guía parental
/ɡia paɾental/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for the movie rating PG is guía parental.
This phrase is used to indicate that parental guidance is suggested for young children when viewing a movie.
Which one should you use?
While guía parental describes the concept of parental guidance, you may encounter Para todos los públicos or Apta para todo público to indicate that a film is suitable for all audiences.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin America, the phrase Apta para todo público is more common and in certain Latin American countries, it may be shortened to the acronym ATP.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡia paɾental/
Did you know?
- The word guía shares a distant ancestral root with the English word 'wit', tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-der, which relates to the concept of seeing or knowing.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, instead of a phrase like 'parental guidance', you will see a simple number inside a circle, such as 7 or 12, to denote the minimum age for a movie.
- Depending on the region, the rating for parental guidance may be called recomendación rather than guía, shifting the focus from a guide to a suggestion.
Example conversation
A couple is deciding which movie to watch at home.
- María¿Es apta para nuestro hijo?Is it suitable for our son?
- AlejandroDice que requiere guía parental.It says it requires parental guidance.
- MaríaEntonces debemos verla con él.Then we should watch it with him.
- AlejandroDe acuerdo, María.Agreed, María.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries guía, parental, CC BY-SA 4.0.
