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How to Say ‘Thirty days of vacation’ in German

Dreißig Tage Urlaub

DRY-sikh TAH-geh OOR-lowp

[DRY-sikh TAH-geh OOR-lowp]

💬 Usage Tip: No word for "of" here: German puts the amount straight before the thing. Same with zwei Tage Homeoffice "two days of remote work".

Phrase Breakdown

Dreißig

[DRY-sikh]

thirty

The number 30.

Example

Das Brot kostet dreißig Cent mehr.

The bread costs thirty cents more.

Tage

[TAH-geh]

days

Plural of 'Tag', day.

Example

Ich habe drei Tage Urlaub.

I have three days of vacation.

Urlaub

[OOR-lowp]

vacation, leave

Masculine noun for paid time off; used without article when counting days.

Example

Ich nehme eine Woche Urlaub.

I'm taking a week of vacation.

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