tabletas
/tabletas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'tablets' is translated into Spanish as tabletas.
The term tabletas refers to small, flat pieces of solid medicine intended to be swallowed.
Which one should you use?
Many Spanish speakers use the word pastillas interchangeably to refer to small medicinal pills or tablets.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and some Central American countries, if you are referring to electronic tablets rather than medicine, the phrase tabletas electrónicas is used.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is tableta.
How do you pronounce it?
/tabletas/
Did you know?
- The word tableta is also used to describe a bar of chocolate, making a 'tablet' of medicine and a 'tablet' of chocolate linguistically identical.
- While tabletas describes the shape of the medicine, the more common word pastillas comes from pasta, referring to the dough-like paste used to mold the medicine.
- While tabletas is technically correct for solid forms, using the word comprimidos is often preferred in formal medical prescriptions and clinical settings across the Spanish-speaking world.
Examples in context
- Tom se toma seis tabletas cada mañana después del desayuno.Tom takes six tablets every morning after breakfast.This sentence shows how to use tabletas when describing a daily medication routine.Tatoeba #4518008 by User68642, translation #4517936 by patgfisher
- En la conferencia, exploramos las ventajas de las tabletas en la educación.In the conference, we explored the advantages of tablets in education.
- La industria farmacéutica está desarrollando píldoras electrónicas para facilitar la administración de medicamentos.The pharmaceutical industry is developing electronic tablets to facilitate medication administration.
- Hoy en día, muchos jóvenes utilizan tablets para estudiar y entretenerse.Nowadays, many young people use tablets to study and entertain themselves.
- Los niños están más interesados en las tabletas electrónicas que en los libros tradicionales.Children are more interested in electronic tablets than in traditional books.
- Necesito comprar estas tabletas en la farmacia.I need to buy these tablets at the pharmacy.
- ¿Cuántas tabletas te recetó el médico?How many tablets did the doctor prescribe you?
Example conversation
Mateo is asking María about her medication at home.
- María¿Tienes las tabletas para el dolor de cabeza?Do you have the tablets for the headache?
- MateoSí, las dejé en la mesa de la cocina.Yes, I left them on the kitchen table.
- MaríaGracias, Mateo, me siento muy mal.Thank you, Mateo, I feel very bad.
- MateoNo te preocupes, María, te sentirás mejor pronto.Don't worry, María, you will feel better soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
