How to Say ‘How was your weekend?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Qué tal el fin de semana?
keh tahl ehl FEEN deh seh-MAH-nah
[keh tahl ehl FEEN deh seh-MAH-nah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: The standard Monday opener with colleagues, often over a caña after work. Expect a real answer, not just "fine".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué tal
keh tahl
How was
'¿Qué tal?' means 'how's/how was'. Pronounce it 'ke TAL'.
¿Qué tal estás?
How are you?
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
how
An exclamatory word used to show emotion, similar to saying how nice or how good.
«Qué» bien suena esa cultura de empresa.
How nice that company culture sounds.
tal
[tahl]
such / how (in greetings)
Used after 'qué' to ask how something is going.
¿Qué tal el trabajo?
How's work?
el fin de semana?
ehl FEEN deh seh-MAH-nah
the weekend?
Say it as one smooth unit with the stress on se-MA-na, and raise your voice at the end.
Nos vemos el fin de semana.
See you at the weekend.
Words in this phrase
el
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
fin
[FEEN]
end
Masculine noun meaning end or finish; used in 'fin de semana' (weekend).
El fin de la película es triste.
The end of the film is sad.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
semana
[seh-MAH-nah]
week
A period of seven days.
La semana pasada fui a una feria de empleo.
Last week I went to a job fair.
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