Bits of Polish

After learning the names of the months last time, it’s time for the days of the week. In the example sentences, they appear in their Accusative singular forms – that’s the form you use to talk about on which day something happens. Yes, it’s different from the Locative form used with months, and no, there’s no sensible rationale behind this. None that an average speaker knows of.

Notice that the days of the week, unlike in English, are not capitalized!

You’ll also notice that in the phrase we wtorek, the preposition w gets an extra letter. Why? Well, try to pronounce *w wtorek… There are two other instances where some speakers will add an e to the preposition: we środę and we czwartek. These forms appear probably as frequently as their equivalents with w, and are just as correct. So you can pick and choose ;)

poniedziałek – Monday
W poniedziałek mam ważne spotkanie.
On Monday I have an important meeting.

wtorek – Tuesday
We wtorek idę do kina.
On Tuesday I’m going to the cinema.

środa – Wednesday
W środę muszę wykąpać kota.
On Wednesday I have to bathe the cat.

czwartek – Thursday
W czwartek idę na zakupy.
On Thursday I go shopping.

piątek – Friday
W piątek czytam cały wieczór.
On Friday I read the whole evening.

sobota – Saturday
W sobotę uczę się polskiego.
On Saturday I study Polish.

niedziela – Sunday
W niedzielę odpoczywam.
On Sunday I rest.