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How to Say ‘What are you doing this weekend?’ in Italian

Che fai questo weekend?

keh fahy KWEH-stoh WEEK-end

[keh fahy KWEH-stoh WEEK-end]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Casual and friendly, the standard Friday question among colleagues on first-name terms.

Phrase Breakdown

Che fai

keh fahy

What are you doing

A casual, shortened form of 'Che cosa fai'. Say 'keh FAI'.

Example

Che fai stasera?

What are you doing tonight?

Words in this phrase

Che

[keh]

what

Question word used to ask for information or specification.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo cerchi?

What kind of role are you looking for?

fai

[fahy]

you do / are doing

Second person singular of 'fare' (to do).

Example

Cosa fai stasera?

What are you doing tonight?

questo weekend?

KWEH-stoh WEEK-end

this weekend?

'Questo' means this. 'Weekend' is borrowed from English and said Italian-style: 'ui-KEND'.

Example

Questo weekend piove.

It's raining this weekend.

Words in this phrase

questo

[KWEH-stoh]

this

Demonstrative adjective used to point to something near or specific.

Example

Questo ambiente sembra aperto e rispettoso.

This environment seems open and respectful.

weekend

[WEEK-end]

weekend

English loanword used in Italian, masculine, invariable.

Example

Il weekend è troppo corto.

The weekend is too short.

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