buona festa della donna
The English phrase 'happy international women's day' is translated into Italian as buona festa della donna.
This phrase is a greeting used to wish someone a happy International Women's Day. In Italy, people typically use the word festa (feast/holiday) rather than giorno (day) to wish someone a happy specific holiday.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'good feast of the woman'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word buona (good) is the feminine singular form to agree with festa (feast/holiday).
Did you know?
- In Italy, it is common to celebrate this day by giving yellow mimosa flowers to women. The phrase buona festa della donna is often accompanied by these bright blooms.
- The word donna shares the same Latin root, domus, as the English word 'home'. It originally described a woman as the 'mistress of the house'.
- Unlike in some English-speaking countries, this day is not a public holiday in Italy, so businesses and schools remain open.
Examples in context
- Buona festa della donna, cara!Happy International Women's Day, dear!
- Volevo solo dirti buona festa della donna.I just wanted to say happy International Women's Day to you.
- Buona festa della donna a tutte le colleghe.Happy International Women's Day to all the female colleagues.
Example conversation
Lorenzo greets Chiara at the office in the morning.
- LorenzoBuongiorno Chiara, buona festa della donna!Good morning Chiara, happy International Women's Day!
- ChiaraGrazie mille Lorenzo, sei molto gentile.Thank you very much Lorenzo, you are very kind.
- LorenzoDi nulla, te lo meriti.You're welcome, you deserve it.
- ChiaraChe bella giornata, grazie ancora!What a lovely day, thanks again!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries della, donna, festa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
