Diccionario

IFMSA-MEXICO A.C.

ENGLISH-SPANISH
DICTIONARY FOR INCOMING STUDENTS FROM SCOPE

CONTENTS:
1. Something about Spanish language
2. Some useful words
3. In the hospital
4. The human body
5. Diagnosis
6. Examination
7. Student-patient communication

IFMSA-México A.C.

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1st edition.

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IFMSA-México A.C. English-Spanish Dictionary
for Exchange Students.

SPANISH LANGUAGESpanish or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language originally from the northern area
of Spain. It is the official language of Spain, most Latin American countries, and one of the
official languages of Equatorial Guinea, in Africa. In total, twenty-five nations and
territories use Spanish as their primary language. It is one of six official languages of the
United Nations.
Spanishoriginated as a dialect of Latin along the remote cross road strips among the
Cantabria, Burgos, Soria and La Rioja provinces of Northern Spain. From there, its use
gradually spread inside the Kingdom of Castile, where it evolved and eventually became
the principal language of the government and trade. It was later taken to the Americas and
other parts of the world in the last five centuries bySpanish explorers and colonists. The
language is spoken by between 322 and 400 million people natively, making Spanish the
most spoken Romance language and possibly the second most spoken language by number
of native speakers. It is estimated that the combined total of native and non-native Spanish
speakers is approximately 500 million, likely making it the fourth most spoken language by
totalnumber of speakers.
The language is spoken most extensively in the Americas, Spain and to a small extent in
Africa and Asia Pacific. It is also the second most widely spoken language in the United
States and by far the most popular studied foreign language
in U.S. schools and Universities.
Spanish is the predominant language of Mexico and de facto
official language. Nonetheless, the secondarticle of the
constitution defines the country as a pluricultural nation, and
recognizes the right of the indigenous peoples to "preserve
and enrich their languages..." and promotes "bilingual and
intercultural education"

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for Exchange Students.

Dear exchange student:

We welcome you to Mexico and hope you
enjoy your journey around ourbeautiful
country.
IFMSA-Mexico has created this dictionary
to facilitate your stay, participation and
basic communication at the hospital and around
the community during your exchange program.
IFMSA-Mexico Officials are here to help
you. You will find some useful data at the end
of this page.
Your Local Exchange Officer (LEO) or Local
Officer of Research Exchange (LORE) should be
handingyou this handbook. He or she will be
the contact person for you. If you feel that
you need anything else, please feel free to
contact the NEO (National Exchange Officer
neoifmsamx@yahoo.com.mx, the NORE (National
Officer
of
Research
Exchange)
nore_ifmsa_mexico@yahoo.com.mx or IFMSA-Mexico
President president_ifmsa_mexico@yahoo.com.mx.

Regards
Rosa Elena Ochoa Albíztegui
IFMSA-MéxicoNational President
2007-2008

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for Exchange Students.

2. Some useful words
PRONOUNS
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they

NUMBERS
yo
tu
él
ella
eso
nosotros
ustedes
ellos

QUESTIONS
What
Who
from who
whose

qué
quién
de quién
quiénes

where
from where

dónde
de dónde

when
why
how
how many/much

cuándo
porqué
cómo
cuántos/cuánto

EASY LITTLE WORDS
Yes
No
And
Or
Look out!
Stop!
Help!
Now
Already
This way
Well (=so)
BEING POLITE

si
no
y
o
Cuidado!/Mira!
Alto!/Detente!
Auxilio!/Ayuda!
ahora
listo
por aquí
bien/entonces

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