Serbian 101

now
сада sada

later
касније kasnije

before
пре pre

morning
јутро jutro (from dawn to 8-9 AM) / преподне prepodne (from 8-9 AM till noon)

afternoon
после подне posle podne

evening
вече veče

night
ноћ noć

Clock Time

In common speech 12 hour clock is used. 24 hour clock is used in announcements, schedules, formal statements and situations where misunderstanding may arise.


one o'clock AM
један сат jedan sat

two o'clock AM
два сата dva sata

NOTE: There is no exact equivalence of AM and PM, since 12 hour clock is used mainly in common speech. Therefore "one o'clock AM" in Serbian would be stated as "one o'clock past midnight" and 7 AM as "seven in the morning". Likewise, "one o'clock PM" is "one o'clock in the afternoon" and 9 PM would be "nine o'clock in the evening".


noon
подне podne

one o'clock PM
један сат поподне jedan sat popodne SEE ABOVE

two o'clock PM
два сата поподне dva sata popodne SEE ABOVE

midnight
поноћ ponoć

Duration

_____ minute(s)
_____ минута minuta

_____ hour(s)
_____ сати sati

_____ day(s)
_____ дана dana

_____ week(s)
_____ недеља nedelja

_____ month(s)
_____ месеци meseci

_____ year(s)
_____ година godina

Days

today
данас danas

yesterday
јуче juče

tomorrow
сутра sutra

this week
ове недеље ove nedelje

last week
прошле недеље prošle nedelje

next week
следеће недеље sledeće nedelje

Monday
понедељак ponedeljak

Tuesday
уторак utorak

Wednesday
среда sreda

Thursday
четвртак četvrtak

Friday
петак petak

Saturday
субота subota

Sunday
недеља nedelja

NOTE: Weeks start on Mondays.

Months

January
јануар januar

February
фебруар februar

March
март mart

April
април april

May
мај maj

June
јун jun

July
јул jul

August
август avgust

September
септембар septembar

October
октобар oktobar

November
новембар novembar

December
децембар decembar

Note: Names of months aren't capitalized.

Writing Time and Date

Clock times are written in schedules as 24 hours clock, but in speech the usage of 12 hour clock is prefered.

Dates are always written in the following order: date-month-year, and they can be written in three main ways, for example 12th September 2006:

12.09.2006. or 12. sept. 2006. or 12. IX 2006. (Roman cipher denoting the month)

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