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"Holiday" is an adjective which is often translated as "de las fiestas", and "festival" is a noun which is often translated as "el festival". Learn more about the difference between "holiday" and "festival" below.
holiday(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de las fiestas
The holiday season is over. It's time to take down the Christmas decorations.La época de las fiestas ya terminó. Es hora de quitar los adornos navideños.
a. de vacaciones
I spent a month in my holiday apartment.Estuve un mes en mi apartamento de vacaciones.
b. vacacional
We stayed at a holiday complex near the sea.Nos hospedamos en un complejo vacacional cerca del mar.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el día de fiesta (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday.El día de San Valentín es mi día de fiesta preferido.
b. el día feriado (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Some countries have up to 20 holidays a year.Algunos países tienen hasta 20 días feriados al año.
d. el día festivo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Monday is a holiday so we don't have to work.El lunes es un día festivo así que no tenemos que trabajar.
e. el feriado (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Is today a holiday? - Buddy, today's Sunday.¿Hoy es feriado? - Amigo, hoy es domingo.
a. las vacaciones (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What did you do during your summer holidays?¿Qué hiciste durante tus vacaciones de verano?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
holidays
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las fiestas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Are you going home for the holidays?¿Vas a casa para las fiestas?
festival(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el festival (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The city hosts a festival every year showcasing Wagner's operas.La ciudad monta un festival anual de la ópera de Wagner.
2. (religious)
a. la festividad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Holi is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of spring.Holi es una festividad hindú que celebra la llegada de la primavera.
3. (party)
a. el festival (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The school festival will take place in June.El festival de la escuela tendrá lugar en junio.
