The weekend is coming! Do you have any plans? It may be a great chance to practice your English. Ask someone for a coffee and have a chat!
Talking about the weekend is a great way to ‘break the ice’. You can ask someone at work about his or her plans and this can open up a conversation. Or if it’s Monday, start the week by asking someone about the weekend. It doesn’t have to be at work. If you live in an English speaking country, but you don’t often talk to native speakers, start now! Ask the waitress at the café when you buy your coffee. Or the checkout operator at the supermarket.
Today I’m going to teach you 6 ways to ask about the weekend. These are common, friendly ways to start a conversation.
BEFORE THE WEEKEND
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What’s happening for the weekend?
This is a casual way to say “What are your plans for the weekend?”
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Got anything on this weekend?
Another casual, short way to ask about the weekend plans. In it’s full form it means “Have you got anything on this weekend?”
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Any plans for the weekend?
In it’s full form, this is – “Do you have any plans for the weekend?” But in conversational English we want to sound friendly and easy to talk to, so we usually abbreviate (shorten) the sentence or question.
AFTER THE WEEKEND
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How was your weekend?
This is probably the most common way to ask someone about his/her weekend.
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What did you get up to on the weekend?
“Get up to” is just an informal way for saying ‘do something’. So this means, “What did you do on the weekend?
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Did you get up to much on the weekend?
This means “Did you do much?” or “Did you have a busy weekend?”
So – now you have 6 friendly, informal ways to start a conversation about the weekend! We all love weekends! What a great conversation starter!
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