Category: Greetings
Phrase: Buon finesettimana
Translation: Have a nice weekend

Michelle was quizzing me for our second day of Italian class. We had three pages of short phrases and words to memorize, and since it was our first homework assignment, I wanted to be sure I knew them all. When we came to "Have a nice weekend", however, I wasn't quite sure. "Buon fine...tesa...mama?" was the garbled version that came out. Since then, it has become a running joke at the apartment to ask me how to say weekend, and respond with, "Buon finesetyomama." I know this is one phrase I will never forget.