About Weekend Plans

• Person A: የሳምንቱ መጨረሻ ላይ ምን ለማድረግ አቅደሃል? (Yesamntu mecheresha lay min lemadreg asbehal?) What’s your plan for the weekend?
• Person B: ተራራ የመውጣት እቅድ አለኝ። አንተስ? (Terara yemewet’at eqid alegn. Antes?) I’m planning to go hiking. How about you?
• Person A: እኔ እቤቴ ዘና እላለሁ። (Enie ebete elalehu.) I’ll just relax at home.
• Person B: እሱም ጥሩ ነው። (Esum tru new.) That sounds nice too.
• Person A: ምን ያህል ሰዓት ይወስዳል? (Min yahil saat ywesdal?) How long will it take?
• Person B: ሙሉ ቀን ይወስዳል። ከተራራ ጉዞ በኋላ ከጓደኞቼ ጋር ምግብ እበላለሁ። (Mulu qen yewesdal. Ke-terara guzo behuala ke-guadegnoche gar migib ebelalhu.) It will take the whole day. After hiking, I’ll eat with my friends.
• Person A: መልካም ጊዜ ይሁንልህ! (Melkam gizie yihunleh!) Have a great time!
• Person B: አመሰግናለሁ! አንተም ደስ የሚል ሰንበት ይሁንልህ። (Amesegnalhu! Antem des yemil senbet yhunlh.) Thank you! Have a pleasant weekend too.

Key Phrases:

1. የሳምንቱ መጨረሻ ላይ ምን ለማድረግ አስበሃል? – What’s your plan for the weekend?
2. ወደ ተራራ ለመውጣት – To go hiking.
3. በቤት ቀርቼ እረፍት እወስዳለሁ – I’ll relax at home.
4. ያም ጥሩ ይመስላል – That sounds nice too.
5. ምን ያህል ሰዓት ይወስድብታል? – How long will it take?
6. ሙሉ ቀን – The whole day.
7. ከጓደኞቼ ጋር ምግብ እበላለሁ – I’ll eat with my friends.
8. መልካም ጉብኝት ይሁንልህ! – Have a great visit!
9. ደስ የሚል ሰንበት ይሁንልህ – Have a pleasant Sunday.

Cultural Notes:

In Ethiopia, weekends are on Saturday and Sunday, but Sunday is often the main day for relaxation and social activities.

Hiking is a popular activity, especially in areas with beautiful landscapes like the Simien Mountains or Entoto Hills.

Spending time with friends and family over meals is a cherished part of Ethiopian culture.

Wishing someone a good time or a pleasant weekend (e.g., መልካም ጊዜ ይሁንልህ!) is a common and polite way to end conversations.