educación para la salud
/edukaθjon paɾa la salud/from spelling rules
educación para la salud is the Spanish way to say health education.
The phrase refers to the concept of health education.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of educación (education), para (for), la (the) and salud (health).
How does it change in a sentence?
Unlike English, which uses a noun adjunct (health) to modify another noun (education), Spanish uses the prepositional phrase para la salud (for health) to express the same concept.
How do you pronounce it?
/edukaθjon paɾa la salud/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, educación can refer to someone's manners or politeness, meaning a person can have 'good education' even if they never attended school.
- While salud means 'health', it is also the standard word used when someone sneezes, acting as the Spanish equivalent of 'bless you'.
- The word salud is a cognate of the English word 'salute', as both stem from the Latin 'salutem', which refers to well-being or health.
Examples in context
- El gobierno está implementando programas de educación para la salud en las escuelasThe government is implementing health education programs in schools
- La educación para la salud es fundamental en las escuelas.Health education is fundamental in schools.
- Necesitamos mejorar la educación para la salud en la comunidad.We need to improve health education in the community.
- Ella estudia una carrera de educación para la salud.She is studying a degree in health education.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about a new project at a local clinic.
- LucíaJavier, ¿sabes algo sobre el nuevo proyecto de educación para la salud?Javier, do you know anything about the new health education project?
- JavierSí, Lucía, es un programa muy importante para el centro.Yes, Lucía, it is a very important program for the center.
- Lucía¿Podemos ayudar con la educación para la salud allí?Can we help with the health education there?
- JavierClaro, sería fantástico contar con tu ayuda.Of course, it would be fantastic to have your help.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries educación, la, para, salud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
