trastorno del lenguaje
/tɾastoɾno del lenɡwaxe/from spelling rules
The English phrase "speech language impairment" is translated into Spanish as trastorno del lenguaje.
Trastorno del lenguaje refers to a condition that makes it difficult for a person to speak or understand language. In clinical and educational settings in Spanish-speaking countries, this is the standard term for the impairment.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase trastorno del lenguaje literally translates to "disorder of the language."
Which one should you use?
While trastorno del lenguaje refers to a language impairment involving processing or understanding, trastorno del habla specifically refers to a speech disorder involving articulation or production.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term trastorno del lenguaje is used to refer to speech and language difficulties.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾastoɾno del lenɡwaxe/
Did you know?
- The word trastorno comes from the verb trastornar, which literally means to overturn or turn something upside down.
- While 'language' is the English translation for lenguaje, the Spanish word for the physical organ of speech, 'tongue', is lengua.
- In Spanish, the suffix -aje in lenguaje is often used to turn a noun into a collective or a system, similar to how 'baggage' works in English.
Examples in context
- Mi hermana tiene una dificultad en el habla desde que era pequeña. No articula bien las palabras.My sister has had a speech language impairment since she was little. She doesn't articulate words clearly.
- El niño tiene un trastorno del lenguaje.The boy has a speech language impairment.
- Estamos evaluando un posible trastorno del lenguaje.We are evaluating a possible speech language impairment.
- El diagnóstico fue un trastorno del lenguaje.The diagnosis was a speech language impairment.
Example conversation
A doctor's office during a consultation.
- Lucía¿Es un problema de audición o un trastorno del lenguaje?Is it a hearing problem or a speech language impairment?
- AlejandroParece que es un trastorno del lenguaje.It seems to be a speech language impairment.
- LucíaEntiendo, ¿qué debe hacer Alejandro?I understand, what does Alejandro need to do?
- AlejandroÉl necesita terapia especializada.He needs specialized therapy.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries del, lenguaje, trastorno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
