días de vacaciones
/dias de bakaθjones/from spelling rules
The English phrase "vacation days" is translated into Spanish as días de vacaciones.
días de vacaciones refers to the number of paid days off from work that an employee is allowed to take for leisure. In a professional context, this phrase is used to refer to the total allotment of paid time off an employee has earned. It is also common in Spanish-speaking countries to simply refer to vacation time as vacaciones, using the plural form.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is literally composed of días (days), de (of) and vacaciones (vacations).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, días de vacaciones is a commonly used phrase.
How does it change in a sentence?
While vacaciones is typically used in the plural to refer to the period of leave, you can use the singular el día de vacaciones when referring to a single specific day of leave.
Did you know?
- In Spain, it is common to combine días de vacaciones with puentes (bridges). A puente occurs when a holiday falls near a weekend, prompting workers to take a vacation day to create a long break.
- While vacaciones refers to the leave itself, the Spanish word descanso is often used to describe the actual act of resting during those days. It implies a recovery of strength rather than just a trip.
- The word días in días de vacaciones shares a Proto-Indo-European root with the English word 'day', making them distant linguistic cousins.
Examples in context
- Quisiera solicitar días de vacaciones para la próxima semana.I would like to request vacation days for next week.
- ¿Cuál es la política de permiso de vacaciones en esta empresa?What is the vacation leave policy in this company?
- ¿Cuándo tienes días libres para irte de viaje? Estoy planeando unas vacaciones.When do you have free days to go on a trip? I'm planning a vacation.
- Tengo pocos días de vacaciones este año.I have few vacation days this year.
- ¿Cuántos días de vacaciones te quedan?How many vacation days do you have left?
- Debemos solicitar los días de vacaciones por escrito.We must request the vacation days in writing.
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are discussing their work schedule at the office.
- JavierElena, ¿sabes cuántos días de vacaciones tengo?Elena, do you know how many vacation days I have?
- ElenaCreo que te quedan diez días.I think you have ten days left.
- JavierEspero que sean suficientes para ir a la playa.I hope they are enough to go to the beach.
- ElenaSí, Javier, son bastantes para un viaje corto.Yes, Javier, they are plenty for a short trip.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
