Days off and plans
Conversation phrases, Stage 2chunk 15 of 71Small talk
Ask about days off and say you've got nothing on.
- toku ni yotei naino plans, really
- kyou wa yasumi?are you off today?; is it your day off?
- yasumi no hi wa nani shiteru?what do you do on your days off?
- hayaku shuumatsu ni naranai kanacan't wait for the weekend
Mix-ups yotei (plans) vs yoyaku (booking).
toku ni yotei nai
polite toku ni yotei wa nai desu
no plans, really
Answering 'doing anything this weekend?'; it also hints you're free to meet.
Yotei aru? is the question that usually comes right before an invitation.
shuumatsu? toku ni yotei nai yo. nande?
This weekend? No plans, really. Why?
週末？特に予定ないよ。なんで？
shuumatsu desu ka? toku ni yotei wa nai desu kedo.
This weekend? I don't have any plans, no.
週末ですか？特に予定はないですけど。
Written 特に予定ない · とくによていない · 特に予定はないですWho you say itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count
kyou wa yasumi?
polite kyou wa oyasumi desu ka?
are you off today?; is it your day off?
Asked when you bump into someone at a time they'd usually be working.
About a shop, the same words ask whether it's closed today.
are, kyou wa yasumi? shigoto ja nai no?
Oh, are you off today? No work?
あれ、今日は休み？仕事じゃないの？
kyou wa oyasumi desu ka? ii desu ne.
Are you off today? Nice.
今日はお休みですか？いいですね。
Written 今日は休み？ · きょうはやすみ？ · 今日はお休みですか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 27× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
yasumi no hi wa nani shiteru?
polite oyasumi no hi wa nani o shite imasu ka?
what do you do on your days off?
The usual getting-to-know-you way to ask about hobbies without saying 'hobby'.
Shumi wa nan desu ka? asks the same but sounds stiffer, like an interview.
yasumi no hi wa nani shiteru? yoku dekakeru?
What do you do on your days off? Go out much?
休みの日は何してる？よく出かける？
oyasumi no hi wa nani o shite imasu ka?
What do you do on your days off?
お休みの日は何をしていますか？
Written 休みの日は何してる？ · やすみのひはなにしてる？ · お休みの日は何をしていますか？Who you say it and hear itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count
hayaku shuumatsu ni naranai kana
can't wait for the weekend
A half-joking mid-week grumble to friends or coworkers, or to yourself.
Works for any day or event: hayaku natsuyasumi ni naranai kana.
mada suiyoubi ka. hayaku shuumatsu ni naranai kana.
Only Wednesday? I can't wait for the weekend.
まだ水曜日か。早く週末にならないかな。
Written 早く週末にならないかな · はやくしゅうまつにならないかなWho you say itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count