Days & Months

Learn Czech days and months through etymology and natural patterns

Days: 0/7

Months: 0/12

Days of the Week (Dny v týdnu)

Czech days are numbered from Sunday (the day of rest). Notice how úterý (2nd), čtvrtek (4th), and pátek (5th) contain their ordinal numbers.

pondělí(Monday)

From 'po neděli' (after Sunday). Czech weeks traditionally started after the day of rest.

v pondělí

Út

úterý(Tuesday)

From 'druhý' (second) - the second day after Sunday.

v úterý

středa(Wednesday)

From 'střed' (middle) - the middle of the week.

ve středu

Čt

čtvrtek(Thursday)

From 'čtvrtý' (fourth) - the fourth day after Sunday.

ve čtvrtek

Pá

pátek(Friday)

From 'pátý' (fifth) - the fifth day after Sunday.

v pátek

sobota(Saturday)

From Hebrew 'Shabbat' via Latin - the Sabbath day.

v sobotu

neděle(Sunday)

From 'ne dělat' (not to work) - the day of rest.

v neděli

Memory Tip

The numbered days (úterý, čtvrtek, pátek) count from Sunday. Středa means "middle" - it's in the middle of the work week!