Last Weekend
The weekend recap — and a natural excuse to practise both helpers in the same conversation.
Vocabulary
- uscire
- to go out
- restare a casa
- to stay home
- andare a trovare
- to visit (a person)
- riposarsi
- to rest
- cucinare
- to cook
- vedere un film
- to watch a film
- fare una passeggiata
- to go for a walk
- vedere gli amici
- to see friends
- divertente
- fun
- noioso
- boring
- stanco
- tired
- bellissimo
- wonderful
Example Phrases
Sabato sono uscito con gli amici.
On Saturday I went out with friends.
Domenica mi sono riposato.
On Sunday I rested.
È stato molto divertente.
It was a lot of fun.
Com'è andato il weekend?
How was your weekend?
Niente di speciale.
Nothing special.
Grammar note
Reflexives take essere — and agree
Mi sono riposato (a man), mi sono riposata (a woman), ci siamo divertiti (a group). The pronoun goes first, then essere, then the agreeing participle.
This is one of the places where Italian gender agreement is unavoidable — you have to know whether you're describing yourself as -o or -a.
Cultural note
Andare a trovare
To visit a person is andare a trovare — literally "to go to find". Visitare is for places and for doctors examining patients: ho visitato Roma, but sono andato a trovare mia nonna.
Getting these the wrong way round is a classic learner slip.