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How to Say ‘Happy holiday and have a nice day.’ in Italian

Buona festa e buona giornata.

BWOH-nah FEH-stah eh BWOH-nah jor-NAH-tah

[BWOH-nah FEH-stah eh BWOH-nah jor-NAH-tah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Wishing a stranger buona festa on a public holiday is a warm, normal way to part. Expect altrettanto in return.

Phrase Breakdown

Buona festa

BWOH-nah FEH-stah

Happy holiday

A wish for a holiday or celebration. Glide through 'uo' in 'buona': BWOH-nah FES-tah.

Example

Buona festa a tutta la famiglia!

Happy holiday to the whole family!

Words in this phrase

Buona

[BWOH-nah]

good

Adjective meaning good; feminine singular form of buono.

Example

Hai una buona base. tecnica.

You have a good technical foundation.

festa

[FEH-stah]

holiday

A public holiday or celebration; 'buona festa' wishes someone a happy holiday.

Example

Buona festa a tutti!

Happy holiday, everyone!

e buona giornata.

eh BWOH-nah jor-NAH-tah

and have a nice day.

'E' (and) is too short to say alone, so it joins the next words. Say 'giornata' as jor-NAH-tah.

Example

Arrivederci e buona giornata.

Goodbye and have a nice day.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect ideas or qualities.

Example

Nella frase E collaborativa, E aggiunge una seconda qualità positiva dell'azienda.

In the phrase 'E collaborativa,' 'E' adds a second positive quality of the company.

buona

[BWOH-nah]

good

Adjective meaning good; feminine singular form of buono.

Example

Hai una buona base. tecnica.

You have a good technical foundation.

giornata

[jor-NAH-tah]

day

The day as a span of time; used in 'have a good day'.

Example

È una bella giornata.

It's a beautiful day.

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