Questions & Answers about في عطلة نهاية الاسبوع أذهب إلى المقهى مع صديقي وأقرأ صحيفة.
Literally, it breaks down like this:
- عطلة = vacation, break, holiday
- نهاية = end
- الأسبوع = the week
So عطلة نهاية الأسبوع literally means the break of the end of the week, which is the normal MSA way to say the weekend.
Arabic often uses في for time expressions where English may use in, on, or at.
So:
- في الصباح = in the morning
- في يوم الجمعة = on Friday
- في عطلة نهاية الأسبوع = on/during the weekend
A more literal translation is during the weekend, but in natural English we usually say on the weekend or at the weekend.
Arabic word order is flexible. Starting with the time phrase is very natural and gives it emphasis, like:
As for the weekend, I go to the café...
So this structure highlights when the action happens.
You could also say:
أذهب إلى المقهى مع صديقي وأقرأ صحيفة في عطلة نهاية الأسبوع