vacuna contra el covid
/bakuna kontɾa el kobid/from spelling rules
The English phrase "covid vaccine" is expressed in Spanish as vacuna contra el covid.
This phrase refers to a medical injection used to protect a person from the COVID-19 virus. While vacuna contra el covid is the most precise way to express this, you may also hear vacuna del covid used in casual conversation.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "vaccine against the covid".
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural to say "covid vaccines", change vacuna to vacunas to form vacunas contra el covid.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word vacuna shares its root with vaca, meaning 'cow'. This is because the first smallpox vaccines were derived from cowpox.
- You may hear the colloquial term vacunazo in certain Latin American countries to describe an intense, large-scale vaccination campaign.
- Public health campaigns in Latin America sometimes use the phrase ponte la vacuna as a cultural imperative to promote community solidarity.
Examples in context
- ¿Ya te has puesto la vacuna contra el COVID-19?Have you already received the COVID-19 vaccine?
- Voy a programar mi cita para la vacuna contra el coronavirus.I'm going to schedule my appointment for the coronavirus vaccine.
- Mi objetivo es vacunarme contra el COVID lo antes posible.My goal is to get vaccinated against COVID as soon as possible.
- Ya me pusieron la vacuna del COVID en el centro de salud.I already received the COVID vaccine at the health center.
- Ya me puse la vacuna contra el covid.I already got the covid vaccine.
- La vacuna contra el covid es gratuita.The covid vaccine is free.
- ¿Cuándo vas a recibir la vacuna contra el covid?When are you going to receive the covid vaccine?
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are talking about their health appointments.
- AlejandroMañana tengo cita para la vacuna contra el covid.Tomorrow I have an appointment for the covid vaccine.
- MaríaYo ya me puse la primera dosis.I already got the first dose.
- Alejandro¿Sientes algún efecto secundario, María?Do you feel any side effects, María?
- MaríaSolo un poco de dolor en el brazo.Just a little pain in my arm.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries contra, el, vacuna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
