How to Say "a&e department" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “a&e department” is “urgencias” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2
UK English, Accident and Emergency
Examples
Llevamos al niño a urgencias porque se cayó de la bicicleta.
We took the child to the emergency room because he fell off the bike.
La sala de urgencias está siempre llena los fines de semana.
The emergency ward is always full on weekends.
Always Plural
Even though it refers to a single department, 'urgencias' is almost always used in the plural form ('las urgencias') when talking about the hospital area.
Using the Singular
Mistake: “Fui a la urgencia.”
Correction: Fui a urgencias. (You must use the plural form when referring to the ER.)
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