Time & Dates

1. Koji je dan u sedmici? Ponedjeljak, utorak, srijeda, četvrtak, petak, subota, nedjelja.

   What day of the week is it? Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun.

   Usage

   Asks the day and lists the weekdays. Bosnian says sedmica for "week" (not the Croatian tjedan)

   Grammar Note

   Weekday names are written in lower case. Ijekavian forms: ponedjeljak, srijeda; nedjelja is Sunday

2. Danas / Sutra / Jučer

   Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday

   Usage

   Basic adverbs of time

   Grammar Note

   Used on their own as adverbs; juče is a common variant of jučer

3. Ova sedmica / Sljedeća sedmica / Prošla sedmica

   This week / Next week / Last week

   Usage

   Week references: this / next / last week

   Grammar Note

   Sedmica is feminine, so the adjectives are feminine (ova, sljedeća, prošla); as an adverb of time it takes the genitive (ove sedmice)

4. Ujutro / Poslijepodne / Uvečer / Noću

   In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night

   Usage

   Parts of the day as adverbs

   Grammar Note

   All are stand-alone adverbs; poslijepodne is the ijekavian form

5. Koji je danas datum?

   What is today's date?

   Usage

   The standard question for today's date

   Grammar Note

   The answer is an ordinal plus the month, e.g. Danas je 11. oktobar

6. U koliko sati se otvara / zatvara?

   At what time does it open / close?

   Usage

   Asks when a shop or place opens and closes

   Grammar Note

   U koliko sati means "at what time"; se otvara / se zatvara are reflexive, "opens / closes"

7. Koliko dugo traje put do tamo?

   How long will it take to get there?

   Usage

   Asks how long the trip takes

   Grammar Note

   Koliko dugo means "for how long"; put here means the journey

8. Nađimo se u 15 sati.

   Let's meet at 3 pm.

   Usage

   Fixing a meeting time; the 24-hour clock is normal in speech

   Grammar Note

   Nađimo se is the first-person plural imperative of naći se, "let's meet"

9. Sada je pola tri / bez petnaest pet.

   It's half past two / quarter to five.

   Usage

   Examples of telling the time: pola tri is 2:30 and bez petnaest pet is 4:45

   Grammar Note

   Pola counts toward the next hour (pola tri = half to three); bez + minutes + hour means that many minutes before the hour

10. Da li je otvoreno vikendom?

    Is it open on weekends?

    Usage

    Asks whether a place is open at weekends

    Grammar Note

    Da li opens a yes/no question; vikendom is the instrumental used as "at weekends"

11. U kojoj smo vremenskoj zoni?

    What time zone are we in?

    Usage

    Asks which time zone you are in

    Grammar Note

    The short form smo sits in second position; u kojoj is the locative "in which"

12. Prerano je / Prekasno je.

    It's too early / too late.

    Usage

    Says it is too early or too late

    Grammar Note

    The prefix pre- means "too"; rano and kasno are adverbs

13. Kada počinje / završava?

    When does it start / end?

    Usage

    Asks when something starts and ends

    Grammar Note

    Kada means "when"; the subject is left out and refers to the thing under discussion

14. Koji je mjesec?

    What month is it?

    Usage

    Asks which month it is

    Grammar Note

    Ijekavian mjesec "month"; month names are lower case (januar, februar, mart ...)

15. Želim da zakažem termin za [datum/sat].

    I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].

    Usage

    Requests an appointment, for example at a salon or clinic; fill the brackets with a date or time

    Grammar Note

    Želim da + present means "I want to"; zakazati means to schedule. Works for any speaker

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