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Days of the week in Croatian: names, how to say them, phrases
By Bok! · Checked on 3 November 2026
Short answer
The days of the week in Croatian are ponedjeljak (Monday), utorak (Tuesday), srijeda (Wednesday), četvrtak (Thursday), petak (Friday), subota (Saturday) and nedjelja (Sunday). The Croatian week starts on Monday, and you write the days with a small first letter. Below you find how to say them, how to say "on Monday", and phrases for work.
All Croatian words and sentences on this page come from Bok! lessons. Some have audio. New to Croatian? Start with Croatian language for beginners.
The 7 days of the week in Croatian
From our free lesson 2, Numbers, time and dates:
| Croatian | English | Say it in parts |
|---|---|---|
| ponedjeljak | Monday | po-ne-dje-ljak |
| utorak | Tuesday | u-to-rak |
| srijeda | Wednesday | srije-da |
| četvrtak | Thursday | čet-vr-tak |
| petak | Friday | pe-tak |
| subota | Saturday | su-bo-ta |
| nedjelja | Sunday | ne-dje-lja |
How to read them. Croatian is read as it is written, letter by letter. Two letters need care here: lj (in ponedjeljak and nedjelja) is one letter, a soft "ly" sound, and č (in četvrtak) is like "ch" in "church". In četvrtak the r works like a vowel: say "chet-vr-tak". For all the letters with audio, see the Croatian alphabet.
Small first letter. The Croatian spelling guide says that the names of the days of the week, the months and the seasons are written with a small first letter: ponedjeljak, not Ponedjeljak. Use a capital letter only at the start of a sentence, as in Danas je ponedjeljak. (Today is Monday.)
An easy way to remember them
Some names hide a number or a meaning. This is only a memory help, not a grammar rule:
- ponedjeljak (Monday) has nedjelja (Sunday) inside it: it is the day after Sunday.
- srijeda (Wednesday) is the middle of the working week.
- četvrtak (Thursday) is close to četiri (4): the fourth day.
- petak (Friday) is close to pet (5): the fifth day.
Today, tomorrow, yesterday
From our free lesson 2:
| Croatian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| danas | today | – |
| sutra | tomorrow | – |
| jučer | yesterday | – |
| Koji je danas dan? | What day is it today? | – |
| Danas je ponedjeljak. | Today is Monday. | – |
Practise it every morning: ask yourself Koji je danas dan? and answer with Danas je + the day, for example Danas je petak.
"On Monday": u + the day
To say on a day, Croatian uses u + the day. Our later lessons use it like this (text only here):
| Croatian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| U subotu ne radim. | I don't work on Saturday. | – |
| Što radite u nedjelju? | What are you doing on Sunday? | – |
Look at the ending. After u, the days that end in -a change the -a to -u: subota becomes u subotu, nedjelja becomes u nedjelju. The other days do not change:
| Day | On that day | English |
|---|---|---|
| ponedjeljak | u ponedjeljak | on Monday |
| utorak | u utorak | on Tuesday |
| srijeda | u srijedu | on Wednesday |
| četvrtak | u četvrtak | on Thursday |
| petak | u petak | on Friday |
| subota | u subotu | on Saturday |
| nedjelja | u nedjelju | on Sunday |
This is the same pattern as a tip from our lesson 11: "Where to? u + accusative: Idem u kino." You do not need the grammar word to use it. Just learn u srijedu, u subotu and u nedjelju as they are.
Days and your work week
Days come up all the time at work: your shift, your day off, and the opening hours of an office. From our free lesson 3:
| Croatian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Ne radim danas. | I don't work today. | – |
| Kada počinje smjena? | When does the shift start? | – |
| Smjena počinje u šest sati. | The shift starts at six o'clock. |
From our later lessons (text only here):
| Croatian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| svaki dan | every day | – |
| vikend | weekend | – |
| Radim od osam do četiri. | I work from eight to four. | – |
| Trebam slobodan dan. | I need a day off. | – |
| Danas ne mogu doći na posao. | I can't come to work today. | – |
| Mogu doći sutra. | I can come tomorrow. | – |
| Vidimo se sutra. | See you tomorrow. | – |
A tip from our lesson 18: a short message to your boss has three parts: "1) greeting: Dobar dan, 2) the reason: Danas ne mogu doći na posao. / Kasnim deset minuta. 3) the ending: Hvala na razumijevanju. Srdačan pozdrav, + your name."
At an office or a shop you will see the opening hours, radno vrijeme. From our lessons 7 and 17 (text only here):
| Croatian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| radno vrijeme | opening hours | – |
| Kada radite? | When are you open? | – |
| Radimo od osam do četiri. | We are open from eight to four. | – |
| Otvoreno | Open | – |
| Zatvoreno | Closed | – |
Signs often use short forms of the days, for example pon for ponedjeljak, sub for subota and ned for nedjelja. If a short form is not clear, ask: Kada radite?
For more work words, see Croatian words for work. For time (Koliko je sati?, pola devet), see numbers and time in our phrases guide.
Writing a date
A tip from our lesson 2: "Dates: day. month. year. with a dot after each number: 4. 6. 2027." So 4. 6. 2027. is 4 June 2027, not 6 April. You will see dates like this on forms, such as next to datum rođenja (date of birth).
Quick quiz
What do these mean? Say your answer out loud, then check.
- srijeda
- subota
- četvrtak
- Koji je danas dan?
- U subotu ne radim.
- sutra
Show the answers
- Wednesday
- Saturday
- Thursday
- What day is it today?
- I don't work on Saturday.
- tomorrow
Want more practice with audio? Try our free A1.1 Croatian practice test (practice only, not the real exam).
Bok! explains Croatian in your language: Nepali · Tagalog · Hindi · English. Are you an employer? See Bok! for employers.
Learn the days with Bok! Short Croatian lessons with audio and quizzes, explained in Nepali, Tagalog, Hindi or English. Lessons 1 to 4 are free. Bok! is preparation only: it is not the exam and it does not replace it.
FAQ
What are the days of the week in Croatian?
ponedjeljak (Monday), utorak (Tuesday), srijeda (Wednesday), četvrtak (Thursday), petak (Friday), subota (Saturday), nedjelja (Sunday). They are in Bok! lesson 2, which is free.
Do you write Croatian days with a capital letter?
No. The Croatian spelling guide says days of the week, months and seasons are written with a small first letter: ponedjeljak, nedjelja. Only the first word of a sentence gets a capital letter.
How do you say "on Monday" in Croatian?
u ponedjeljak. Use u + the day. Days ending in -a change to -u: u srijedu, u subotu, u nedjelju. Example from our lessons: U subotu ne radim. (I don't work on Saturday.)
How do I ask what day it is?
Koji je danas dan? (What day is it today?) Answer: Danas je ponedjeljak. (Today is Monday.)
Are the days of the week on the A1.1 exam?
We do not know. The A1.1 exam format is not published yet. Days, dates and times are everyday basics, not a claim about the exam. For the exam rules, see Croatian A1.1 exam for your work permit. Bok! is preparation only.
Sources
- Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics (IHJJ), Hrvatski pravopis, "4.2. Malo početno slovo", point l (days of the week, months and seasons with a small first letter): pravopis.hr/pravilo/malo-pocetno-slovo/89/
- Croatian words, sentences, English meanings and tips: Bok! lessons 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 17 and 18. The "on that day" table and the memory help are Bok! explanations (native-speaker review pending).
Checked on 3 November 2026.
This guide is general language help, not an exam syllabus. Bok! is preparation only.