Portuguese Phrase
Quantos dias de férias ainda tenho?
Meaning
The speaker is asking how many vacation days are still available to them. It is a polite, direct way to inquire about remaining paid leave, often before planning a trip or requesting time off.
When to use
Use this question when you need to check your remaining paid leave balance with HR, a manager, or a colleague who can see the schedule. It’s common in office settings, during performance reviews, or when planning personal travel.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quantosdiasdefériasaindatenho?
Quantos (interrogative adjective)
Used to ask about quantity; it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
dias (noun, masculine plural)
The word for 'days'; plural form matches the plural adjective 'quantos'.
de (preposition)
Links the noun 'dias' with the complement 'férias', meaning 'of'.
férias (noun, feminine plural)
Means 'vacation' or 'holiday'; always used in the plural form in Portuguese.
ainda (adverb)
Means 'still' or 'yet', placed before the verb to indicate a remaining amount.
tenho (verb ter, 1st person singular, present)
The verb 'to have' conjugated for 'eu'; used here to express possession of days.
🗨In Conversation
Quantos dias de férias ainda tenho?
How many vacation days do I still have?
Você tem cinco dias restantes.
You have five days left.
✕Common Mistakes
Quantos dias de férias ainda tem?
Use the first‑person form 'tenho' because you are talking about yourself.
Quantos dias de ferias ainda tenho?
The word must have a tilde: 'férias'. Without it the spelling is incorrect.
Quantos dias de férias tem ainda?
Placing 'ainda' after the verb changes the nuance; keep it before the verb for the standard phrasing.
↔Alternatives
Quantos dias de férias restam?
How many vacation days remain?
Quantos dias de licença ainda tenho?
How many days of leave do I still have?
Ainda tenho quantos dias de férias?
How many vacation days do I still have?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, employees are legally entitled to 30 days of paid vacation after one year of work, which can be taken in up to three periods. Companies often allow the employee to 'sell' up to one-third of those days (known as "abono de férias"). When asking about vacation days, it’s polite to address the HR representative or manager with "por favor" and to check the company’s internal portal, as many firms track balances digitally.