trabajadores de la salud
/tɾabaxadoɾes de la salud/from spelling rules
The English phrase "health care workers" is translated into Spanish as trabajadores de la salud.
This phrase refers to people who provide medical services to patients, such as doctors and nurses.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of trabajadores (workers), de (of), la (the) and salud (health).
Which one should you use?
While trabajadores de la salud is common, you may also use profesionales de la salud to mean "health professionals," which serves as a slightly more formal alternative. If you are specifically referring to a dentist in a formal context, you can use the term odontólogo or odontóloga.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a single female health care worker, use the feminine singular form trabajadora de la salud. The feminine plural form trabajadoras de la salud is used when referring to a group consisting only of women.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾabaxadoɾes de la salud/
Did you know?
- While salud means 'health', it is also used in the common greeting ¡Salud!, which is what Spanish speakers say when someone sneezes, similar to 'Bless you'.
- The word salud shares its Latin ancestor, salūtem, with the English word 'salute', though they have evolved to describe very different concepts.
- When making a toast, Spanish speakers say ¡Salud! to wish one another good health, similar to saying 'Cheers!' in English.
Examples in context
- El odontólogo revisará mi dentadura mañanaThe dentist will examine my teeth tomorrow
- Los trabajadores de la salud son muy valientes.Health care workers are very brave.
- Necesitamos más trabajadores de la salud en el hospital.We need more health care workers in the hospital.
- Ella agradece a todos los trabajadores de la salud.She thanks all the health care workers.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are talking about a news report.
- SofíaMira los trabajadores de la salud en las noticias.Look at the health care workers on the news.
- DanielSí, están trabajando muy duro.Yes, they are working very hard.
- SofíaSon muy valientes los trabajadores de la salud.Health care workers are very brave.
- DanielTienes razón, Sofía.You are right, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, la, salud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
