Spanish vocabulary · Beginner
How to Say Weekend in Spanish
Fin de Semana · noun phrase · feen deh seh-MAH-nah
Fin de semana translates literally to end of the week and is the universal Spanish expression for weekend. It is a masculine noun phrase — el fin de semana — and its plural is los fines de semana. You will hear it in every Spanish-speaking country.
feen deh seh-MAH-nah
¿Qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?
What plans do you have for the weekend?
How Native Speakers Use Fin de Semana
Real example sentences across three contexts you'll actually run into.
Making weekend plans
Este fin de semana vamos a ir a la playa.
This weekend we're going to the beach.
Este fin de semana means this weekend; el próximo fin de semana means next weekend.
Talking about a routine
Los fines de semana suelo levantarme más tarde.
On weekends I usually get up later.
Los fines de semana is the plural form, used for habitual actions.
Asking about someone's time off
¿Cómo estuvo tu fin de semana?
How was your weekend?
A common Monday morning question in offices and classrooms across the Spanish-speaking world.
Avoid These Mistakes When Using Fin de Semana
Wrong plural form
Incorrect: Los fin de semanas pasados fueron lluviosos.
Correct: Los fines de semana pasados fueron lluviosos.
Only the core noun fin takes the plural: fines. Semana stays singular because the phrase functions as a compound noun.
Omitting the article
Incorrect: Nos vemos fin de semana.
Correct: Nos vemos el fin de semana.
Spanish requires the definite article el before fin de semana when referring to a specific weekend.
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Common Questions About Weekend in Spanish
- Does fin de semana include Friday?
- Traditionally it refers to Saturday and Sunday. However, in casual speech, viernes por la noche (Friday evening) is often treated as the start of the weekend, just as in English.
- Is there an abbreviated form?
- In informal texting and social media, you may see finde as a shortened version of fin de semana. It is colloquial and not used in formal writing.
- Is weekend (the English word) ever used in Spanish?
- Some speakers, especially in advertising or media, borrow the English word weekend, but fin de semana remains the standard and universally understood term.