Koliko je sati?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic question for the time
Grammar Note
Literally "How many hours is it?"
Koji je dan u tjednu? Ponedjeljak, utorak, srijeda, četvrtak, petak, subota, nedjelja.
What day of the week is it? Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun.
Usage
Ask about the day and list weekdays
Grammar Note
Days of the week are not capitalized in Croatian
Danas / Sutra / Jučer
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic temporal adverbs
Grammar Note
Used as temporal adverbs
Ovaj tjedan / Sljedeći tjedan / Prošli tjedan
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Week references
Grammar Note
"ovaj" demonstrative + noun
Ujutro / Poslijepodne / Navečer / Noću
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Parts of the day
Grammar Note
Used as standalone adverbs of time
Koji je danas datum?
What is today's date?
Usage
Ask for today's date
Grammar Note
"Koji je" = "which/what is"
U koliko sati se otvara / zatvara?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Ask about opening and closing times
Grammar Note
"U koliko sati" = "at what time"
Koliko dugo traje put do tamo?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Ask travel duration
Grammar Note
"Koliko dugo" = "how long (duration)"
Nađemo se u 15 sati.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Set a meeting time
Grammar Note
"se" marks reflexive/reciprocal action
Sad je pola tri / četvrt do pet.
It's half past two / quarter to five.
Usage
Express half past and quarter to
Grammar Note
"pola" (half) refers to the next hour
Je li otvoreno vikendom?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Ask if open on weekends
Grammar Note
Instrumental "-om" for "on/during weekends"
U kojoj smo vremenskoj zoni?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Ask about the current time zone
Grammar Note
"U kojoj" = "in which" (locative)
Prerano je / Prekasno je.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Express that timing is off
Grammar Note
"pre-" prefix = "too ~"
Kada počinje / završava?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Ask about start and end times
Grammar Note
"Kada" = "when"
Koji je to mjesec?
What month is it?
Usage
Ask about the current month
Grammar Note
"Koji je" = "which/what is"
Htio/Htjela bih rezervirati termin za [datum/sat].
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Make an appointment
Grammar Note
"za + acc." = "for [date/time]"
Jedan dan
One day
Usage
Used to indicate a duration of exactly one day, e.g. rentals or stays
Pola dana
Half a day
Usage
Used for half-day tours or half-day rates
Jedan tjedan
One week
Usage
Used to indicate a one-week stay or rental period
Jedan mjesec
One month
Usage
Used for long stays or monthly contracts
Jedna godina
One year
Usage
Used for visa validity or contract length in years
ponedjeljak
Monday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
utorak
Tuesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
srijeda
Wednesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
četvrtak
Thursday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
petak
Friday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
subota
Saturday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
nedjelja
Sunday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
Danas
Today
Usage
The basic word to point to for "today"
Sutra
Tomorrow
Usage
Used when moving a plan or reservation to tomorrow
Jučer
Yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened yesterday
Prekosutra
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Used to indicate a plan two days from now
Prekjučer
The day before yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened two days ago
Sada
Now
Usage
Points to "right now" when timing matters
Kasnije
Later
Usage
Used to indicate something should happen at a later time
Jedan sat
One hour
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of one hour
Dva sata
Two hours
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of two hours
Trideset minuta
Thirty minutes
Usage
Used to indicate a short duration or wait of thirty minutes
Jutro
Morning
Usage
Points to the morning time of day
Podne
Midday
Usage
Points to midday, around noon
Večer
Evening
Usage
Points to the evening / dusk time of day
Noć
Night
Usage
Points to nighttime
Kasna noć
Late night
Usage
Points to late night, useful for last trains or closing times
Svaki dan
Every day
Usage
Used to indicate something happens daily
Svaki tjedan
Every week
Usage
Used to indicate something happens weekly
Svaki mjesec
Every month
Usage
Used to indicate something happens monthly
Ovaj tjedan
This week
Usage
Used to refer to the current week
Sljedeći tjedan
Next week
Usage
Used to refer to the coming week
Prošli tjedan
Last week
Usage
Used to refer to the previous week
Vikend
Weekend
Usage
Used to refer to the weekend, e.g. opening hours
siječanj
January
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date. Croatian month names are native Slavic words, not Latin-derived, so you cannot guess the month from the spelling; documents often use the number (1.) instead
Grammar Note
Masculine noun. Croatian uses its own month names, unrelated to the Serbian "januar" series; in dates it becomes "u siječnju"
veljača
February
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date
Grammar Note
Feminine noun — the only feminine month name of the twelve
ožujak
March
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date
Grammar Note
Masculine noun
travanj
April
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; from "trava" (grass)
svibanj
May
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date
Grammar Note
Masculine noun
lipanj
June
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date. It looks close to "srpanj" (July), so double-check bookings with the numeric date
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; from "lipa" (linden tree)
srpanj
July
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date; easy to confuse with "lipanj" (June), so check the number too
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; from "srp" (sickle)
kolovoz
August
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date; it is Croatia's peak tourist month, when both lodging and ferries fill up
Grammar Note
Masculine noun
rujan
September
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date
Grammar Note
Masculine noun
listopad
October
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date. The identical word "listopad" means November in Czech and Polish, so do not infer it from another Slavic language
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; from "list" (leaf) + "padati" (to fall)
studeni
November
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date
Grammar Note
An adjective-derived month name that declines like an adjective ("u studenom"); from "studen" (cold)
prosinac
December
Usage
Point to this when confirming a date
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; oblique stem "prosinc-" ("prosinca")
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