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"Where is the hospital?" in Italian: Dov'è l'ospedale?

Dov'è l'ospedale?

Say it: doh-VEH loh-speh-DAH-lehphrase/doˈvɛ lo.speˈda.le/

Where is the hospital in Italian is Dov'è l'ospedale? Pronto soccorso is the ER. Ask a pharmacist if you need the nearest one.

Street ask

Scusidov'è l'ospedale?
Excuse me—where is the hospital?
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How to pronounce Dov'è l'ospedale?

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doh-VEH loh-speh-DAH-leh

/doˈvɛ lo.speˈda.le/

Dov'è l'ospedale: doh-VEH loh-speh-DAH-leh. Stress VEH and DAH.

"Where is the hospital?" in Italian: quick reference

ItalianEnglish
Dov'è l'ospedale?Where is the hospital?

Default.

dov'è il pronto soccorso?where is the ER?

Emergency room.

l'ospedale più vicinothe nearest hospital

With directions.

mi porti all'ospedaletake me to the hospital

Taxi ask.

How to use Dov'è l'ospedale? in real life

  1. 1Street ask

    Scusidov'è l'ospedale?

    Excuse me—where is the hospital?

    Urgent.

  2. 2Pharmacy

    Dov'è l'ospedale più vicino da qui?

    Where is the nearest hospital from here?

    Nearest.

  3. 3Taxi

    Per favore: dov'è l'ospedale? Devo andarci.

    Please: where is the hospital? I need to go.

    Driver.

Mistakes English speakers make with Dov'è l'ospedale?

Incorrect: Dov'è il ospedale?

Correct: Dov'è l'ospedale?

Ospedale takes l' before the vowel.

Incorrect: Dov'è lo hospital?

Correct: Dov'è l'ospedale?

Use ospedale, not English hospital.

Good to know

Dov'è l'ospedale? is clear in a crisis; for ambulances call 118. Pronto soccorso is the emergency department. Pharmacies can point you to the nearest facility after hours.

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Asking for directions after a bad fall

  1. ChatPal

    Devo chiederti: dov'è l'ospedale?

    I need to ask you: where is the hospital?

  2. You

    Dov'è l'ospedale? Guardo sulla mappa.

    Where is the hospital? I'll check the map.

  3. ChatPal

    C'è anche il pronto soccorso .

    There's also the ER there.

  4. You

    Okchiamiamo un taxi.

    Ok—let's call a taxi.

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"Where is the hospital?" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "Where is the hospital?" in Italian

Exact phrase?

Dov'è l'ospedale?

ER?

Pronto soccorso.

Emergency number?

118.

Article?

L'ospedale before the vowel.

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