The days of the week are masculine nouns in -is. To say what day it is, use the nominative: Today is Monday. To say when something happens, put the day in the accusative: On Monday, soup. No little word like on is needed.
The days of the week
| Nominative | Accusative | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| -is → -į | ||
| Monday · on Monday | ||
| Monday · on Monday | ||
| Tuesday · on Tuesday | ||
| Tuesday · on Tuesday | ||
| Wednesday · on Wednesday | ||
| Wednesday · on Wednesday | ||
| Thursday · on Thursday | ||
| Thursday · on Thursday | ||
| Friday · on Friday | ||
| Friday · on Friday | ||
| Saturday · on Saturday | ||
| Saturday · on Saturday | ||
| Sunday · on Sunday | ||
| Sunday · on Sunday | ||
The days are counted: Monday, , is the first day, and Saturday, , the sixth. Only Sunday, , comes from an old word for seventh.
Other times, the same rule
| Nominative | Accusative | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| -a → -ą | ||
| a day · in the daytime | ||
| a day · in the daytime | ||
| each day · every day | ||
| each day · every day | ||
| -is → -į | ||
| a night · at night | ||
| a night · at night | ||
| the weekend · at the weekend | ||
| the weekend · at the weekend | ||
| -as → -ą | ||
| a morning · in the morning | ||
| a morning · in the morning | ||
| an evening · in the evening | ||
| an evening · in the evening | ||
| -ė → -ę | ||
| each week · every week | ||
| each week · every week | ||
You know and , the locative, from module 1. and both mean in the morning, and both mean in the evening.
How often? , always · , usually · , sometimes · , never. needs on the verb: I never eat cake.
Pirmadienį sriuba, antradienį žuvis.On Monday soup, on Tuesday fish.
Susitikimas su šefu – kiekvieną ketvirtadienį.The meeting with the boss is every Thursday.
Savaitgalį aš valgau kiaušinius.At the weekend I eat eggs.
Šiandien antradienis.Today is Tuesday.
Pyragą valgau tik kartais.I only eat cake sometimes.
Pyragą valgau tik kartais.I only eat cake sometimes.
Aš niekada nevalgau pyrago per pietus.I never eat cake for lunch.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the words that say when.
, .
On Monday soup, on Tuesday fish.
– .
The meeting with the boss is on Thursday at ten.
.
At the weekend Tomas eats eggs.
, .
Micius goes everywhere, by day and by night.
.
On Saturday and Sunday we don't work.
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On Saturday and Sunday we don't work.
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On Wednesday I eat eggs.
, .
In the morning I sleep, and in the evening I play.
– .
Every week there's a meeting with the boss.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
The day, or on that day?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Šiandien .
Today is Monday.
Tomas valgo sriubą.
On Monday Tomas eats soup.
– katino patikrinimas.
On Friday, a cat check.
Rytoj !
Tomorrow is Saturday!
mes nedirbame.
At the weekend we don't work.
Ar jūs dirbate ?
Do you work on Sunday?
Ar jūs dirbate ?
Do you work on Sunday?
Rytoj : susitikimas su šefu!
Tomorrow is Thursday: the meeting with the boss!
Ar rytoj ?
Is it Sunday tomorrow?
Šiandien , o rytoj – šeštadienis.
Today is Friday, and tomorrow is Saturday.
aš valgau žuvį.
On Tuesday I eat fish.
Every day, every week
Saying what it is, or saying when?
Šiandien . Žuvis!
It's Tuesday today. Fish!
Šiandien , ne ketvirtadienis.
Today is Wednesday, not Thursday.
Šiandien , ne ketvirtadienis.
Today is Wednesday, not Thursday.
Tomas valgo kiaušinius.
On Wednesday Tomas eats eggs.
dešimtą – susitikimas.
On Thursday at ten, a meeting.
aš miegu iki devynių.
On Saturday I sleep until nine.
aš miegu iki devynių.
On Saturday I sleep until nine.
Šiandien mano pirma darbe.
Today is my first day at work.
Šiandien mano pirma darbe.
Today is my first day at work.
Micius miega, o naktį vaikšto.
Micius sleeps in the daytime and goes out at night.
Aš čia būnu dieną.
I'm here every day.
savaitė prasideda pirmadienį.
Every week starts on Monday.
Man dabar .
For me it's night now.
Morning, evening, weekend
Choose the right word for the gap.
Koks gražus !
What a lovely morning!
Koks gražus !
What a lovely morning!
aš geriu kavą.
In the morning I drink coffee.
– mano diena!
The evening is my day!
aš groju kavinėje.
In the evening I play at the café.
Aš groju , o dieną miegu.
I play at night, and sleep in the daytime.
Rytoj !
It's the weekend tomorrow!
Rytoj !
It's the weekend tomorrow!
Štai jūsų .
Here's your week.
Žuvį aš valgau kiekvieną .
I eat fish every week.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Tomas's lunches
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
sriuba, žuvis.
On Monday soup, on Tuesday fish.
Kiekvieną dešimtą – susitikimas.
Every Thursday at ten, a meeting.
Tomas nevalgo pyrago per pietus.
Tomas never eats cake for lunch.
O jūs pyragą valgote , ne dieną.
And you eat cake sometimes, not every day.
Šiandien , o rytoj – ketvirtadienis.
Today is Wednesday, and tomorrow is Thursday.
Mano prasideda penktą, o – šeštą.
My morning starts at five, and my evening at six.
Viena – viena spalva. Viena – septynios spalvos.
One day, one colour. One week, seven colours.
diena – nauja spalva.
Every day is a new colour.
Diena – Rūtai, – Jonui.
The day is Rūta's, the night is Jonas's.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
On Monday Tomas eats soup.
At the weekend we don't work.
What do you usually have for lunch?
I sometimes eat cake.
I sometimes eat cake.
The meeting is every Thursday.
In the evening I play at the café.
Micius sleeps in the daytime and goes out at night.
I eat fish every week.
In the morning I drink coffee, in the evening tea.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Say that you don't work on Saturday.
You say:
When something happens, the day takes the accusative: šeštadienį.
Say that you don't work on Saturday.
You say:
When something happens, the day takes the accusative: šeštadienį.
Ask Tomas what he usually eats on Friday.
You say:
Ask Tomas what he usually eats on Friday.
You say:
Say that you never eat fish.
You say:
niekada needs ne- on the verb, and after ne- the thing goes into the genitive: žuvies.
Say that you never eat fish.
You say:
niekada needs ne- on the verb, and after ne- the thing goes into the genitive: žuvies.
Elzė asks what day it is. It's Wednesday.
You say:
Elzė asks what day it is. It's Wednesday.
You say:
Tomas asks when you drink tea. Say: in the evening, every day.
You say:
When something happens, both the time of day and kiekvieną dieną take the accusative.
Tomas asks when you drink tea. Say: in the evening, every day.
You say:
When something happens, both the time of day and kiekvieną dieną take the accusative.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
The days of the week
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
