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How to Say ‘Did you have a nice weekend?’ in French

Tu as passé un bon week-end ?

tyoo ah pah-SAY uhn bohn week END

[tyoo ah pah-SAY uhn bohn week END]

🇫🇷 In France: This is the standard Monday-morning question by the coffee machine. A short, light answer is what people expect, not a full report.

Phrase Breakdown

Tu as passé

tyoo ah pah-SAY

Did you spend / did you have

The question is made by intonation alone, with no inversion. Keep 'passé' clear: 'pa-SAY'.

Example

Tu as passé de bonnes vacances ?

Did you have a good holiday?

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person.

Example

Tu travailles dans une start-up ou une grande entreprise ?

Do you work in a start-up or a large company?

[ah]

have

Form of 'avoir' used with 'tu'.

Example

Tu as un chien ?

Do you have a dog?

passé

[pah-SAY]

spent (time)

Past participle of 'passer'; used with time it means to spend.

Example

J'ai passé une bonne soirée.

I spent a nice evening.

un bon week-end ?

uhn bohn week END

a good weekend?

Let your voice rise on 'week-end' to mark the question.

Example

C'était un bon week-end.

It was a good weekend.

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

Indefinite article used before a singular noun.

Example

Un petit garçon joue.

A little boy is playing.

bon

[bohn]

good

Masculine adjective for quality or taste.

Example

Ce vin est bon.

This wine is good.

week

[week]

week (in weekend)

First part of the borrowed English word 'week-end', used in French for Saturday and Sunday.

Example

Le week-end, je dors tard.

At the weekend, I sleep late.

end

[END]

end (in weekend)

Second part of the borrowed word 'week-end'.

Example

Bon week-end à tous !

Have a good weekend, everyone!

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