facultad de medicina
/fakultad de mediθina/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'medical school' is translated into Spanish as facultad de medicina.
The term is used to refer to the institution or department that teaches medicine.
Meaning: school that teaches medicine (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'faculty of medicine', where facultad is the standard term for a university department or school in Spanish-speaking academic contexts.
Which one should you use?
While facultad de medicina refers to the institution, you may use Carrera de Medicina when formally addressing the specific academic program itself.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Facultad de Medicina is particularly common in Spain and some Latin American countries.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun facultad is feminine. Therefore, when you want to say 'the medical school', you must use the feminine article la to form la facultad de medicina.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word facultad can refer to a person's mental or physical 'capacity', such as the facultad of speech.
- The word facultad is not used to describe the people teaching the classes, as it is in English. In Spanish, it refers strictly to the administrative department or the building, whereas the group of teachers is called the profesorado or cuerpo docente.
- In many Spanish-speaking universities, facultad is often shortened in casual student slang to just la fac, similar to how English speakers might use 'med school'.
Examples in context
- Ella estudia en la facultad de medicina.She studies at the medical school.
- La facultad de medicina es muy grande.The medical school is very large.
- Mi hermano trabaja en la facultad de medicina.My brother works at the medical school.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are discussing their university goals.
- ElenaQuiero entrar en la facultad de medicina.I want to get into medical school.
- MateoEs muy difícil entrar, Elena.It is very difficult to get in, Elena.
- ElenaLo sé, pero voy a estudiar mucho.I know, but I am going to study a lot.
- MateoEstoy seguro de que lo lograrás, Elena.I am sure you will achieve it, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
