Last Weekend
Monday morning conversation, in every office in France. A full answer here does more for your fluency than another twenty vocabulary items.
Vocabulary
- sortir
- to go out
- rester à la maison
- to stay home
- rendre visite à
- to visit (a person)
- se reposer
- to rest
- cuisiner
- to cook
- regarder un film
- to watch a film
- se promener
- to go for a walk
- retrouver des amis
- to meet up with friends
- sympa
- nice / fun
- ennuyeux
- boring
- fatigué
- tired
- super
- great
Example Phrases
Je suis sorti avec des amis samedi.
I went out with friends on Saturday.
Dimanche, je me suis reposé.
On Sunday I rested.
C'était très sympa.
It was really nice.
Tu as passé un bon week-end ?
Did you have a good weekend?
Rien de spécial.
Nothing special.
Grammar note
Reflexive verbs in the past
Reflexives take être, and the pronoun goes before it: je me suis levé, tu t'es reposé, nous nous sommes promenés.
The participle agrees with the subject: elle s'est levée, ils se sont promenés. This one *is* audible in some cases (elle s'est assise), so it's worth drilling.
Cultural note
Rendre visite vs. visiter
You visiter a place and rendre visite à a person. J'ai visité ma grand-mère suggests you toured her like a museum — the correct form is j'ai rendu visite à ma grand-mère.
It's a small distinction that native speakers notice immediately.