Last Weekend
"What did you do at the weekend?" is the most common Monday question in any language. This lesson gives you a full answer instead of a shrug.
Vocabulary
- salir
- to go out
- quedarse en casa
- to stay home
- visitar
- to visit
- descansar
- to rest
- cocinar
- to cook
- ver una película
- to watch a film
- dar un paseo
- to go for a walk
- quedar con amigos
- to meet up with friends
- divertido
- fun
- aburrido
- boring
- cansado
- tired
- genial
- great
Example Phrases
Salí con unos amigos el sábado.
I went out with some friends on Saturday.
El domingo me quedé en casa.
On Sunday I stayed home.
Fue muy divertido.
It was a lot of fun.
¿Qué tal el fin de semana?
How was your weekend?
Nada especial, la verdad.
Nothing special, honestly.
Grammar note
Reflexive verbs in the past
The reflexive pronoun stays in front of the conjugated verb: me quedé en casa, me levanté tarde, nos divertimos mucho.
Quedarse (to stay) and quedar (to arrange to meet) are different verbs despite sharing a stem — quedé con Ana means "I met up with Ana", me quedé en casa means "I stayed home". The pronoun is the whole difference.
Cultural note
The weekend starts late
In Spain, going out on a Saturday often means meeting at 10 or 11pm — dinner comes first, and bars fill up well after midnight. Suggesting 7pm drinks reads as an afternoon plan, not a night out.