How to Say ‘The weekend’ in Mexican Spanish
El fin de semana
el feen deh seh-MAH-nah
[el feen deh seh-MAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish needs no word for "on" here. el fin de semana alone means "on the weekend", just like el lunes means "on Monday".
Phrase Breakdown
El fin
el feen
The end
'Fin' means end. Link the two words smoothly: 'el-FEEN'.
El fin de la película.
The end of the movie.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
fin
[feen]
end
Masculine noun meaning end; 'fin de semana' means weekend.
Me gusta el fin de la película.
I like the end of the movie.
de semana
deh seh-MAH-nah
of the week
Together with 'el fin', it means 'the weekend'. Stress 'MA': 'deh-seh-MA-na'.
Descanso el fin de semana.
I rest on the weekend.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
semana
[seh-MAH-nah]
week
A noun meaning a seven-day period.
Esta semana quiero escribir a mis nuevos contactos.
This week I want to write to my new contacts.
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