{"id":9897,"date":"2022-05-24T08:08:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T08:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=9897"},"modified":"2022-05-24T08:08:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T08:08:14","slug":"how-to-differentiate-holiday-holidays-vacation-and-days-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/how-to-differentiate-holiday-holidays-vacation-and-days-off\/","title":{"rendered":"How to differentiate holiday, holidays, vacation and days off?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The interpretation of <strong>the words holiday, holidays, and vacation offer many doubts<\/strong>, especially in those who have been studying English for a short time, we believe that this is more than enough reason to address the subject and offer a clarifying explanation, to know when to use it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">\u00cdNDICE DE CONTENIDOS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#holiday\">Differences: holiday or holidays<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#vacation\">Vacation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Mistakes made when using the word vacation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#days\">Days off in English: &#8220;Have a day off&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#take\">&#8220;Take a sick day&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indeed, knowing if using holiday or holidays is a common question when learning English.\u00a0Perhaps the confusion arises because in Spanish the word \u201cvacaciones\u201d is always used, whatever the context, regardless of whether it is singular or plural. <strong>It should be borne in mind that in English there is a plural and singular form and they also have different employment criteria.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For its part, vacation means \u201cvacaciones\u201d and its use is more typical of American English in which the person who enjoys a vacation is called a \u201cvacationer\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"holiday\">Differences: holiday or holidays<\/h2>\n<p>Basically, it&#8217;s something like singular vs. plural.\u00a0<strong>Holiday is used when you mean a holiday\/vacation,<\/strong>\u00a0while\u00a0<strong>holidays means some vacation days or a period of time without working\/studying<\/strong>.\u00a0However, it is said\u00a0to be on holiday\u00a0when you mean to be on vacation.<\/p>\n<h3>Holidays are used:<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to referring to a specific vacation time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christmas holidays.<br \/>\nVacaciones de Navidad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Summer holidays.<br \/>\nVacaciones estivales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Relate trips<\/h3>\n<p>Holidays refer to more than one trip.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How many holidays time did you have last summer?<br \/>\n\u00bfCu\u00e1ntas vacaciones tuviste el verano pasado?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I had three holiday periods last year: at Easter, I went to Spain, in summer to France and in winter to Portugal.<br \/>\nTuve tres periodos de vacaciones el a\u00f1o pasado: en Semana Santa fui a Espa\u00f1a, en verano a Francia y en invierno a Portugal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mientras\u00a0<strong>Holiday se emplea para referirse a un solo evento o d\u00eda festivo concreto<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Friday is a holiday, that\u2019s why he doesn\u2019t go to work.<br \/>\nEl Viernes Santo es feriado, por eso no va a trabajar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"vacation\">Vacation<\/h2>\n<p>Vacation is the term used by\u00a0<strong>North Americans<\/strong>\u00a0when it refers to a more or less long period of vacation, while in the United Kingdom they use holiday<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How good! ten days to go on vacation.<br \/>\n\u00a1Qu\u00e9 bien! Faltan diez d\u00edas para irme de vacaciones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In reality, <strong>vacation is not widely used in the United Kingdom<\/strong>, except when it is to refer to a more or less long period, in which it is closed, for example, a university.<\/p>\n<p>However, the holiday is mostly used by Americans to refer to a national holiday such as Thanksgiving or Independence Day. Therefore, <strong>in the United States, you can have a holiday day during your vacation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<strong>summary,<\/strong>\u00a0we can say that in American English, they use the word vacation to talk about vacations, while in British English holiday is used.<\/p>\n<h3>In both cases, it is customary to combine these verbs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To be on holiday\/vacation.<br \/>\n(estar de vacaciones).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>To go on holiday\/vacation.<br \/>\n(irse de vacaciones).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>To take a holiday\/vacation.<br \/>\n(cogerse las vacaciones).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When was the last time you took a holiday? \/ When was the last time you took a vacation?<br \/>\n\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo fue la \u00faltima vez que se fue de vacaciones? \/ \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo fue la \u00faltima vez que tom\u00f3 unas vacaciones?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u2019re on vacation. \/ We\u2019re on holiday.<br \/>\nEstamos de vacaciones. \/ Estamos de vacaciones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I like to go on vacation in the spring \/ I like to go on holiday in the spring.<br \/>\nMe gusta irme de vacaciones en primavera. \/ Me gusta irme de vacaciones en primavera.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"mistakes\">Mistakes made when using the word vacation<\/h2>\n<p>Be careful with the word vacation!\u00a0<strong>Vacation has no plural in English!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How were your vacation? \u2013&gt;\u00a0How was your vacation?<br \/>\n\u00bfC\u00f3mo fueron tus vacaciones? -&gt; \u00bfC\u00f3mo fueron tus vacaciones?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make sure you pronounce the v as an English v and not as a b. The two areas are pronounced like the an in late, not as in cow in Spanish.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"days\">Days off in English: &#8220;Have a day off&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to holidays, holidays, and vacations you can also say <strong>&#8220;have a day off&#8221; or &#8220;have a few days off&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0to have a few days off.\u00a0For instance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I have a few days off in August, and I\u2019m going to the beach.<br \/>\nTengo unos d\u00edas libres en agosto y me voy a la playa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m new to the company, so I don\u2019t have many days off this year.<br \/>\nSoy nuevo en la compa\u00f1\u00eda, as\u00ed que no tengo muchos d\u00edas libres este a\u00f1o.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u00a0<strong>can<\/strong>\u00a0also\u00a0<strong>say \u201ctake a day off\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0to take the day off.\u00a0Or if you want, more than one day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m going to take the day off to visit my aunt in the hospital.<br \/>\nVoy a tomarme el d\u00eda libre para visitar a mi t\u00eda en el hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m going to take a week off at Christmas.<br \/>\nVoy a tomarme una semana libre en Navidad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>She took a year off when she had her first child.<br \/>\nSe tom\u00f3 un a\u00f1o libre cuando tuvo su primer hijo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"take\">&#8220;Take a sick day&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>On the other hand, in\u00a0<strong>American English, &#8221;\u00a0<em>take a sick day<\/em>\u00a0&#8221; is used<\/strong>\u00a0to take the day off due to illness.<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you feel bad, take a sick day.<br \/>\nSi te sientes mal, t\u00f3mate un d\u00eda por enfermedad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>She took a sick day, but really she was at an interview for another job.<br \/>\nSe tom\u00f3 un d\u00eda por enfermedad, pero en realidad estaba en una entrevista para otro trabajo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>He\u2019s been on sick leave since he broke his leg a couple of weeks ago.<br \/>\nHa estado de baja por enfermedad desde que se fractur\u00f3 la pierna hace un par de semanas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>She\u2019s been on maternity leave for 3 months.<br \/>\nHa estado de baja por maternidad durante 3 meses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;9897&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;\u00a1D\u00e9janos unas estrellitas si te ha gustado el post!&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (2 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How to differentiate holiday, holidays, vacation and days off?&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;138&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 138px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            5\/5 - (2 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The interpretation of the words holiday, holidays, and vacation offer many doubts, especially in those who have been studying English&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2637,"featured_media":8935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8073,8080,8075,8130,8125],"tags":[8077,8232,8222],"class_list":["post-9897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-level-a1-levels","category-level-a2-levels","category-learn-english","category-learn-language","category-vocabulary","tag-learn-english","tag-learn-language","tag-vocabulary","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9897"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15127,"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9897\/revisions\/15127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}