der Urlaubstag
Translation
vacation day, day off
Examples
Ich nehme morgen einen Urlaubstag.
I'm taking a vacation day tomorrow.
Wie viele Urlaubstage hast du noch?
How many vacation days do you have left?
Grammar Patterns
to take a vacation day to take a day off I'm taking a vacation day.
to have vacation days to have days off He still has five vacation days.
Similar Words
Synonyms: freier Tag (day off); Antonyms: Arbeitstag (workday)
Etymology
Composed of 'Urlaub' (vacation, leave) + 's' (linking element) + 'Tag' (day).
Memory Tips
Literally a 'vacation day'. A very straightforward compound word.