How to Say ‘What did you do on the weekend?’ in Japanese
週末は何をしましたか。
shuumatsu wa nani o shi mashi ta ka
[SHOO-mah-tsoo wah na-ni oh shee mah-shee tah kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Starting with 週末は sets the weekend as the subject of the chat, and that は is said (wa). Swap in another time: 昨日は何をしましたか。 "What did you do yesterday?"
Phrase Breakdown
週末は
shuumatsu wa
on the weekend
週末 (shuumatsu) means 'weekend'. Stretch 'shuu'. は sets the topic.
週末は休みです。
I'm off on the weekend.
Words in this phrase
週末
shuumatsu
[SHOO-mah-tsoo]
weekend
Saturday and Sunday; the end of the week.
週末に友達と会います。
I meet friends on the weekend.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
何をしましたか。
nani o shi mashi ta ka
what did you do?
A polite past question. The 'i' in shi is often unvoiced.
休みに何をしましたか。
What did you do on your day off?
Words in this phrase
何
nani
[na-ni]
what
Used to ask for information about something.
何が欲しい？
What do you want?
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.
昨日は多くのことを学びました。
I learned many things yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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