelju ručamo zajedno.У недељу ручамо заједно.We eat lunch together on Sunday.
Sledeće srede putujem u Niš.Следеће среде путујем у Ниш.Next Wednesday I am travelling to Niš.
U ponedeljak učim srpski.У понедељак учим српски.I study Serbian on Monday.
U utorak idem na pijacu.У уторак идем на пијацу.I go to the market on Tuesday.

Use the script pair as a reading workout: Latin first, Cyrillic second, then reverse the order. The Serbian message does not change, and neither should the pronunciation. Apply that script strategy to the vocabulary in Days of the Week in Serbian at Three Levels.

Check your Serbian: Days of the Week in Serbian at Three Levels

Complete this final recall check without copying the table. Write both Serbian scripts, then compare your forms carefully with the solutions. Keep every answer connected with Days of the Week in Serbian at Three Levels.

  1. I take a long walk on Saturday.
  2. We eat lunch together on Sunday.
  3. Next Wednesday I am travelling to Niš.
  4. I study Serbian on Monday.
  5. I go to the market on Tuesday.

Answers for the days of the week

  1. U subotu dugo šetam.
    У суботу дуго шетам.
  2. U nedelju ručamo zajedno.
    У недељу ручамо заједно.
  3. Sledeće srede putujem u Niš.
    Следеће среде путујем у Ниш.
  4. U ponedeljak učim srpski.
    У понедељак учим српски.
  5. U utorak idem na pijacu.
    У уторак идем на пијацу.