Japanese - Weekend Talk

Lesson 132 of 168

Two friends chatting about weekend plans in Japanese at a café; friendly A2 lesson image for Weekend Talk.

Goal: Ask and answer short questions about last weekend and upcoming plans

Free Japanese lessons with guided practice, audio, and speaking support.

Ready to chat about weekends? This short lesson helps you ask about what someone did and talk about your plans — past and future. Listen, repeat, and then try the mini-dialogue.

Level A2: In this lesson you'll practice polite and casual ways to ask about the weekend (past and future) and say simple responses like where you went or that you relaxed. We'll cover questions like 「週末は何をしましたか。」 (Shūmatsu wa nani o shimashita ka.) and replies such as 「まだ特に予定はありません。」 (Mada toku ni yotei wa arimasen). This CEFR-aligned pack is practical and friendly — small talk for real life.

After this lesson you'll be able to:

  • Practice asking about last weekend and upcoming weekend plans (polite and casual).
  • Say where you went or that you relaxed (past) and describe simple plans (future).
  • Respond naturally and react (e.g. 「楽しそうですね。」) in short conversations.
A sunny street scene with people going to a park and to a movie theater — visuals for talking about weekend activities in Japanese.

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1. Reading + Listening Practice

Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.

週末は何をしましたか。

Shūmatsu wa nani o shimashita ka.

What did you do this weekend?

Meaning: What did you do this weekend?

When to use: Use this polite question to ask about someone's past weekend activities.

Tip: Beginners sometimes forget the particle を in 何をしましたか and say 何しましたか — casual but ok in speech; remember を for polite questions.

週末は何をしましたか。私は映画を見ました。

Shūmatsu wa nani o shimashita ka. Watashi wa eiga o mimashita.

What did you do this weekend? I watched a movie.
週末は何をしましたか。ゆっくり休みました。

Shūmatsu wa nani o shimashita ka. Yukkuri yasumimashita.

What did you do this weekend? I rested.

今週末、予定がありますか。

Konshūmatsu, yotei ga arimasu ka.

Do you have plans this weekend?

Meaning: Do you have plans this weekend?

When to use: Use this polite question to ask about someone's upcoming weekend plans.

今週末、予定がありますか。もしよければ一緒に行きませんか？

Konshūmatsu, yotei ga arimasu ka. Moshi yokereba issho ni ikimasen ka?

Do you have plans this weekend? If you'd like, shall we go together?
今週末、予定がありますか。天気がよければ外で遊びます。

Konshūmatsu, yotei ga arimasu ka. Tenki ga yokereba soto de asobimasu.

Do you have plans this weekend? If the weather is good, I'll play outside.

週末、何か予定ある？

Shūmatsu, nanika yotei aru?

Any plans for the weekend?

Meaning: Any plans for the weekend?

When to use: Say this casually with friends to ask about upcoming weekend plans.

週末、何か予定ある？一緒にカフェ行く？

Shūmatsu, nanika yotei aru? Issho ni kafe iku?

Any plans for the weekend? Want to go to a café together?
週末、何か予定ある？まだ決めてない。

Shūmatsu, nanika yotei aru? Mada kimetenai.

Any plans for the weekend? I haven't decided yet.

今週末、___に行きます。

Konshūmatsu, ___ ni ikimasu.

I'm going to ___ this weekend.

Meaning: I'm going to ___ this weekend.

When to use: Use this polite frame to say where you will go this upcoming weekend; put a place or event in the blank.

Tip: Learners sometimes use を instead of に for locations (e.g. 行きます). For places, use に: 公園に行きます。

今週末、海に行きます。泳ぐつもりです。

Konshūmatsu, umi ni ikimasu. Oyogu tsumori desu.

I'm going to the beach this weekend. I plan to swim.
今週末、図書館に行きます。勉強します。

Konshūmatsu, toshokan ni ikimasu. Benkyō shimasu.

I'm going to the library this weekend. I'll study.

土曜日に___に行きました。

Doyōbi ni ___ ni ikimashita.

I went to ___ on Saturday.

Meaning: I went to ___ on Saturday.

When to use: Use this polite past-tense frame to say where you went on Saturday; insert a place or event in the blank.

Tip: Avoid replacing the location particle に with を in this pattern; use に for arrival at places.

土曜日に友だちと一緒に美術館に行きました。

Doyōbi ni tomodachi to issho ni bijutsukan ni ikimashita.

