English–Spanish
“emergency room” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/uɾˈxenθjas/
Example
Tenemos que llevarlo a urgencias.
We have to take him to the emergency room.
How to say “emergency room” in Spanish
“Emergency room” in Spanish is urgencias.
Hospital area that admits and treats urgent medical cases.
Example sentences with urgencias
Tuvo que esperar varias horas en urgencias.
He had to wait several hours in the emergency room.
Tips for using urgencias
- Spanish commonly uses urgencias for the department and often omits the article in speech ('llevar a urgencias'), while emergencia refers to the event itself.