How to Say ‘What did you do on the weekend?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana?
keh ee-SEES-teh el feen deh seh-MAH-nah
[keh ee-SEES-teh el feen deh seh-MAH-nah]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué hiciste
keh ee-SEES-teh
What did you do
'Hiciste' is the past tense of 'hacer' (to do). The 'h' is silent: 'ee-SEES-teh'.
¿Qué hiciste ayer?
What did you do yesterday?
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used in questions to ask for specific information.
Uso «qué» para hacer una pregunta clara.
I use “what” to ask a clear question.
hiciste
[ee-SEES-teh]
you did
Past tense of 'hacer' for 'tú'; here it means 'did' rather than 'made'.
¿Qué hiciste ayer?
What did you do yesterday?
el fin de semana?
el feen deh seh-MAH-nah
on the weekend?
No word for 'on' is needed in Spanish. Say it as one smooth unit with rising intonation.
Trabajo el fin de semana.
I work on the weekend.
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
[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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