Italian Phrase
Quanti giorni di ferie mi restano?
Meaning
The speaker is asking how many vacation (holiday) days they still have left to use. It’s a practical question often asked when planning time off or checking remaining leave balance.
When to use
Use this sentence when you need to know your remaining paid‑time‑off at work, when speaking with HR, a manager, or a colleague about upcoming holiday plans.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quantigiornidiferiemirestano?
Quanti (interrogative adjective)
‘Quanti’ agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies; here it is masculine plural to match ‘giorni’.
di (partitive/prepositional)
‘di’ links the noun ‘giorni’ with the type of days – ‘ferie’ (vacation). It functions like ‘of’ in English.
mi (indirect object pronoun)
‘mi’ indicates that the remaining days pertain to the speaker – ‘to me’.
restano (verb ‘restare’)
Third‑person plural present of ‘restare’, used because the subject ‘giorni’ is plural.
Question formation
Italian yes‑no and wh‑questions keep the normal word order; intonation rises at the end.
🗨In Conversation
Quanti giorni di ferie mi restano?
How many vacation days do I have left?
Hai ancora cinque giorni di ferie disponibili.
You still have five vacation days available.
✕Common Mistakes
Quanti giorni di ferie mi resta?
‘Restare’ must agree with the plural subject ‘giorni’; use ‘restano’ not ‘resta’.
Quanti giorni di ferie mi rimane?
‘Rimanere’ can be used, but the pronoun placement changes: ‘Quanti giorni di ferie mi rimangono?’ is correct, not ‘mi rimane’.
Quanti giorni ferie mi restano?
Dropping ‘di’ makes the phrase sound ungrammatical; you need the preposition to link the type of days.
↔Alternatives
Quanti giorni di vacanza mi restano?
How many vacation days do I have left?
Quanti giorni di ferie ho ancora?
How many vacation days do I still have?
Quanti giorni di ferie mi rimangono?
How many vacation days remain for me?
Cultural Tip
In Italy, employees are legally entitled to at least four weeks of paid vacation (ferie) per year. Companies often track the balance in an internal portal, and it’s common to ask HR or your manager for the exact number before booking a trip. Remember that ‘ferie’ is a plural noun; you’ll hear ‘le ferie’ even when referring to a single period of leave.