How to Say ‘How was the weekend?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Qué tal el finde?
keh tahl ehl FEEN-deh
[keh tahl ehl FEEN-deh]
💬 Usage Tip: finde is casual Spain slang for fin de semana "weekend". No verb needed: ¿Qué tal + thing? works for anything, like ¿Qué tal el trabajo? "How's work?".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué tal
keh tahl
How was
'¿Qué tal...?' is a casual way to ask 'how is/was...?'. Say 'qué' like 'keh'.
¿Qué tal el viaje?
How was the trip?
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 finde?
ehl FEEN-deh
the weekend?
'Finde' is a colloquial short form of 'fin de semana' (weekend). Stress FIN-de.
Este finde no hago nada.
This weekend I'm not doing anything.
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.
finde
[FEEN-deh]
weekend
Colloquial short form of 'fin de semana'.
Este finde no trabajo.
This weekend I'm not working.
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