¡Felices vacaciones!
To say "have a nice holiday" in Spanish, use ¡Felices vacaciones!
This phrase is a friendly wish used to tell someone to enjoy their time off from work or school.
What does it mean word for word?
The word Felices is the plural form of feliz (happy) and is used to agree with the plural noun vacaciones.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this context, the word for "holiday" or "vacation" is always plural in Spanish as vacaciones.
Did you know?
- Spanish has a specific word puente meaning 'bridge' to describe a long weekend created when a holiday falls near a weekend.
- The word vacaciones comes from the Latin vacatio, which means 'being empty' or 'free from duty'.
- If you are wishing someone a good holiday during a religious festival, you might instead hear ¡Felices fiestas!, which covers holidays like Christmas or Easter.
Examples in context
- ¡Felices vacaciones!Have a nice holiday!
