Traditional Chinese - Weekend Talk

我們在___吃晚餐。

Wǒmen zài ___ chī wǎncān.

We had dinner at ___.

Meaning: 我們在___吃晚餐。 (Wǒmen zài ___ chī wǎncān.) means “We had dinner at ___.”

When to use: Use it when you want to say where you ate dinner. Put a restaurant or place after 在 (zài).

Tip: Don’t forget 在 (zài) before the place: 我們在夜市吃晚餐。 (Wǒmen zài yèshì chī wǎncān.)

我在家看___。

Wǒ zài jiā kàn ___.

I watched ___ at home.

Meaning: 我在家看___。 (Wǒ zài jiā kàn ___.) means “I watched ___ at home.”

When to use: Use it for movies, series, games, matches, or programs you watched at home.

天氣不錯，所以我們___。

Tiānqì búcuò, suǒyǐ wǒmen ___.

The weather was nice, so we ___.

Meaning: 天氣不錯，所以我們___。 (Tiānqì búcuò, suǒyǐ wǒmen ___.) means “The weather was nice, so we ___.”

When to use: Use it to connect nice weather with an activity, like walking, going to a park, or going out.

Tip: 不錯 changes tone here: 不錯 (búcuò), not bùcuò, because 錯 (cuò) is a fourth-tone word.

你週末通常都做什麼？

Nǐ zhōumò tōngcháng dōu zuò shénme?

What do you usually do on weekends?

Meaning: 你週末通常都做什麼？ (Nǐ zhōumò tōngcháng dōu zuò shénme?) means “What do you usually do on weekends?”

When to use: Use it to ask about someone’s normal weekend habits, not just one specific weekend.

還滿___的

Hái mǎn ___ de.

It was pretty ___ .

Meaning: 還滿___的。 (Hái mǎn ___ de.) means “It was pretty ___.”

When to use: Use it for a quick, casual opinion. In Taiwan, 還滿 (hái mǎn) is very common in spoken Mandarin.

Tip: Keep 的 (de) at the end: 還滿好玩的。 (Hái mǎn hǎowán de.) sounds complete and natural.

我週末大部分時間都在___。

Wǒ zhōumò dà bùfen shíjiān dōu zài ___.

I spent most of the weekend ___ .

Meaning: 我週末大部分時間都在___。 (Wǒ zhōumò dà bùfen shíjiān dōu zài ___.) means “I spent most of the weekend ___.”

When to use: Use it when one activity took up most of your weekend. After 在 (zài), use an activity or place-plus-activity.

我趁週末補了___。

Wǒ chèn zhōumò bǔ le ___.

I caught up on ___ .

Meaning: 我趁週末補了___。 (Wǒ chèn zhōumò bǔ le ___.) means “I caught up on ___.”

When to use: Use it when you used the weekend to do something needed or overdue, like sleep, work, homework, reading, or shows.

你有機會___嗎？

Nǐ yǒu jīhuì ___ ma?

Did you get to ___ ?

Meaning: 你有機會___嗎？ (Nǐ yǒu jīhuì ___ ma?) means “Did you get to ___?”

When to use: Use it to ask whether someone managed to do something enjoyable or necessary.