hospital
nounCEFR A1High frequency
What does “hospital” mean in English?
hospital
Example sentences
El hospital está cerca.
The hospital is nearby.
Trabajo en el hospital.
I work at the hospital.
Hay tres hospitales en la ciudad.
There are three hospitals in the city.
How to use it
Hospital means 'hospital'. Masculine: el hospital, los hospitales (plural takes -es). Common word internationally — same root as English.
Common mistake
Pronounce with stress on the final syllable: hos-pi-TAL. Don't anglicise to 'HOS-pi-tal'.