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How do you say "holiday" in Italian?

la festa

Noun Feminine

In Italian, "holiday" is la festa.

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Pronunciation

Aim for fe-sta when you say festa, stressing fe over the rest.

Grammar notes

la festa is feminine. Its plural is vacanze.

Example sentence

Viaggiarono in Spagna per le vacanze.

They travelled to Spain for the holiday.

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How to remember la festa

Build a tiny story around "They travelled to Spain for the holiday." and drop festa into it as the key prop.

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Questions about la festa

How do you pronounce la festa?

Aim for fe-sta when you say festa, stressing fe over the rest.

Is la festa masculine or feminine?

la festa is feminine. la festa is feminine. Its plural is vacanze.

How is la festa used in Italian?

la festa is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Viaggiarono in Spagna per le vacanze. (They travelled to Spain for the holiday.).

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