Describing vacations in Italian:
The basic word for vacation in Italian is vacanza [vah-CAHN-zah], and “to go on vacation” is andare in vacanza or fare vacanza.
Andiamo in vacanza a Barcelona questa settimana.
We’re going on vacation in Barcelona this week.
For the kids, the summer break/school holiday is le vacanze scolastiche.
A vacation from work is ferie. Better yet, a paid vacation is ferie retribuite.
C’é Angela? No, Angela é in ferie.
Is Angela here? No, she’s on vacation.
In Italy, August 15th is a national holiday known as ferragosto (ferie di agosto), and most Italians head out to the beach or the mountains on this day.
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