día festivo
official day off, Mexico
In Mexico a public holiday is a día festivo, and a holiday as in a vacation is vacaciones. A holiday celebration can also be called a fiesta.
Meaning: day off or vacation (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| día festivo | official day off, Mexico |
| Vacaciones | vacation |
| Fiesta | celebration |
You can say Este lunes es día festivo for a day off, and Estoy de vacaciones for being on a trip or break.
Which one should you use?
English "holiday" covers two ideas. For a day off for everyone use día festivo or feriado. For time away from work or school use vacaciones, which is always plural.
How does it change in a sentence?
Vacaciones has no singular in normal use. Say unas vacaciones for "a holiday".
Did you know?
- Mexico often moves some national holidays to a Monday so that people get a long weekend.
Examples in context
- El lunes es día festivo.Monday is a holiday.
- Salimos de vacaciones en diciembre.We go on holiday in December.
- Mañana hay fiesta en el pueblo.Tomorrow there is a celebration in town.
Example conversation
Dani asks her coworker Hugo about the long weekend in Querétaro.
- Dani¿Hugo, el lunes es día festivo?Hugo, is Monday a holiday?
- HugoSí, no trabajamos.Yes, we do not work.
- DaniQué bueno, me voy de vacaciones.Great, I am going on vacation.
