Колико је сати?
KO-li-ko je SA-ti?
What time is it?
Usage
The most basic way to ask the time
Grammar Note
Literally "how many hours are there?" сати is the genitive plural of сат (hour)
Који је данас дан?
KO-ji je DA-nas dan?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Used to ask the day of the week. Mon=Понедељак, Tue=Уторак, Wed=Среда
Grammar Note
који agrees with the masculine noun дан. Days of the week are masculine in Serbian
Данас / Сутра / Јуче
DA-nas / SU-tra / JU-če
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Core time adverbs used when discussing schedules and plans
Grammar Note
These are adverbs and do not inflect. прекосутра = day after tomorrow, прексиноћ = day before yesterday
Ове недеље / Следеће недеље / Прошле недеље
O-ve ne-DE-lje / SLE-de-će ne-DE-lje / PROŠ-le ne-DE-lje
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Expressions used to refer to current, next, or past week
Grammar Note
недеља (week) is feminine. These expressions use the genitive case. Adjectives agree in gender/case with the noun
Ујутру / Поподне / Увече / Ноћу
u-JU-tru / po-pod-NE / u-VE-če / NO-ću
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Used to describe parts of the day
Grammar Note
ујутру = у + locative of јутро. ноћу is an adverbial instrumental of ноћ (night)
Који је данашњи датум?
KO-ji je da-NAŠ-nji DA-tum?
What is today's date?
Usage
Used to ask for today's date
Grammar Note
данашњи is an adjective derived from данас (today), masculine form agreeing with датум (masculine noun)
У колико сати отвара / затвара?
u KO-li-ko SA-ti OT-va-ra / ZA-tva-ra?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Used to ask opening and closing times of a place
Grammar Note
у колико сати means "at what time" — у + колико + genitive plural of сат
Колико дуго траје пут?
KO-li-ko DU-go TRA-je put?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Used to ask about travel duration
Grammar Note
трајати (to last/take) is the verb used for expressing duration of time or travel
Нађимо се у три поподне.
NA-đi-mo se u tri po-pod-NE.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Used to arrange a meeting time
Grammar Note
нађимо се is the first-person plural imperative of the reflexive verb наћи се (to meet)
Пола три / Четврт до пет
PO-la tri / ČE-tvrt do pet
Half past two / Quarter to five
Usage
Used to express time in half hours and quarter hours
Grammar Note
пола три literally means "half of three" = 2:30. Serbian half-hour uses the next hour as reference
Да ли је отворено викендом?
da li je o-tvo-RE-no vi-KEN-dom?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Used to ask if a place is open on weekends
Grammar Note
викендом is the instrumental of викенд used adverbially to express recurring time ("on weekends")
У којој смо временској зони?
u KO-joj smo vre-MEN-skoj ZO-ni?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Used to ask about the current time zone
Grammar Note
у + locative expresses location ("in"). временска зона is feminine; locative зони
Прерано је / Прекасно је.
pre-RA-no je / pre-KAS-no je.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Used to express that something is too early or too late
Grammar Note
The prefix пре- means "excessively". прерано = too early, прекасно = too late
Када почиње / завршава?
KA-da po-ČI-nje / za-VR-ša-va?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Used to ask about start and end times of events or services
Grammar Note
почиње is the 3rd person singular present of почети (to start). завршава is from завршавати (to end)
Желео бих да закажем термин за...
ŽE-le-o bih da za-KA-žem TER-min za...
I'd like to make an appointment for...
