dni tygodnia
The Polish phrase for "days of the week" is dni tygodnia.
dni tygodnia refers to the names of the seven days that make up a week.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of dni, meaning "days" and tygodnia, meaning "of the week".
How does it change in a sentence?
dni is the plural form of dzień (day), and tygodnia is the genitive singular form of tydzień (week). If you wish to refer to a single day, the singular form is dzień tygodnia.
Did you know?
- Unlike English, which names days after Norse and Roman gods, Polish names for days are mostly numerical. For example, wtorek means 'second day' and środa means 'middle'.
- The word for Sunday, niedziela, is linguistically linked to 'nie' (not) and 'dzielić' (to divide/share), historically implying a day that is 'not divided' or a day of rest/unity.
- When writing the days of the week in a sentence, Polish speakers never capitalize them unless they start a sentence. This differs from the strict capitalization rule in English.
Examples in context
- Poniedziałek, wtorek, środa, czwartek, piątek, sobota i niedziela to siedem dni tygodnia.Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday are the seven days of the week.This sentence lists the names of the seven days and uses dni tygodnia.Tatoeba #10695805 by tokzyk, translation #1701518 by CM
- Dni tygodnia to poniedziałek, wtorek, środa, czwartek, piątek, sobota i niedziela.The days of the week are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.This sentence uses dni tygodnia to define the days of the week.Tatoeba #11653726 by carlosalberto, translation #6005874 by AlanF_US
- W spotkaniu zaplanowanym na poniedziałek porozmawiam z dyrektorem.In the meeting scheduled for Monday, I will talk to the director.
- Muszę zapisać wszystkie dni tygodnia w kalendarzu.I need to write down all the days of the week in the calendar.
Example conversation
Krzysztof and Anna are studying a language together.
- KrzysztofCzy znasz już wszystkie dni tygodnia?Do you already know all the days of the week?
- AnnaTak, ale wciąż mylę środę z czwartkiem.Yes, but I still confuse Wednesday with Thursday.
- KrzysztofTo normalne na początku nauki.That's normal at the beginning of learning.
- AnnaPomóż mi je powtórzyć, Krzysztof.Help me review them, Krzysztof.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
