What do you say about going out this weekend?
'Dici' = DI-ci. 'Weekend' is used as in English in informal Italian speech.
Use this as a warm, open invitation to make social plans. 'Che ne dici di + infinitive?' is one of the most useful Italian phrases for suggesting activities — it is soft and gives the other person full latitude to accept, modify, or suggest alternatives.
'Che ne dici di + infinitive?' literally means 'What do you say of doing...?' — 'ne' here is a partitive pronoun referring to the idea. It is the Italian equivalent of 'what do you say about...?' or 'how about...?'. The phrase invites an opinion as much as an answer.
Ti va di uscire sabato?
Do you feel like going out Saturday?
'Ti va di' is slightly softer — focuses on desire rather than opinion
Hai programmi per il weekend?
Do you have plans for the weekend?
Checking availability before proposing — polite first step
Organizziamo qualcosa per sabato?
Shall we organise something for Saturday?
Collaborative framing — planning together rather than inviting
Weekend plans in Italy tend to be made relatively spontaneously — often confirmed by a WhatsApp message on Thursday or Friday. Italians are comfortable with last-minute plans and equally comfortable with plans that change. The important thing is the social intent — 'voglio stare con te' (I want to be with you) — rather than the specific logistics.