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"Vacations" is a form of "vacation", a noun which is often translated as "las vacaciones". "Holidays" is a form of "holidays", a plural noun which is often translated as "las fiestas". Learn more about the difference between "vacations" and "holidays" below.
vacation(
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key
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (time away)
a. las vacaciones (F) (from work or school)
(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).
I am going to travel to Mexico during summer vacation.Voy a viajar a México durante las vacaciones de verano.
2. (break)
a. el respiro (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).
I need a vacation from my family after the reunion.Necesito un respiro de mi familia después de la reunión.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. tomarse unas vacaciones
Next year I am going to vacation in Europe.El año que viene voy a tomarme unas vacaciones en Europa.
c. estar de vacaciones
We're vacationing in Florida right now.Estamos de vacaciones en la Florida ahora mismo.
holidays(
ha
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lih
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deyz
)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?
holiday
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.).
