Take a deep breath

Spanish Phrases for Nurses: Take a deep breath

Number 10 on the our list of 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses is...

Respire profundo
Pronounced: Rehs-pee-reh proh-foon-doh
Translates to: Take a deep breath

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I am going to take your blood pressure

Spanish Phrases for Nurses: I am going to take your blood pressure

Phrase nine in our 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses list is.

Le voy a tomar la perssion
Pronounced: Leh vohy ah toh-mahr lah preh-seeohn
Translates to: I am going to take your blood pressure

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Do you have allergies to medication?

Spanih Phrases for Nurses: Do you have allergies to medication?

 Here is phrase eight in our 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses list.

Tiene alergias a algun medicamento?
Pronounced: Tee-eh-neh ahl-ehr-hee-ah ah ahl-goon meh-dee-kah-mehn-toh?
Translates to: Do you have allergies to medication?

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How would you rate the pain?

Spanish Phrases for Nurses: How would you rate the pain, 0 being no pain 10 being the worst pain you have ever felt?

The seventh phrase in our 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses series is "How would you rate the pain, 0 being no pain 10 bing the worst pain you have ever felt?"

Que grado le da a el dolor si un cero no duele y un diez es lo mas doloroso que a sentido?
Pronounced: Keh grah-doh leh dah ah ehl doh-lohr see oon seh-roh noh dooeh-leh ee oon dee-ehs ehs loh mahs doh-loh-roh-soh keh ah sehn-tee-doh.
Translates to: How would you rate the pain, 0 being no pain 10 being the worst pain you have ever felt?

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How much did you eat/drink today?

Spanish Phrases For Nurses: How much did you eat/drink today?

Our sixth phrase in our 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses series is "How much did you eat/drink today?"

Cuanto a comido/tomado hoy?
Pronounced: Coo-ahn-toh ah coh-mee-doh/toh-mah-doh ohy?
Transpates to: How much did you eat/drink today?

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Are you in pain?

Spanish Phrases for Nurses: Are you in pain?

The fifth phrase in the 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses series is..

Tiene dolor?
Pronounced: Tee-eh-neh doh-lohr?
Translates to: Are you in pain?

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The doctor will see you shortly

Spanish phrases for nurses: The doctor will be with you shortly

Phrase four of the 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses is "The doctor will be with you shortly"

El doctor estara con usted en seguida
Pronounced: Ehl dohck-tohr ehs-tah-rah cohn oos-tehd ehn seh-gee-dah
Translates to: The doctor will be with you shortly

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Please hold still

Spanish phrases for nurses: Please hold still

Phrase three from our list of 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses is "Please hold still."

Por favor no se mueva
Pronounced: Pohr fah-vohr noh seh mooeh-vah
Translates to: Please don't move

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This will hurt a little

Spanish phrases for nurses: This will hurt a little

Our second phrase in our 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses series is "This will hurt a little"

Esto va a doler poquito
Pronounced: Ehs-toh vah ah doh-lehr poh-key-toh
Translates to: This will hurt a little.

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Hello my name is _______. I will be your nurse today

Spanish phrases for nurses: Hello my name is _______. I will be your nurse today

From our 30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses series.

The first of thirty phrases.

Hola, me llamo _______. Yo voy a ser su enfermera(o) hoy.
Pronounced: Oh-lah, meh yah-moh _______. Yoh vohy ah sehr sue ehn-fehr-meh-rah( or roh for male nurse) oy.
Translates to: Hello my name is _______. I will be your nurse today.

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30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses

30 Spanish Phrases for Nurses

For the next 30 days we will cover these thirty phrases commonly used in the Nursing field. Eventually all of the phrases below will be linked to their respective posts. You can see what we have so far by clicking spanish phrases for nurses.

If you are not in the nursing field some of these phrases are still useful.

Here they are:

1.  Hello my name is _______. I will be your nurse today
2. This will hurt a little
   
3. Please hold still
   
4. The doctor will see you shortly
   
5. Are you in pain?
6. How much did you eat/drink today?
   
7. How would you rate the pain, 0 being no pain 10 being the worst pain you have ever felt?
   
8. Do you have allergies to medication?
   
9. I am going to take your blood pressure
   
10. Take a deep breath
11. Did you have a bowel movement today?
    
12. Any pain or burning when you urinate?
    
13. Visitor hours are over at 8:00pm
    
14. Here have a sip of water
    
15. Please use your call bell
    
16. Please don’t pick at your dressing
17. Because the doctor said so…
    
18. If you do that again I'll have to restrain you
    
19. You are doing great
    
20. Where is the pain?
    
21. What medications do you take?
    
22. Do you have a history of health problems?
    
23. When was your last period?
    
24. What is your birthday?
    
25. Can you move [affected part of body]?
    
26. Can I help you? (Answering call bells)
    
27. How are you feeling?
    
28. How was your day/night?
    
29. Can I get you anything else?
    
30. Do you need to use the bathroom? I can help you.
    

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Spanish Slang: Carnal

Carnal the English adjective meaning bodily or Corporeal is spelled and means the same thing in Spanish. In Spanish from Mexico it also has a slang meaning. It is most commonly used to refer to a brother or very close friend. See below for pronunciation guide. Read the word after the "Pronounced:" as if it was in English. I read out loud it will sound like Spanish.

