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How to say "hospital" in Spanish
"Hospital" in Spanish is hospital, pronounced ohs-pee-TAHL (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a masculine noun (el hospital, plural los hospitales).
| Spanish | hospital |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | ohs-pee-TAHL |
| Meaning | hospital |
| Gender | masculine: el hospital |
| Plural | los hospitales |
| Frequency | #131 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
How to pronounce hospital
Hospital is pronounced ohs-pee-TAHL, in IPA /ospiˈtal/. Hospital has three syllables, ohs-pee-TAHL, with the stress on the third. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a consonant other than -n or -s are stressed on the last syllable.
- H is silent.
Listen: normal and slow speed, in your browser's Spanish voice. IPA: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Is hospital masculine or feminine?
Hospital is masculine, so it takes el (the) and un (a): el hospital. The plural is los hospitales. The ending does not tell you the gender here, so learn the word together with its article: el hospital.
Example sentences
¿Dónde está el hospital?
where is the hospital?
Ella trabaja en el hospital
She works in the hospital.
El hospital está cerca
The hospital is nearby
How to remember hospital
hospital [ohs-pee-TAHL] sounds like the English “hospital”. Picture this:
The same word: hospital — just say it with a silent h and a smile.
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Practice hospital
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