Ready to chat about the weekend? In this short lesson you'll learn friendly German phrases to ask about plans, say what you did, and react.
Listen, repeat, and then speak: hear the chunks in a mini-dialogue, practice with quick quizzes, and say the phrases out loud.
Level A2: This lesson focuses on casual weekend chat — asking about last weekend and upcoming plans, saying what you did or will do, and giving quick reactions. You'll practice common questions (Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht? / Hast du dieses Wochenende was vor?), short replies (Ich hab noch nichts vor.), past descriptions and conditional plans. CEFR-aligned, practical, and ready for real conversations.
After this lesson you'll be able to:
Ask and answer simple questions about past and future weekend plans.
Say what you did last weekend and what you might do next weekend.
Use casual reactions and short conditional phrases in everyday conversation.
Ready? Let's go!
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1. Reading + Listening Practice
Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.
Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?
What did you do this weekend?
Meaning: What did you do this weekend?
When to use: Ask about someone's activities over the past weekend (informal).
Tip: Don't confuse with present/future: 'Was machst du am Wochenende?' asks about upcoming plans.
Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht? Ich war viel draußen.
What did you do this weekend? I spent a lot of time outside.
Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht? Warst du bei Freunden?
What did you do this weekend? Were you at friends'?
Hast du dieses Wochenende was vor?
Do you have plans this weekend?
Meaning: Do you have plans this weekend?
When to use: Ask informally about someone's future weekend plans.
Hast du dieses Wochenende was vor? Wir könnten Kaffee trinken.
Do you have plans this weekend? We could grab coffee.
Hast du dieses Wochenende was vor oder bist du frei?
Do you have plans this weekend or are you free?
Schon was vor am Wochenende?
Any plans for the weekend?
Meaning: Any plans for the weekend?
When to use: Very casual way to ask friends or coworkers about their weekend plans.
Schon was vor am Wochenende? Ich überlege noch.
Any plans for the weekend? I'm still thinking.
Schon was vor am Wochenende? Wenn nicht, lass uns was machen.
Any plans for the weekend? If not, let's do something.
Ich gehe dieses Wochenende ___.
I'm going to ___ this weekend.
Meaning: I’m going to ___ this weekend.
When to use: Say a future activity or place you'll go to on the coming weekend.
Ich gehe dieses Wochenende ins Kino.
I'm going to the cinema this weekend.
Ich gehe dieses Wochenende zu Freunden.
I'm going to friends' this weekend.
Ich war am Samstag ___.
I went to ___ on Saturday.
Meaning: I went to ___ on Saturday.
When to use: Describe a specific activity or place you visited on Saturday.
Ich war am Samstag im Kino.
I went to the cinema on Saturday.
Ich war am Samstag bei Freunden und wir haben gekocht.
I was at friends' on Saturday and we cooked.
Ich hab noch nichts vor.
I don't have any plans yet.
Meaning: I don’t have any plans yet.
When to use: Say you currently have no plans (casual).
Ich hab noch nichts vor, wollen wir uns treffen?
I don't have any plans yet, want to meet?
Ich hab noch nichts vor; ich kann am Samstag frei nehmen.
I don't have any plans yet; I can take Saturday off.
Ich bin zu Hause geblieben und hab entspannt.
I stayed home and relaxed.
Meaning: I stayed home and relaxed.
When to use: Describe a quiet, relaxed weekend at home (casual spoken form).
Ich bin zu Hause geblieben und hab entspannt. Das tat gut.
I stayed home and relaxed. That felt good.
Letztes Wochenende bin ich zu Hause geblieben und hab entspannt.
Last weekend I stayed home and relaxed.
Klingt nach Spaß!
That sounds fun.
Meaning: That sounds fun.
When to use: Give a positive, casual reaction to someone's plan or story.
Du gehst nach Berlin? Klingt nach Spaß!
You're going to Berlin? That sounds fun!
Ihr macht ein Picknick? Klingt nach Spaß!
You're having a picnic? That sounds fun!
Vielleicht gehen wir ___, wenn das Wetter gut ist.
We might ___ if the weather is good.
Meaning: We might ___ if the weather is good.
