How to Say ‘What did you do this weekend?’ in Traditional Chinese
你週末做什麼？
nǐ zhōu mò zuò shén me
[nǐ zhōumò zuò shénme]
💬 Usage Tip: Question words like 什麼 (shén me) "what" sit where the answer would go, not at the front of the sentence. You'd answer 我週末爬山 "I hiked this weekend" with the same order.
Phrase Breakdown
你週末
nǐ zhōu mò
you, on the weekend
The subject plus a time word: nǐ zhōumò.
你週末有空嗎？
Are you free on the weekend?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
週末
zhōu mò
[zhōumò]
weekend
Saturday and Sunday.
週末我們去逛街吧。
Let's go shopping this weekend.
做什麼？
zuò shén me
do what?
做 means 'to do' and 什麼 means 'what'. In Taiwan, 什麼 is often said as shéme: zuò shénme.
你現在在做什麼？
What are you doing now?
Words in this phrase
做
zuò
[zuò]
to do
A basic verb for performing an action or task.
你今天要做什麼？
What are you going to do today?
什麼
shén me
[shénme]
what
Question word for 'what'.
你想買什麼？
What do you want to buy?
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