I can say the day of the week and the time of day, and say when I do things: v pondelok, vo štvrtok, ráno, večer, dnes, zajtra.
Kedy? Days of the week and times of day
Kedy? Days of the week and times of day
Why: to say and ask when (kedy?) you do something.
A day of the week takes v where English has “on”: v pondelok, v utorok, v piatok. Before štvrtok it's vo: vo štvrtok (easier to say).
Days ending in -a change -a to -u after v: streda → v stredu, sobota → v sobotu, nedeľa → v nedeľu.
A time of day takes no preposition: ráno, doobeda, poobede, večer. With a preposition, as set phrases: na obed, v noci, cez víkend.
dnes, zajtra, teraz take no preposition, like English today, tomorrow, now.
A plan for tomorrow uses the present tense with a time word: Zajtra ráno nepíšem e-mail.
Unlike English, days of the week are lowercase: pondelok.
nedeľa is Sunday; a week is týždeň. skoro means “early” (skoro ráno) and “almost”.
Common mistakes:
• × v streda → v stredu
• × v štvrtok → vo štvrtok
• × v zajtra → zajtra
Days of the week: kedy?
Before štvrtok: vo. Days ending in -a take -u after v.
| Day | Kedy? |
|---|---|
| pondelok | v pondelok |
| utorok | v utorok |
| streda | v stredu |
| štvrtok | vo štvrtok |
| piatok | v piatok |
| sobota | v sobotu |
| nedeľa | v nedeľu |
Times of day and “when”
A time of day takes no preposition; learn na obed, v noci, cez víkend as set phrases.
| In Slovak | In English |
|---|---|
| ráno | in the morning |
| doobeda (dopoludnia) | before lunch |
| na obed | at lunchtime |
| poobede (popoludní) | after lunch, in the afternoon |
| večer | in the evening |
| v noci | at night |
| cez víkend | on the weekend |
| dnes | today |
| zajtra | tomorrow |
Lesson notes
Kedy? Days of the week and times of day
Why: to say and ask when (kedy?) you do something.
A day of the week takes v where English has “on”: v pondelok, v utorok, v piatok. Before štvrtok it's vo: vo štvrtok (easier to say).
Days ending in -a change -a to -u after v: streda → v stredu, sobota → v sobotu, nedeľa → v nedeľu.
A time of day takes no preposition: ráno, doobeda, poobede, večer. With a preposition, as set phrases: na obed, v noci, cez víkend.
dnes, zajtra, teraz take no preposition, like English today, tomorrow, now.
A plan for tomorrow uses the present tense with a time word: Zajtra ráno nepíšem e-mail.
Unlike English, days of the week are lowercase: pondelok.
nedeľa is Sunday; a week is týždeň. skoro means “early” (skoro ráno) and “almost”.
Common mistakes:
• × v streda → v stredu
• × v štvrtok → vo štvrtok
• × v zajtra → zajtra