When to use: Mention a conditional plan that depends on the weather.
Tip: Don't forget the activity or place after 'gehen wir' — 'gehen wir' needs an infinitive or place phrase.
Vielleicht gehen wir wandern, wenn das Wetter gut ist.
We might go hiking if the weather is good.
Vielleicht gehen wir in den Park, wenn das Wetter gut ist.
We might go to the park if the weather is good.
Hast du am Wochenende was Besonderes gemacht?
Did you do anything special over the weekend?
Meaning: Did you do anything special over the weekend?
When to use: Ask casually whether someone did something out of the ordinary last weekend.
Hast du am Wochenende was Besonderes gemacht?
Did you do anything special over the weekend?
Hast du am Wochenende was Besonderes gemacht oder war alles normal?
Did you do anything special over the weekend or was everything normal?
Ich habe Zeit mit ___ verbracht.
I spent time with ___.
Meaning: I spent time with ___.
When to use: Say who you spent free time with (use dative after 'mit').
Tip: Remember 'mit' takes the dative (e.g., 'mit meinen Freunden').
Ich habe Zeit mit meiner Familie verbracht.
I spent time with my family.
Ich habe Zeit mit Freunden verbracht und wir haben gespielt.
I spent time with friends and we played.
Ich hab nicht viel gemacht.
I didn't do much.
Meaning: I didn't do much.
When to use: Casually say you were not very active or didn't do a lot.
Ich hab nicht viel gemacht, nur Serien geschaut.
I didn't do much, just watched shows.
Am Sonntag hab ich nicht viel gemacht und entspannt.
On Sunday I didn't do much and relaxed.
Ich hab einfach entspannt.
I just took it easy.
Meaning: I just took it easy.
When to use: Describe a relaxed weekend — short, casual statement.
Ich hab einfach entspannt und das Wochenende genossen.
I just took it easy and enjoyed the weekend.
Nächstes Mal will ich auch einfach entspannen: ich hab einfach entspannt.
Next time I want to relax too: I just took it easy.
2. Conversational Listening Practice
Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.
Quick chat at work on Monday morning about last weekend and plans.
Did David have plans for the next weekend?
Anna
Schon was vor am Wochenende?
Any plans for the weekend?
David
Ich hab noch nichts vor. Was ist mit dir?
I don't have any plans yet. What about you?
Anna
Ich war am Samstag im Kino, aber dieses Wochenende will ich entspannen.
I went to the cinema on Saturday, but this weekend I want to relax.
David
Klingt nach Spaß! Vielleicht gehen wir wandern, wenn das Wetter gut ist.
That sounds fun! Maybe we'll go hiking if the weather is good.
3. Guided Practice
Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.
Which German sentence asks 'Do you have plans this weekend?'
Which reply means 'I don't have any plans yet.'?
Which sentence describes staying at home and relaxing?
Which phrase is a positive reaction meaning 'That sounds fun'?
I don't have any plans yet.
Anna asks if David has plans this weekend. He answers: ___
We might go hiking if the weather is good.
We might go hiking if the weather is good: Vielleicht gehen wir ___.
I went to the cinema on Saturday.
On Saturday I went to the cinema: Ich war am Samstag ___.
Match the core phrases
Match the extra phrases
4. Speaking Practice
Say phrases yourself (mic/recording).
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Say this phrase out loud:
Was hast du am Wochenende gemacht?
What did you do this weekend?
Say this phrase out loud:
Hast du dieses Wochenende was vor?
Do you have plans this weekend?
Say this phrase out loud:
Schon was vor am Wochenende?
Any plans for the weekend?
Say this phrase out loud:
Ich gehe dieses Wochenende ___.
I'm going to ___ this weekend.
Say this phrase out loud:
Ich war am Samstag ___.
I went to ___ on Saturday.
Say this phrase out loud:
Ich hab noch nichts vor.
I don't have any plans yet.
Say this phrase out loud:
Ich bin zu Hause geblieben und hab entspannt.
I stayed home and relaxed.
Say this phrase out loud:
Klingt nach Spaß!
That sounds fun!
Say this phrase out loud:
Vielleicht gehen wir ___, wenn das Wetter gut ist.