I went to the art museum with a friend on Saturday.
土曜日に市場に行きました。新鮮な野菜を買いました。

Doyōbi ni ichiba ni ikimashita. Shinsen na yasai o kaimashita.

I went to the market on Saturday. I bought fresh vegetables.

まだ特に予定はありません。

Mada toku ni yotei wa arimasen.

I don't have any plans yet.

Meaning: I don't have any plans yet.

When to use: Use this polite reply when someone asks about your upcoming plans and you haven't decided.

今週末、予定がありますか。まだ特に予定はありません。

Konshūmatsu, yotei ga arimasu ka. Mada toku ni yotei wa arimasen.

Do you have plans this weekend? I don't have any plans yet.
週末は何か予定ある？まだ特に予定はありません。誘ってください。

Shūmatsu wa nanika yotei aru? Mada toku ni yotei wa arimasen. Sasotte kudasai.

Any plans for the weekend? I don't have any yet. Please invite me.

家でゆっくりしました。

Ie de yukkuri shimashita.

I stayed home and relaxed.

Meaning: I stayed home and relaxed.

When to use: Use this polite sentence to describe a quiet, restful weekend at home.

週末は家でゆっくりしました。本を読みました。

Shūmatsu wa ie de yukkuri shimashita. Hon o yomimashita.

I relaxed at home over the weekend. I read a book.
昨日は家でゆっくりしました。料理もしました。

Kinō wa ie de yukkuri shimashita. Ryōri mo shimashita.

Yesterday I relaxed at home. I also cooked.

楽しそうですね。

Tanoshisō desu ne.

That sounds fun.

Meaning: That sounds fun.

When to use: Use this polite reaction to show a positive response to someone's plan or story.

公園でバーベキューをするんですか？楽しそうですね。

Kōen de bābekyū o suru n desu ka? Tanoshisō desu ne.

You're having a BBQ in the park? That sounds fun.
映画を見に行くんですね。楽しそうですね。

Eiga o mi ni iku n desu ne. Tanoshisō desu ne.

You're going to watch a movie. That sounds fun.

天気がよかったら、___かもしれません。

Tenki ga yokattara, ___ kamoshiremasen.

We might ___ if the weather is good.

Meaning: We might ___ if the weather is good.

When to use: Use this polite conditional to suggest what you might do depending on the weather; fill the blank with a plain-form verb phrase.

Tip: Remember to use the plain form (行く) in the blank — not the polite form (行きます) — for this grammar pattern.

天気がよかったら、公園に行くかもしれません。

Tenki ga yokattara, Kōen ni iku kamoshiremasen.

If the weather is good, we might go to the park.
天気がよかったら、海で泳ぐかもしれません。

Tenki ga yokattara, umi de oyogu kamoshiremasen.

If the weather is good, we might swim at the beach.

週末は何か特別なことをしましたか。

Shūmatsu wa nanika tokubetsu na koto o shimashita ka.

Did you do anything special over the weekend?

Meaning: Did you do anything special over the weekend?

When to use: Use this polite question to ask if someone did something special or notable during the weekend.

週末は何か特別なことをしましたか。写真を見せてください。

Shūmatsu wa nanika tokubetsu na koto o shimashita ka. Shashin o misete kudasai.

Did you do anything special this weekend? Please show me the photos.
週末は何か特別なことをしましたか。旅行に行きましたか？

Shūmatsu wa nanika tokubetsu na koto o shimashita ka. Ryokō ni ikimashita ka?

Did you do anything special this weekend? Did you travel?

___と一緒に過ごしました。

___ to issho ni sugoshimashita.

I spent time with ___.

Meaning: I spent time with ___.

When to use: Use this polite frame to say you spent time with someone; put a person's name or role in the blank.

友だちと一緒に過ごしました。カフェに行きました。

Tomodachi to issho ni sugoshimashita. Kafe ni ikimashita.

I spent time with a friend. We went to a café.
家族と一緒に過ごしました。映画を見ました。

Kazoku to issho ni sugoshimashita. Eiga o mimashita.

I spent time with my family. We watched a movie.

あまり何もしませんでした。

Amari nani mo shimasen deshita.

I didn't do much.

Meaning: I didn't do much.

When to use: Use this polite sentence to say you didn't do many activities over the weekend.

週末はあまり何もしませんでした。ゆっくり寝ました。

Shūmatsu wa amari nani mo shimasen deshita. Yukkuri nemashita.

I didn't do much over the weekend. I slept a lot.
旅行はしなかったです。あまり何もしませんでした。

Ryokō wa shinakatta desu. Amari nani mo shimasen deshita.

