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How to Say ‘Twenty-five days of holiday’ in Italian

Venticinque giorni di ferie

ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh JOR-nee dee FEH-ryeh

[ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh JOR-nee dee FEH-ryeh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Italian contracts usually set about four weeks of paid leave as the legal minimum. Twenty-five days is a normal offer, not a generous one.

Phrase Breakdown

Venticinque giorni

ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh JOR-nee

twenty-five days

Stress 'cin' in 'venticinque' (ven-ti-CHEEN-kweh). 'Gi' in 'giorni' sounds like English 'j' (JOR-nee).

Example

Ho venticinque giorni per finire.

I have twenty-five days to finish.

Words in this phrase

Venticinque

[ven-tee-CHEEN-kweh]

twenty-five

The number 25.

Example

Ho venticinque anni.

I am twenty-five years old.

giorni

[JOR-nee]

days

Plural noun meaning 'days,' often used in time expressions for scheduling follow-up.

Example

Nei prossimi giorni ti aggiorno, e giorni specifica il periodo di tempo.

In the next few days I’ll update you, and 'days' specifies the time period.

di ferie

dee FEH-ryeh

of holiday / of vacation

'Ferie' (FEH-ree-eh) is always plural and means paid time off from work. Stress the first syllable.

Example

Sono in ferie.

I'm on holiday.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

ferie

[FEH-ryeh]

vacation, paid leave

Days off from work, always plural.

Example

Ho ancora dieci giorni di ferie.

I still have ten vacation days.

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