Carnal
Pronounced: Kahr-nahl
Translates to: Brother (Slang)

Sample use, You are with a friend and you want to ask how his or her brother is doing.

Como esta tu carnal?
Pronounced: Coh-moh ehs-tah too kahr-nahl?
Translates to: How is your brother? (Slang)

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Common shopping phrases

Happy Friday!

Today is going to be more than just one phrase. Here is a set of phrases that can be used when you are shopping or looking for a place to eat.

Here we go...

Disculpe
Pronounced: Dees-cool-peh
Translates to: Excuse me

Now that you have their attention ask away..

Que es esto?
Pronounced: Keh ehs ehs-toh
Translates to: What is this?

Que es eso?
Pronounced: Keh ehs ehs-oh
Translates to: What is that?

Cuanto cuesta?
Pronounced: Coo-ahn-toh coo-ehs-tah?
Translates to: How much?

Tiene?
Pronounced: Tee-eh-neh _______?
Translates to: Do you have?

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Did you eat yet? Let's go eat

Invite a friend or co-worker to lunch.

First ask if they have eaten yet.

Ya comiste?
Pronounced: Yah coh-mee-steh?
Translates to: Did you eat yet?

Follow it up with...

Vamos a comer.
Pronounced: Vah-mohs a coh-mehr
Translates to: Let's go eat.

Before you start eating say

Buen provecho
Pronounced: Boo-ehn proh-veh-choh
Translates to: Literally mean good benefit. But it's like saying "May this food be of good benefit."

Provecho!

Do you speak English?

"Do you speak English?" is one of the most useful phrase to know. In a pinch, English is so common you can just ask.

When asking one person use this:

Hablas Ingles? (the H is silent)
Pronounced: Ahb-lahs Een-glehs?
Tanslates to: Do you speak English?

If you are asking group of people or crowed:

Alguien habla Ingles?(the U is silent also)
Pronounced: Ahl-gee-ehn ahb-lah Een-glehs?
Translates to: Does anyone speak English?

Try it out.

Comment if you need further explanation, have any questions or have a phrase you would like translated.

Where are you from?

Once you have met some one you asked each others names you can ask where are they are from.

De donde eres?
Pronounced: Deh dohn-deh eh-rehs
Translates to: Where are you from?

Most people will ask you where you are from. You can answer like this...

Yo soy de ...
Pronounce: Yoh soy deh [your home town here].
Translates to: I am from ...

Keep practicing and leave a comment if you need help with a phrase not in the blog yet.

What is your name?

Make friends.

Como te llamas?
Pronounced: Coh-moh teh-yah-mahs?

Translates to: What is your name?
Can be answered with..

Me llamo [yourname here]
Pronounced: Meh yah-moh ...

Translates to: My name is ...

The letter Ll, ll like ñ is a special character. Ll and ll explained here.

The letter Ll or ll

The letter Ll or ll makes the sound of the letter Y in the English word Yes.

Here we go...

A big pet peeve of mine is when I hear the letter ll pronounced like an l. It sounds terrible. Let's take a the word Tortilla.

Tortilla
Pronounced: Tohr-tee-yah

Thank you

Use it as you would in English.

Gracias
Pronounced: Grah-see-ahs

Translates to: Thank you

Goodnight

At the end of the day..

Buenas noches
Pronounced: Booeh-nahs noh-chess

Translates to: Goodnight

Good afternoon

In the afternoon greet people and say hello like this...

Buenos dias
Pronounced: Booeh-nohs dee-ahs

Translates to: Good afternoon

If you would like a phrase that is not on the site yet, email me or comment and I will translate and write a post about it.

Thank you for stopping by

Good morning

You should greet locals before you ask for help or directions. In the morning from 12:01am to 11:59pm.

Buenos dias
Pronounced: Boo-eh-nohs dee-ahs

Translates to: Good morning

It is an excellent way to approach someone and ask for directions or help.

Benos dias. Donde esta el baño?

I need to check my email. Where is the closest internet cafe?

