How to Say “What are you going to do this weekend” in Korean

주말에 뭐 할 거예요?

jumare mwo hal geoyeyo?

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Intermediate (TOPIK 3–4)

Meaning

What are you going to do this weekend?

A Friday classic. The particle 에 marks time: 주말에 means “on the weekend.”

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 8 · Words: 4

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
주말에
주	ㅈ+ㅜ	ju
말	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄹ	[마] ma
에	ㅇ+ㅔ	[레] re
뭐	ㅁ+ㅝ	mwo
할	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄹ	hal
거예요
거	ㄱ+ㅓ	geo
예	ㅇ+ㅖ	ye
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 말에 → [마레]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

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Question 1 What does “주말에 뭐 할 거예요?” mean?

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Question 2 How do you say “What are you going to do this weekend” in Korean?

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Answer: 주말에 뭐 할 거예요? jumare mwo hal geoyeyo?

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