There are several ways to greet a person; all thanks to the existence of diverse synonyms in the dictionary. Hello can come in several forms. The same applies to Goodbye.
One of the greeting clauses that may come after Hello is Hope you had a great weekend. Of course, it doesn’t fit into all contexts. It is a friendly way to ask about a person’s welfare.
Below is a list of several ways to say Hope you had a great weekend to a friend.
Ways To Say Hope You Had A Great Weekend
- How was your weekend?
- Hope you had a lovely weekend
- You look like you had a fantastic weekend.
- The weekend was fun for you?
- Great weekend, I presume.
- I’m sure you had a nice weekend
- Would you like to relive your weekend?
- I had a better weekend than you did.
- How did your weekend go?
- Tell me about your weekend.
- My weekend was hectic. Yours?
- Your weekend doesn’t look like it was sweet.
- What happened through the weekend?
- I trust you had a memorable weekend
- I don’t know about you but I loved my weekend.
- I bet your weekend was as boring as mine.
- You look like you hated your weekend.
How was your weekend?
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say How was your weekend? This directly asks the question about how a person’s weekend went.
There is no special difference between the two questions. However, they are similar in a way you’re probably not thinking of.
When you say Hope you had a great weekend, there’s a high chance that you are getting a very short response.
Asides from that, when a person asks you this question, there is a high chance he or she is only greeting and does not really care.
This equally applies to How was your weekend? However, there are more friendly ways to ask the same question and get a much better and longer response. Keep reading to find out.
Hope you had a lovely weekend
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say Hope you had a lovely weekend. This simply changes Great to Lovely. While they are very similar, the way you say Lovely matters greatly.
You have to say this statement with a smile. That will show that you really care about the person’s response and the person will be enthusiastic to give you a response, even though it is not lengthy.
In some cases, you may only get one word back. That suggests one or both of two things. The person may not be willing to talk to you or get nice gestures for you OR the person is not in a good mood.
You look like you had a fantastic weekend.
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say You look like you had a fantastic weekend.
This sounds more like a thesis statement than a question but that is not the point. If you were hoping to get a reaction or a good response, this should do it.
When you say this, there is a high chance that the person will quickly dispute it if he or she did not have a nice weekend.
That has enabled you to get an honest response and, possibly, a story of the weekend follows. The person could also agree to have had a fantastic weekend and he or she may tell you how fantastic it was.
This statement can fail to work, however, if the person does not wish to talk to you. He or she could simply take it as a compliment and say Thank you.
If this doesn’t work, there is a high chance that nothing else could have worked.
The weekend was fun for you?
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say ‘the weekend was fun for you?”
The difference between this question and Hope you had a great weekend is the most possible response you can get for the two.
If you say Hope you had a great weekend, the person will most likely give a short response and say Thank you. On the other hand, this alternative question asks for a story and has more chances of getting a lengthy response.
However, this does not guarantee a lengthy response. If the person feels uncomfortable or unwilling to talk to you, the person will give the shortest response he/she believes can end the conversation more quickly.
Like the option above, if this question does not work in getting the right reaction from a person, there is a high chance that no other question would have worked.
Great weekend, I presume
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say Great weekend. I presume. This is very similar to Hope you had a great weekend.
The major difference between the two is that this question may make it less probable to get one word as a response.
When a person says Hope you had a great weekend, it is very easy to say Yes, thank you. However, this question does not sound like a polar question, even though it is.
There is a high chance that the person will not respond with a single word. However, there is still a high chance that the response will be very short.
The person can even respond positively just so you don’t keep asking about his or her weekend, even if his/her weekend went roughly.
I’m sure you had a nice weekend
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say I’m sure you had a nice weekend? This is another option that sounds more like a thesis statement than a question.
This should get you the desired response unless the person you are talking to is not willing to chat.
When you say this, there is a high chance that the person will quickly dispute it if he or she did not have a nice weekend. That has enabled you to get an honest response and, possibly, a story of the weekend follows.
The person could also agree to have had a fantastic weekend and he or she may tell you how fantastic it was.
This doesn’t guarantee a lengthy response. On the other hand, this response allows the person to just smile and nod as a response.
Would you like to relive your weekend?
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say Would you like to relive your weekend?
This is a cool way to ask the question but it does not fit into an official setting. You can ask a close friend this question at an idle moment.
This question indirectly asks how the person’s weekend went and if the person enjoyed it or not.
You don’t have to expect a lengthy response for this but the response gives you the chance to ask another question that gives a lengthy response.
It is a polar question so the person may say No or Yes. Whichever one you hear, you can ask why he/she would make that choice and you get to hear the full story unless the person is not willing to talk about it.
I had a better weekend than you did.
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say I had a better weekend than you did? This is one of the best statements you can use in engaging a person in a conversation.
It sounds more like a competition and it should get the person to trade words with you over which of you had a better weekend.
If the person had a bad weekend, there is a high chance he or she will start telling you all about it. If the person had a great weekend, this statement also gets the person to talk to you.
However, like the other options on the list, it depends on whether the person you are talking to is willing to engage in the conversation or not. If not, the question may be ignored or the answers will be short and dismissive.
How did your weekend go?
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say How did your weekend go? This is similar to the first question on the list.
The major difference between the two is that this question asks for a story. However, this doesn’t assure a lengthy response.
The person may give a very brief response about how his/her weekend went. However, the person can also choose to say It was fine. Thank you.
Tell me about your weekend
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say Tell me about your weekend. The major difference between this question and the one directly above is that this question directly asks for a story.
While a person can simply say It was great to How did your weekend go?, the response would be stupid if it is said to Tell me about your weekend.
This statement is great because it forces the person to give a lengthy response even if the person is unwilling to give a straightforward story.
However, if the person is unwilling to engage in the conversation with you, he/she can give a dismissive response.
My weekend was hectic. Yours?
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say My weekend was hectic. Yours?
This is a cool statement to say but you may not get a lengthy response unless the person is willing and excited to tell you all about his/her weekend.
If the person is not willing to talk, he/she can give a short response like Same. However, if the person is willing to talk, he/she will explain how hectic, boring, or comfortable it was.
Your weekend doesn’t look like it was sweet.
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say Your weekend doesn’t look like it was sweet. This is a funny statement. It will most likely lead to a question about how you came to your conclusion.
The person may quickly start to talk about how bad or good the weekend was. If the person is not willing to talk, he/she will be dismissive.
What happened through the weekend?
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say What happened through the weekend?
This is another statement that directly asks for a story but may not also require a lengthy response if the person is not willing to speak to you.
If the person is not willing, you may get answers like Nothing much.
I trust you had a memorable weekend
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say I trust you had a memorable weekend? If you are looking to get a lengthy response, this option is not the right one for you.
You will only get a lengthy response if the person is interested in sharing the story with you.
I don’t know about you but I loved my weekend.
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say I don’t know about you but I had a lovely weekend. This is another statement that indirectly questions how the person feels about his/her weekend.
If the person is willing to talk, you get to hear the story. If not, you will get a short response or a dismissive one.
I bet your weekend was as boring as mine.
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say I bet your weekend was as boring as mine?
If the person had an exciting weekend, there will be an urge for him/her to tell the story. If it was boring, there will still be a urge to tell the story.
However, if the person is uninterested, the response will be short.
You look like you hated your weekend
Instead of saying Hope you had a great weekend, you can say You look like you hated your weekend. This sounds funny and it will most likely lead to a question about how you came to your conclusion.
The person may quickly start to talk about how bad or good the weekend was. If the person is not willing to talk, he/she will be dismissive.