When you are on holiday you want to let friends and family know you made it safely and email is a great way to do it. You can find an internet cafe and rent a computer. Here is what you say:

Necesito revisar mi correo electronico. Donde esta el cibercafe mas cercano
Pronounced: Neh-seh-see-toh reh-vee-sahr mee coh-reh-oh eh-lehc-troh-nee-coh. Dohn-deh ehs-tah ehl see-behr-cah-feh mahs sehr-cah-noh?

Translates to: I need to check my email. Where is the closest internet cafe?

Where is the restroom?

I'll be quick with this one. It is not healthy to hold it for too long.

Donde este al baño?
Pronounced: Dohn-deh ehs-tah ehl bah-newoh?

Translates to: Where is the restroom?

The Letter Ñ ñ

Oh yes! Let' s settle this once and for all. The n with the squiggly line on top. How do you pronounce that?

The letter Ñ(lower case ñ) is used in critical words like baño, jalapeño and piñata among others. Without some of these words you could get yourself into some trouble.

To type out an ñ hold the alt key down, type in 164 on your number pad and let go of the alt. Bam! You got an ñ. Use 0209 for a capital Ñ.

The letter ñ is pronounced: Ehnyeh

When its used in a word you really only hear the nye sound. To make it easy, where ever you see an ñ, use the word 'new' in its place. Here are some example...

Baño (means restroom) is pronounced: Bah-newoh

Jalapeño is pronounced: Hah-lah-peh-newoh

Piñata is pronounced: Pee-new-ah-tah

Learn it. I don’t want to hear you say Jaw-law-pe-no anymore. :)

I am hungry. Where is there a good restaurant?

After a nice dip in the picina, you have worked up an appetite. The phrase for today is…

Tengo hambre. Donde hay un restaurante bueno?
Pronounced: Tehn-go ahm-breh . Dohn-deh ahee oon rehs-tah-oo-rahn-teh booeh-no?

Translates to: I am hungry. Where is there a good restaurant?

I need a taxi

You just landed at your vacation destination in Mexico. You need to find yourself a taxi and tell him where you need to go.

Today is a double phrase.

You have your luggage and you walk through the airport. Stop and say this to someone...

Hola, necesito un taxi por favor.
Pronounced: Ohlah, neh-seh-see-toh oon taxi pohr fah-vohr

Translates to: Hello, I need a taxi please.

With your perfect Spanish they will probably think you are a native speaker and start telling you how to find a taxi in real fast Spanish that will overwhelm you. Don't worry, along with all that crazy talk they will probably point. Just go towards where they point and ask someone else. If you get lucky they might walk you to the taxi area.

You found a taxi and all your stuff is in the trunk. You get in and you say...

Lleveme a el hotel [hotel name] por favor.
Pronounced: Yeh-veh-meh ah el Oh-tehl [hotel name] pohr fah-vohr

Translates to: Take me to hotel [insert hotel name here] please.

Where is the pool?

For the next few phrases the theme is going to be vacation vacaciones (Pronounced: Vah-cah-seeoh-ness)

You get to your destination throw your bags in the room and you ask..

Donde esta la picina?
Pronounced: Dohn-deh ehstah lah pee-see-nah?

This means "Where is the pool?"

What's up?

A classic phrase. Used when you greet your friends..

Que onda?
Pronounced: Keh ohndah

Literal translation means "What wave?" or "What vibe?" Que onda? is like asking "What's up?" in English.

Don't suck!!

After consulting with some of my friends I decided to start things off with a bang. The phrase of the day today is:

No mames!
Pronounced: No Mah-mehs

A literal translation means "don't suck" but to Mexican/American Spanish speakers its like saying "C'mon! don't exaggerate", calling "bs", "no way" or knocking someone for being on their "high horse" No mames has many applications. Here are some examples:

You are with a group of friends trying to decide where to eat and someone suggests a really expensive or far away place...

• No mames! Es muy caro. (No way! That's too expensive)
• No mames! Es muy lejos. (No way! That's too expensive)

When someone is telling a story that seems too good to be true and you want to call BS.

• No mames! No te creo! (BS! I don't believe you)
  
• No mames! Cuando fue eso!? (BS! When was that?)

When someone objects to something because they think its beneath them (even though we all know it is not). Example, someone objects to the getting some street tacos. The very same street tacos they didn't mind eating after a long night of drinking the other night. You can say..

• No mames! Eso comiste cuando andabas pedo. (Stop fronting! You ate that when you were drunk!)
• No mames! Tu tio es taquero! (Stop fronting! Your uncle has a taco stand!

A word of caution. No mames is considered rude unless you are among friends. But no worries there is a less strong alternative that can be applied in the same exact way but does not come off as bad..

No manches!

Use it in place of no mames if unsure of what the reaction will be.

No mames, go out and try it.