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How to Say ‘Happy Republic Day!’ in Italian

Buona Festa della Repubblica!

BWOH-nah FES-tah DEL-lah reh-POOB-blee-kah

[BWOH-nah FES-tah DEL-lah reh-POOB-blee-kah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: It's a cheerful, low-key greeting. Unlike Christmas, there are no gifts or cards, so a friendly word to a neighbour or colleague is plenty.

Phrase Breakdown

Buona Festa

BWOH-nah FES-tah

Happy holiday

'Buona' (good) is a common greeting before holidays. Say BUO-na FE-sta, gliding 'uo' smoothly.

Example

Buona Festa a tutti!

Happy holiday, everyone!

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

[FES-tah]

holiday, celebration

Here means a public holiday or festive day, not a party.

Example

Domani è festa, i negozi sono chiusi.

Tomorrow is a holiday, the shops are closed.

della Repubblica!

DEL-lah reh-POOB-blee-kah

of the Republic!

'Della' = 'di' + 'la' (of the). Stress on PUB in Re-PUB-bli-ca, with a long double 'bb'.

Example

Il Presidente della Repubblica parla oggi.

The President of the Republic speaks today.

Words in this phrase

della

[DEL-lah]

of the

'di' + 'la'; 'of the' before feminine singular nouns.

Example

Il colore della tazza.

The colour of the cup.

Repubblica

[reh-POOB-blee-kah]

Republic

A state without a monarch; Italy became one in 1946.

Example

L'Italia è una repubblica.

Italy is a republic.

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