Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
Las vacaciones ya están a la vuelta de la esquina.
The holidays are just around the corner.
B2idiomslearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Lasdeterminertheel · fem. · pl. · definitevacaciones1nounholidaysvacación · fem. · pl.yaadverbalreadyestánverbareestar · present · 3rd pl.a2prepositiontola2determinertheel · fem. · sing. · definitevuelta2nounturnfem. · sing.de2prepositionofladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definiteesquina2nouncornerfem. · sing..
- vacaciones → están: agree
- vacaciones → Las: agree
Word for word: “The holidays are already at the turn of the corner.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1las vacaciones is always plural in this sense.
- 2a la vuelta de la esquina = very close, coming soon; also for places.
Variations
- Ya casi llegan las vacaciones: están a la vuelta de la esquina.