How to Say ‘Do you have plans for the holidays?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Tienes planes para las vacaciones?
TYEH-nehs PLAH-nehs pah-rah laz bah-kah-SYOH-nehs
[TYEH-nehs PLAH-nehs pah-rah laz bah-kah-SYOH-nehs]
🇪🇸 In Spain: A standard small-talk opener in Spain before summer or long weekends. People expect a real answer, and asking back is the natural follow-up.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Tienes planes
TYEH-nehs PLAH-nehs
Do you have plans
'Tienes' is the informal 'you have'. The rising intonation makes it a question.
¿Tienes planes esta noche?
Do you have plans tonight?
Words in this phrase
Tienes
[TYEH-nehs]
do you have
Informal 'you' form of tener (to have).
¿Tienes tiempo hoy?
Do you have time today?
planes
[PLAH-nehs]
plans
Plural of 'plan'; intentions or arrangements for the future.
No tengo planes para el sábado.
I don't have plans for Saturday.
para las vacaciones?
pah-rah laz bah-kah-SYOH-nehs
for the holidays?
'Vacaciones' is always plural in Spanish. In Spain, the 'c' before 'i' sounds like English 'th'.
Ahorro para las vacaciones.
I'm saving for the holidays.
Words in this phrase
para
[pah-rah]
for
Intended to be given to or used by someone or something.
Este regalo es para ti.
This gift is for you.
las
[laz]
The
A definite article to specify particular entities.
Las casas son bellas.
The houses are beautiful.
vacaciones
[bah-kah-SYOH-nehs]
vacation, holidays
Feminine plural noun for time off work.
Me voy de vacaciones en agosto.
I'm going on holiday in August.
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