Talk About Weekend Plans in Portuguese Without Overplanning Your Answer
Use a few reliable patterns to say what you plan to do, what you would like to do, and what you have not decided yet.
Real Life Portuguese · 5 min read · Updated October 14, 2026
The short answer
A common way to describe a future plan is a form of ir followed by an infinitive. The first verb changes to match the subject; the activity stays in its dictionary form: eu vou sair, você vai estudar, a gente vai descansar.
Start with vou plus an infinitive
Add a time phrase at the beginning or end to make the plan clearer. Keep the sentence short enough that you can say it comfortably without translating each word in your head.
No sábado, vou visitar uma feira.
On Saturday, I’m going to visit a market.
A gente vai almoçar com uns amigos.
We’re going to have lunch with some friends.
O que você vai fazer no fim de semana?
What are you going to do this weekend?
Show when a plan is still flexible
Plans are not always settled. Acho que vou… softens an intention to “I think I’ll…”; talvez introduces “maybe”; ainda não sei keeps the answer open. These phrases let you participate in the conversation even when you do not have a definite plan.
Acho que vou ficar em casa.
I think I’ll stay home.
Ainda não sei. Talvez eu encontre um amigo.
I don’t know yet. Maybe I’ll meet a friend.
Quero conhecer um restaurante novo.
I want to try a new restaurant.
Turn your answer back into a conversation
After answering, return the question with E você? (And you?) or ask one detail: Com quem? (With whom?) A que horas? (At what time?) This makes your practice feel like a real exchange rather than a list of sentences.
- O que você vai fazer amanhã? — What are you going to do tomorrow?
- Vou descansar. E você? — I’m going to rest. And you?
- Ainda não decidi. — I haven’t decided yet.
Put it into practice
The I Speak Portuguese source accompanies an episode about plans. This adaptation offers a reusable weekend-planning exchange with room for uncertainty and follow-up questions.
Quick practice
Which Portuguese example matches “I want to try a new restaurant”?
Choose an answer to check yourself.
This guide is an original Real Life Portuguese adaptation of an earlier article from I Speak Portuguese.
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