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How to Say ‘Take a few days of vacation.’ in French

Prenez quelques jours de vacances.

pruh-NAY kel-kuh zhoor duh va-KAHNSS

[pruh-NAY kel-kuh zhoor duh va-KAHNSS]

💬 Usage Tip: Vacances is always plural for "holiday" or "vacation". You say les vacances, never la vacance.

Phrase Breakdown

Prenez quelques jours

pruh-NAY kel-kuh zhoor

Take a few days

Polite imperative of 'prendre'. Say 'pruh-nay kel-kuh zhoor'.

Example

Prenez quelques minutes.

Take a few minutes.

Words in this phrase

Prenez

[pruh-NAY]

take

Polite/plural command form of 'prendre'; in directions, 'take' a street.

Example

Prenez le bus numéro trois.

Take bus number three.

quelques

[kel-kuh]

a few / some

A determiner meaning 'a few' or 'some', often used before plural nouns.

Example

Je proposerai quelques idées dans mon prochain message.

I will suggest a few ideas in my next message.

jours

[zhoor]

days

Part of the expression tous les jours, meaning every day.

Example

Oui, comme tous les jours. Ces jours passent vite.

Yes, like every day. These days go by quickly.

de vacances.

duh va-KAHNSS

of vacation / off.

'Vacances' is always plural. Say 'duh va-kahns'.

Example

Deux semaines de vacances.

Two weeks of vacation.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

vacances

[va-KAHNSS]

holidays / vacation

Feminine plural noun meaning time off work or school.

Example

Nous partons en vacances demain.

We are going on holiday tomorrow.

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