Portuguese Phrase
O que você lê nos fins de semana?
Meaning
Literally ‘What do you read on weekends?’, this question asks someone about their reading habits during Saturday and Sunday. It can refer to books, newspapers, magazines, comics, or even digital content.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to start a casual conversation about leisure reading, recommend a book, or simply get to know someone's weekend routine.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Oquevocêlênosfinsdesemana?
O que (question word)
Used to ask 'what' in a question; it must be placed at the beginning of the sentence.
você (subject pronoun)
Second‑person singular pronoun; in spoken Brazilian Portuguese it is often omitted, but it is kept here for clarity.
lê (present of ler)
Third‑person singular present of the verb ‘ler’ (to read). The accent on ‘ê’ distinguishes it from the third‑person plural ‘leem’.
nos fins de semana (time expression)
Literally ‘in the ends of week’; the standard way to say ‘on weekends’ in Portuguese.
🗨In Conversation
Oi! O que você lê nos fins de semana?
Hi! What do you read on weekends?
Geralmente leio romances e algumas notícias online. E você?
I usually read romance novels and some online news. And you?
✕Common Mistakes
O que você le nos fins de semana?
‘le’ is the third‑person singular present of ‘ler’ without an accent and is incorrect; the correct form is ‘lê’ with an acute accent.
O que você lê no fim de semana?
‘Fim de semana’ is singular; to refer to the whole weekend period you need the plural ‘fins de semana’. Using the singular changes the meaning to ‘on the weekend (one specific weekend)’.
O que vôcê lê nos fins de semana?
The pronoun is spelled ‘você’, not ‘vôcê’. The circumflex changes the pronunciation and makes the word incorrect.
↔Alternatives
O que você costuma ler nos fins de semana?
What do you usually read on weekends?
Que tipo de leitura você prefere nos fins de semana?
What kind of reading do you prefer on weekends?
O que você costuma ler aos sábados e domingos?
What do you usually read on Saturdays and Sundays?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, weekend reading often includes the daily newspaper (the ‘jornal’), a ‘revista’ (magazine), or a light novel. Many people also binge‑read web‑novels on their phones. Keep the tone informal unless you’re speaking to a senior or in a formal setting, where you might replace ‘você’ with ‘o senhor/a senhora’.