I didn't travel. I didn't do much.

ただゆっくりしました。

Tada yukkuri shimashita.

I just took it easy.

Meaning: I just took it easy.

When to use: Use this polite phrase to describe a relaxed, low-key weekend.

特に予定はなかったので、ただゆっくりしました。

Toku ni yotei wa nakatta node, tada yukkuri shimashita.

I had no special plans, so I just took it easy.
ただゆっくりしました。映画を見たり、料理したりしました。

Tada yukkuri shimashita. Eiga o mitari, ryōri shitari shimashita.

I just relaxed. I watched movies and cooked.

2. Conversational Listening Practice

Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.

Anna meets David after work and they talk about last weekend and the coming one.

Anna and David talking near a train station bench, using polite and casual weekend phrases in Japanese.
Portrait of Anna in a Japanese lesson dialogue

Anna

週末は何をしましたか。

Shūmatsu wa nani o shimashita ka.

What did you do this weekend?

Portrait of David in a Japanese lesson dialogue

David

土曜日に友だちと映画に行きました。

Doyōbi ni tomodachi to eiga ni ikimashita.

I went to the movies with a friend on Saturday.

Portrait of Anna in a Japanese lesson dialogue

Anna

楽しそうですね。今週末、予定がありますか。

Tanoshisō desu ne. Konshūmatsu, yotei ga arimasu ka.

That sounds fun. Do you have plans this weekend?

Portrait of David in a Japanese lesson dialogue

David

まだ特に予定はありません。天気がよかったら、公園に行くかもしれません。

Mada toku ni yotei wa arimasen. Tenki ga yokattara, Kōen ni iku kamoshiremasen.

I don't have any plans yet. If the weather is good, we might go to the park.

Portrait of Anna in a Japanese lesson dialogue

Anna

いいですね。週末、何か予定ある？友だちも誘いますか？

Ii desu ne. Shūmatsu, nanika yotei aru? Tomodachi mo sasoi masu ka?

Nice. Any plans for the weekend? Will you invite friends too?

Portrait of David in a Japanese lesson dialogue

David

たぶん。決まったら連絡します。

Tabun. Kimattara renraku shimasu.

Maybe. I'll let you know when it's decided.

3. Guided Practice

Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.

Which sentence asks about what someone did last weekend?

Which of these is the casual way to ask 'Any plans for the weekend?'

Choose the polite way to say 'I stayed home and relaxed.'

Which phrase expresses a conditional plan depending on weather?

I don't have any plans yet.

A: 今週末、予定がありますか。 B: ___

I didn't do much.

A: 週末は何をしましたか。 B: ___

We might go to the park if the weather is good.

天気がよかったら、___かもしれません。

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:

週末は何をしましたか。

Shūmatsu wa nani o shimashita ka.

What did you do this weekend?

Say this phrase out loud:

今週末、予定がありますか。

Konshūmatsu, yotei ga arimasu ka.

Do you have plans this weekend?

Say this phrase out loud:

週末、何か予定ある？

Shūmatsu, nanika yotei aru?

Any plans for the weekend?

Say this phrase out loud:

今週末、___に行きます。

Konshūmatsu, ___ ni ikimasu.

I'm going to ___ this weekend.

Say this phrase out loud:

土曜日に___に行きました。

Doyōbi ni ___ ni ikimashita.

I went to ___ on Saturday.

Say this phrase out loud:

まだ特に予定はありません。

Mada toku ni yotei wa arimasen.

I don't have any plans yet.

Say this phrase out loud:

家でゆっくりしました。

Ie de yukkuri shimashita.

I stayed home and relaxed.

Say this phrase out loud:

楽しそうですね。

Tanoshisō desu ne.

That sounds fun.

Say this phrase out loud:

天気がよかったら、___かもしれません。

Tenki ga yokattara, ___ kamoshiremasen.

We might ___ if the weather is good.

Say this phrase out loud:

週末は何か特別なことをしましたか。

Shūmatsu wa nanika tokubetsu na koto o shimashita ka.

Did you do anything special over the weekend?

Say this phrase out loud:

___と一緒に過ごしました。

___ to issho ni sugoshimashita.

I spent time with ___.

Say this phrase out loud:

あまり何もしませんでした。

Amari nani mo shimasen deshita.

I didn't do much.

Say this phrase out loud:

ただゆっくりしました。

Tada yukkuri shimashita.

I just took it easy.