viaje de vacaciones
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The English phrase "vacation trip" is translated into Spanish as viaje de vacaciones.
Native speakers often shorten the phrase to simply las vacaciones when referring to the trip itself. For example, if you want to ask how someone's vacation trip went, you might say ¿Cómo fueron las vacaciones?
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of viaje (trip) and de vacaciones (of vacations/on vacation).
Which one should you use?
You may encounter viaje de placer, which is a more formal or specific way to describe a trip taken for enjoyment rather than business.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural "vacation trips", you change the noun viaje to viajes while keeping vacaciones in its plural form: viajes de vacaciones.
Did you know?
- The word viaje is a linguistic relative of viático, a term specifically used for travel allowances or the last rites administered by a priest.
- While viaje describes the act of traveling, the word vacaciones is always plural in Spanish, even when referring to a single vacation period.
Examples in context
- Estamos planeando un viaje de vacaciones a México.We are planning a vacation trip to Mexico.
- Voy a hacer un viaje de verano a la costa.I am going on a summer vacation trip to the coast.
- ¡Buen viaje!Have a great trip!
- Nuestro viaje de vacaciones fue increíble.Our vacation trip was incredible.
- ¿Ya planeaste tu viaje de vacaciones?Have you planned your vacation trip yet?
- Necesito ahorrar dinero para un viaje de vacaciones.I need to save money for a vacation trip.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their future plans.
- SofíaDaniel, ¿ya organizaste tu viaje de vacaciones?Daniel, have you organized your vacation trip yet?
- DanielTodavía no, Sofía. No sé a dónde ir.Not yet, Sofía. I don't know where to go.
- SofíaPodemos planear un viaje de vacaciones juntos.We can plan a vacation trip together.
- Daniel¡Me parece una idea excelente!That sounds like an excellent idea!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, viaje, CC BY-SA 4.0.
