Spanish · Urgencias / hospital
Your child fell and hit their head: what to say in Spanish
A child fell and hit their head.
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How it's done. If a child hit their head and was limp, vomited or lost consciousness, go straight to urgencias or call 112; say how and when it happened.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Mi hijo se ha caído del columpio y se ha dado un golpe en la cabeza.
Mee EE-khoh seh uh kuh-EE-doh del koh-LOOM-pyoh ee seh uh DAH-doh oon GOL-peh en lah kuh-BEH-suh.
My son fell off the swing and hit his head.
THEY SAY
¿Ha perdido el conocimiento? ¿Ha vomitado?Uh pehr-DEE-doh el koh-noh-see-MYAYN-toh? Uh boh-mee-TAH-doh?
Did he lose consciousness? Has he vomited?
They might also say:
¿Se ha dormido o ha vomitado después del golpe?
Seh uh dor-MEE-doh oh uh boh-mee-TAH-doh des-poo-ES del GOL-peh?
Did he fall asleep or vomit after the knock?
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YOU REPLY
No, pero llora y le duele la cabeza.
Noh, PEH-roh YOH-ruh ee leh doo-EH-leh lah kuh-BEH-suh.
No, but he's crying and has a headache.
THEY SAY
Pasen a la sala. El médico le va a revisar.PAH-sayn uh lah SAH-luh. El MEH-dee-koh leh bah uh reh-bee-SAHR.
Come into the room. The doctor will examine him.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. ¿Puedo quedarme con él?
GRAH-syuhs. Poo-EH-doh keh-DAHR-meh kohn el?
Thanks. Can I stay with him?
THEY SAY
Claro, puede quedarse con su hijo.KLAH-roh, poo-EH-deh keh-DAHR-seh kohn soo EE-khoh.
Of course, you can stay with your son.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
hijo
EE-khoh
noun
son
ha
uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
caído
kuh-EE-doh
verb
fallen
columpio
koh-LOOM-pyoh
noun
swing
dado
DAH-doh
verb
given
golpe
GOL-peh
noun
blow, knock
31 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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