How to Say ‘Do you have any plans for the weekend?’ in Japanese
週末の予定はありますか?
shuumatsu no yotei wa ari masu ka
[Shuumatsu No Yotei Wa Ari Masu Ka]
💬 Usage Tip: [予定] (yo-tei) can mean 'plans' or 'schedule'.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Talking about weekend plans is a common way to make small talk in Japan.
Phrase Breakdown
週末の
shuumatsu no
weekend's
Refers to something related to the weekend.
週末の計画
weekend plans
Words in this phrase
週末
shuumatsu
[Shuumatsu]
weekend
Saturday and Sunday, end of the week.
週末に出かけます。
I will go out on the weekend.
の
no
[No]
of
Possessive particle linking two words.
私の本です。
It's my book.
予定
yotei
[Yotei]
plan
Something arranged to do.
予定があります。
I have plans.
は
wa
[Wa]
topic marker
Indicates the topic of a sentence.
猫は可愛いです。
Cats are cute.
ありますか?
ari masu ka
is there?/do you have?
A polite way to ask about existence or possession.
質問がありますか?
Do you have any questions?
Words in this phrase
あり
ari
[Ari]
exist
To be, to exist for inanimate objects.
犬がいます。
There is a dog.
ます
masu
[Masu]
be/exist
Existence verb, polite form.
本があります。
There is a book.
か
ka
[Ka]
question particle
Used to form questions.
昼ご飯ですか?
Is it lunch?
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