Living abroad
Emergency room
30 Spanish words for this topic, with their IPA and translation. Tap one to hear it and record yourself.
- urgencias/uɾˈxensjas/emergency room
- paramédico/paɾaˈmeðiko/paramedic
- camilla/kaˈmiʝa/stretcher
- silla de ruedas/siʝa ðe ˈɾweðas/wheelchair
- dolor de pecho/doloɾ ðe ˈpetʃo/chest pain
- infarto/inˈfaɾto/heart attack
- derrame cerebral/derame seɾeˈβɾal/stroke
- inconsciente/inkonsˈsjente/unconscious
- desmayarse/desmaˈʝaɾse/to faint
- convulsión/konbulˈsjon/seizure
- fractura/fɾakˈtuɾa/fracture
- esguince/esˈɣinse/sprain
- quemadura/kemaˈðuɾa/burn
- herida/eˈɾiða/wound
- puntos/ˈpuntos/stitches
- venda/ˈbenda/bandage
- radiografía/raðjoɣɾaˈfia/X-ray
- presión arterial/pɾeˈsjon aɾteɾjal/blood pressure
- pulso/ˈpulso/pulse
- oxígeno/oˈksixeno/oxygen
- suero/ˈsweɾo/IV drip
- analgésico/analˈxesiko/painkiller
- sedante/seˈðante/sedative
- reacción alérgica/reakˈsjon aleɾxika/allergic reaction
- atragantarse/atɾaɣanˈtaɾse/to choke
- intoxicación/intoksikaˈsjon/poisoning
- sala de espera/sala ðe esˈpeɾa/waiting room
- internar/inteɾˈnaɾ/to admit
- dar de alta/daɾ ðeˈ alta/to discharge
- familiar/famiˈljaɾ/relative
Phrases to practice
In the app you say them out loud and Selora shows you which syllable to adjust.
- Llegó a urgencias con dolor de pecho y presión arterial alta.He arrived at the ER with chest pain and high blood pressure.
- Tiene una quemadura y una herida con una venda.She has a burn and a wound with a bandage.
- El paramédico tomó el pulso y le dio oxígeno.The paramedic took her pulse and gave her oxygen.
Practice this topic in the app
Short lessons with these words and phrases: you say them out loud and Selora tells you which syllable to fix.
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