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This weekend in Japanese
Friday afternoon finds Leo at Kissa Hotaru, still unsure about Saturday. Haruka drops in with her sketchbook, and the talk turns to the coming weekend.
Goro listens from the booth, toast on the plate and coffee cooling beside it.
You will ask about weekend plans, say you have none yet, name a place, and mention a friend.
Keep it polite. These lines are for this coming weekend, not for every Saturday.
By the end of this lesson
Say what you are doing this weekend and ask about someone else's plans.
- 今週末、予定がありますか。Do you have plans this weekend?
- 今週末、___に行きます。I'm going to ___ this weekend.
- まだ特に予定はありません。I don't have any plans yet.
- 天気がよかったら、出かけます。If the weather is good, I'll go out.
- 今週末は何をしますか。What are you doing this weekend?
- 友達に会います。I'm meeting a friend.
Scene — Friday at the kissa
The kissa is quiet on a Friday afternoon. Leo sits at the wooden counter with a cup. Haruka steps in from the lane, sketchbook under her arm.
In the corner booth, Goro occupies two red seats. Buttered toast sits beside a blend coffee he has not sipped.
Learn — plans this weekend
These six lines help you talk about the coming weekend.
You can ask, say you have no plans yet, name a place, or mention a friend.
今週末、予定がありますか。
Do you have plans this weekend?
When to use it: Ask this when you want to know someone's plans for the coming weekend.
Use が with あります when you ask if plans exist.
今週末、___に行きます。
I'm going to ___ this weekend.
When to use it: Use this to name a place you will go this weekend.
に marks the place you go with 行きます.
まだ特に予定はありません。
I don't have any plans yet.
When to use it: Say this when nothing is fixed for the coming weekend.
は plus ありません is how you say you do not have plans.
天気がよかったら、出かけます。
If the weather is good, I'll go out.
When to use it: Use this when going out depends on good weather.
たら after よかった sets an if: if the weather is good.
Say it: The small っ marks a brief closure before the doubled consonant in よかったら.
今週末は何をしますか。
What are you doing this weekend?
When to use it: Ask this to hear what someone will do this weekend.
今週末 points to this coming weekend, not to a usual Saturday.
友達に会います。
I'm meeting a friend.
When to use it: Use this to say you are meeting a friend.
に marks the person you meet with 会います.
Story — toast for Saturday
Haruka asks about Saturday. Leo has no plans yet, and she names Yanaka Ginza.
Highlighted phrases are the new lines. Turn on Show English if you want a gloss.
- Friday afternoon. Haruka opens the kissa door.
Harukaこんにちは。Hello.
Leoこんにちは。Hello.- Haruka今週末、予定がありますか。Do you have plans this weekend?
- Leoまだ特に予定はありません。I don't have any plans yet.
- Haruka lifts her sketchbook and names the shopping street.
- Haruka今週末、谷中銀座に行きます。I'm going to Yanaka Ginza this weekend.
- Leoいいですね。That sounds good.
- Goro looks up from the corner booth. His coffee is still full.
Goro今週末は何をしますか。What are you doing this weekend?- Leo天気がよかったら、出かけます。If the weather is good, I'll go out.
- Haruka taps her sketchbook.
- Haruka友達に会います。I'm meeting a friend.
- Goroそうですね。今週末も、バタートーストを食べます。Well. This weekend I'll eat buttered toast too.
Masako楽しんでください。Have fun.
Practice — pick the right plan
Eleven short tasks wait in this round. You will listen, fill a gap, and build a line.
Each one is small, so you move on quickly.
0 of 11 done
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Which one doesn’t belong?
Which one doesn’t belong?
What do you say?
What do you say?
You want to ask Haruka if she has plans this weekend.
Pick the reply
Haruka says:
Pick the reply
今週末、予定がありますか。
Do you have plans this weekend?
And you reply with:
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
I'm meeting a friend.
友達に____。
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
天気がよかったら、出かけます。
Build the line
Build the line
If the weather is good, I'll go out.
、。
Tap the words in order.
Swap the word
Swap the word
Ask about this weekend, not today.
____、予定がありますか。
What do you say?
What do you say?
Tell Haruka you are going to a place this weekend.
Pick the reply
Haruka says:
Pick the reply
今週末、谷中銀座に行きます。
I'm going to Yanaka Ginza this weekend.
And you reply with:
True or false?
True or false?
Use this when someone's weekend plan sounds nice.
Say it — your turn to speak
You are Leo on that Friday afternoon. When the cue is yours, tap the microphone and say the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear it. The recording stays on this device.
- Harukaこんにちは。Hello.
- Leo (you)Greet her.
Greet her.
こんにちは。
Hello.
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Recap — what you can say now
| Japanese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 今週末、予定がありますか。 | Do you have plans this weekend? | |
| 今週末、___に行きます。 | I'm going to ___ this weekend. | |
| まだ特に予定はありません。 | I don't have any plans yet. | |
| 天気がよかったら、出かけます。 | If the weather is good, I'll go out. | |
| 今週末は何をしますか。 | What are you doing this weekend? | |
| 友達に会います。 | I'm meeting a friend. |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep these weekend lines in your pocket. Open the Yak Cards for this lesson and run them on the train.
A short Yak Cards round on Friday keeps Saturday talk ready.
Open Yak Cards