Usage
Used to book an appointment for medical, beauty, or other services
Grammar Note
за + accusative expresses purpose. термин is masculine. желео бих да is the polite conditional
Један дан
JED-an dan
One day
Usage
Used to indicate a duration of exactly one day, e.g. rentals or stays
Пола дана
PO-la DA-na
Half a day
Usage
Used for half-day tours or half-day rates
Једна недеља
JED-na ne-DE-lja
One week
Usage
Used to indicate a one-week stay or rental period
Један месец
JED-an ME-sec
One month
Usage
Used for long stays or monthly contracts
Једна година
JED-na go-DI-na
One year
Usage
Used for visa validity or contract length in years
понедељак
po-ne-DE-ljak
Monday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
уторак
u-TO-rak
Tuesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
среда
SRE-da
Wednesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
четвртак
ČET-vr-tak
Thursday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
петак
PE-tak
Friday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
субота
su-BO-ta
Saturday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
недеља
ne-DE-lja
Sunday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
Данас
DA-nas
Today
Usage
The basic word to point to for "today"
Сутра
SU-tra
Tomorrow
Usage
Used when moving a plan or reservation to tomorrow
Јуче
JU-če
Yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened yesterday
Прекосутра
pre-ko-SU-tra
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Used to indicate a plan two days from now
Прекјуче
prek-JU-če
The day before yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened two days ago
Сада
SA-da
Now
Usage
Points to "right now" when timing matters
Касније
KAS-ni-je
Later
Usage
Used to indicate something should happen at a later time
Један сат
JED-an sat
One hour
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of one hour
Два сата
dva SA-ta
Two hours
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of two hours
Тридесет минута
tri-DE-set mi-NU-ta
Thirty minutes
Usage
Used to indicate a short duration or wait of thirty minutes
Јутро
JU-tro
Morning
Usage
Points to the morning time of day
Подне
POD-ne
Midday
Usage
Points to midday, around noon
Вече
VE-če
Evening
Usage
Points to the evening / dusk time of day
Ноћ
NOĆ
Night
Usage
Points to nighttime
Касна ноћ
KAS-na NOĆ
Late night
Usage
Points to late night, useful for last trains or closing times
Сваки дан
SVA-ki dan
Every day
Usage
Used to indicate something happens daily
Свака недеља
SVA-ka ne-DE-lja
Every week
Usage
Used to indicate something happens weekly
Сваки месец
SVA-ki ME-sec
Every month
Usage
Used to indicate something happens monthly
Ова недеља
O-va ne-DE-lja
This week
Usage
Used to refer to the current week
Следећа недеља
sle-DE-ća ne-DE-lja
Next week
Usage
Used to refer to the coming week
Прошла недеља
PROŠ-la ne-DE-lja
Last week
Usage
Used to refer to the previous week
Викенд
VI-kend
Weekend
Usage
Used to refer to the weekend, e.g. opening hours
јануар
ja-nu-ar
January
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date, booking, or ticket. Serbian month names are Latin-derived and completely unlike the Croatian native names (siječanj, etc.)
Grammar Note
Month names are lower-case; dates run day-month-year, written "15. јануар" or "15.01."
фебруар
fe-bru-ar
February
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date, booking, or ticket
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; "у фебруару" (in February) uses the locative
март
mart
March
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date, booking, or ticket
Grammar Note
Masculine noun
април
a-pril
April
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date, booking, or ticket
Grammar Note
Masculine noun
мај
maj
May
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date, booking, or ticket
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; 1 May ("Празник рада") is a public holiday, with 1–2 May off
јун
jun
June
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date. "Јун" and "јул" differ by one letter and are easy to mishear, so showing the screen is safer
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; sometimes written "јуни" to avoid the clash with July
јул
jul
July
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date. One letter apart from "јун" (June) — confirm by showing the screen
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; sometimes written "јули" to avoid the clash with June
август
av-gust
August
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date; many shops close this month for "годишњи одмор" (annual holiday)
Grammar Note
Masculine noun, spelt with в: "август"
септембар
sep-tem-bar
September
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date, booking, or ticket
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; the genitive drops the vowel: "септембра"
октобар
ok-to-bar
October
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date, booking, or ticket
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; the genitive is "октобра"
новембар
no-vem-bar
November
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date, booking, or ticket
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; the genitive is "новембра"
децембар
de-cem-bar
December
Usage
Point at the month when confirming a date. Serbian Orthodox Christmas falls on 7 January, so most shops trade normally on 25 December
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; the genitive is "децембра"
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