The weekend in Chinese: conversation questions

A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about the weekend in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.

  1. 你周末一般做什么?What do you usually do at weekends?
  2. 你周末睡懒觉吗?Do you have a lie-in at weekends?
  3. 你上个周末过得怎么样?How was your last weekend?
  4. 你周末喜欢出去还是在家?Do you like going out or staying in at weekends?
  5. 你周末要加班吗?Do you have to work at weekends?
  6. 这个周末你有什么计划?What are your plans for this weekend?
  7. 你喜欢周一吗?为什么?Do you like Mondays? Why?
  8. 你理想的周末是什么样的?What's your ideal weekend like?

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The The weekend word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.

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