Small talk: Weekend plans

💬 unos matches the group it describes. With all women, it becomes unas: con unas amigas.

💬 ¡Qué...! plus a describing word makes a quick reaction. Swap the word: ¡Qué bonito! "How pretty!" or ¡Qué rollo! "What a drag!"

💬 Spanish puts the a at the front of the question instead of leaving it dangling at the end. Same idea in ¿con quién? "with who?".

💬 nada works alone at the start. After a verb, though, Spanish needs no as well: no hago nada "I'm not doing anything".

💬 Spanish uses el where English says "on", so there's no separate word for "on". For a regular habit, make it plural: los sábados "on Saturdays".

💬 a and el always merge into al. a la stays as two words: voy a la playa.

💬 vais is the Spain-only form for talking to two or more friends as "you". In Latin America you'd hear van instead.

💬 todavía no "not yet" comes before the verb. Swap the verb: todavía no he comido "I haven't eaten yet".

💬 risa means "laughter", so de risa works like "funny". You'll often hear una película de risa "a comedy film".

💬 At the start of a sentence, bueno doesn't mean "good". It's a filler meaning "well" or "right then", often used to wrap up or change topic.

💬 Adding me turns voy "I go" into "I'm leaving". The same shift happens in nos vamos "we're off".

💬 me voy comes from irse "to leave". Without me, voy just means "I'm going" somewhere: voy a casa "I'm going home."

🇪🇸 This is the standard way to start leaving a chat in Spain. Expect a few more lines of goodbye after it, though, rather than an instant exit.

💬 Starting with que turns a sentence into a wish. Same pattern: que te vaya bien "hope it goes well".

🇪🇸 This is the standard Friday sign-off as you leave work or a shop.

🇪🇸 This is the go-to reply to any good wish: weekends, holidays, buen provecho "enjoy your meal". It sounds friendly, not stiff.

💬 The lo attaches to the end of the instruction, and the accent on pá keeps the stress in place. Literally, it means "spend it well".

💬 hasta plus a time gives you a ready-made goodbye. Try hasta mañana "see you tomorrow" or hasta luego "see you later".