Asthma in Spanish
Asthma in Spanish is asma (AHS-mah). It's masculine: el asma.
- Spanish
- el asma
- Say it
- el AHS-mah
- Gender
- Masculine: el asma
- Note
- Asma is feminine; singular el is used before its stressed initial a.
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Spanish illness and injury names
The other words in step 3 of Illnesses and Symptoms in Spanish.
- el resfriadocold (illness) · el rehs-FRYAH-doh
- la gripeflu · lah GREE-peh
- la alergiaallergy · lah ah-LEHR-hyah
- la infeccióninfection · lah een-fehk-SYOHN
- la diabetesdiabetes · lah dyah-BEH-tehs
- la migrañamigraine · lah mee-GRAH-nyah
- el esguincesprain · el ehs-GEEN-seh
- la fracturafracture · lah frahk-TOO-rah
- la quemaduraburn (injury) · lah keh-mah-DOO-rah
Questions about asma
How do you say asthma in Spanish?
Asthma in Spanish is el asma. Asma is feminine; singular el is used before its stressed initial a.
How do you pronounce asma?
Say it AHS-mah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: AHS. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is asma masculine or feminine in Spanish?
asma is masculine, so it takes el: el asma.
What does asma mean in English?
In English, el asma means asthma.
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