How to Say ‘Republic Day’ in Italian
Festa della Repubblica
FES-tah DEL-lah reh-POOB-blee-kah
[FES-tah DEL-lah reh-POOB-blee-kah]
💬 Usage Tip: della is di + la merged into one word, meaning "of the". The same thing happens with del, dei and delle.
🇮🇹 In Italy: It marks 2 June 1946, when Italians voted to replace the monarchy with a republic. It's a national day off, so shops and offices are often closed.
Phrase Breakdown
Festa
[FES-tah]
holiday, celebration
Here means a public holiday or festive day, not a party.
Domani è festa, i negozi sono chiusi.
Tomorrow is a holiday, the shops are closed.
della
[DEL-lah]
of the
'di' + 'la'; 'of the' before feminine singular nouns.
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.
L'Italia è una repubblica.
Italy is a republic.
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