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

Vinte e cinco dias de férias

VEENT ee SEEN-koo DEE-ahsh deh FEH-ree-ash

[VEENT ee SEEN-koo DEE-ahsh deh FEH-ree-ash]

💬 Usage Tip: Férias is always plural, even for a single day off or one trip. You'd say estou de férias "I'm on holiday".

Phrase Breakdown

Vinte e cinco dias

VEENT ee SEEN-koo DEE-ahsh

Twenty-five days

'Vinte e' links as 'VIN-ti'. 'cinco' is 'SIN-ku' and 'dias' is 'DI-ash'.

Example

O curso dura vinte e cinco dias.

The course lasts twenty-five days.

Words in this phrase

Vinte

[VEENT]

twenty

The number 20.

Example

Temos vinte clientes novos.

We have twenty new customers.

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

cinco

[SEEN-koo]

five

The number 5.

Example

Somos cinco pessoas.

We are five people.

dias

[DEE-ahsh]

days

Plural of 'dia'.

Example

Fiquei em casa dois dias.

I stayed home two days.

de férias

deh FEH-ree-ash

of holiday

'férias' is always plural and has an open 'é': 'd'FÉ-riash'.

Example

Estou de férias.

I'm on holiday.

Words in this phrase

[deh]

(no direct translation)

Preposition linking 'importar-se' to the following verb.

Example

Importa-se de esperar?

Do you mind waiting?

férias

[FEH-ree-ash]

holidays; vacation

Time off work, always plural in Portuguese.

Example

Vou de férias em agosto.

I'm going on holiday in August.

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