Phrases & Vocabulary

Time

now

сада sada

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later

касније kasnije

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before

пре pre

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morning

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

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afternoon

после подне posle podne

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evening

вече veče

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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

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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

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one o'clock PM

један сат поподне jedan sat popodne SEE ABOVE

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two o'clock PM

два сата поподне dva sata popodne SEE ABOVE

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midnight

поноћ ponoć

Duration

_____ minute(s)

_____ минута minuta

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_____ hour(s)

_____ сати sati

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_____ day(s)

_____ дана dana

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_____ week(s)

_____ недеља nedelja

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_____ month(s)

_____ месеци meseci

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_____ year(s)

_____ година godina

Days

today

данас danas

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yesterday

јуче juče

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tomorrow

сутра sutra

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this week

ове недеље ove nedelje

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last week

прошле недеље prošle nedelje

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next week

следеће недеље sledeće nedelje

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Monday

понедељак ponedeljak

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Tuesday

уторак utorak

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Wednesday

среда sreda

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Thursday

четвртак četvrtak

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Friday

петак petak

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Saturday

субота subota

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Sunday

недеља nedelja

NOTE: Weeks start on Mondays.

Months

January

јануар januar

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February

фебруар februar

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March

март mart

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April

април april

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May

мај maj

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June

јун jun

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July

јул jul

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August

август avgust

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September

септембар septembar

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October

октобар oktobar

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November

новембар novembar

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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)