Days of the week in Bulgarian

Imagine being able to make appointments, schedule meetings, or plan weekend getaways in Bulgarian — without needing to stop and look up a single word. Knowing the days of the week is more than just memorizing seven terms. It’s a small but powerful step toward real-life fluency.

In this short but essential Bulgarian lesson, you’ll learn how to say each day of the week, how to talk about the week itself, and how to use these words in everyday contexts. From понеделник (Monday) to неделя (Sunday), you’ll see how the structure of the Bulgarian language reveals itself in simple but fascinating ways.

Below you’ll find two vocabulary tables. The first shows the Bulgarian names of the days with audio support. The second offers useful phrases and expressions that will help you use these words naturally in conversation.

Days of the Week in Bulgarian

Useful Phrases Related To Days Of The Week In Bulgarian

How Bulgarian Day Names Are Formed

Most days of the week in Bulgarian end in –ник, a suffix that turns roots into nouns and is related to the concept of time or occasion. The names are based on Slavic roots and reflect a logical order:

• понеделник – Monday – literally “after Sunday”
• вторник – Tuesday – from втори, meaning “second”
• сряда – Wednesday – from the word for “middle” (mid-week)
• четвъртък – Thursday – from четвърти, meaning “fourth”
• петък – Friday – from пети, meaning “fifth”
• събота – Saturday – borrowed from Hebrew (Sabbath)
• неделя – Sunday – from Old Church Slavonic, meaning “not doing” (a day of rest)

To say “on Monday” or “on Sunday” in Bulgarian, you typically use the preposition в (v) before the day: for example, в понеделник means “on Monday”. This structure is used to talk about plans, routines, and events.