How to Say ‘She got stuck with a shift at the hospital’ in Mexican Spanish
Le tocó guardia en el hospital
leh toh-KOH GWAR-dyah en el ohs-pee-TAHL
[leh toh-KOH GWAR-dyah en el ohs-pee-TAHL]
Phrase Breakdown
Le tocó guardia
leh toh-KOH GWAR-dyah
She had a duty shift
'Le tocó' means 'it was her turn' or 'it fell to her'. 'Guardia' means a duty shift.
Ayer le tocó guardia.
Yesterday she had a duty shift.
Words in this phrase
Le
[leh]
To him/her
'Le' is an indirect object pronoun referring to a third person singular.
Le he entregado el paquete.
I have delivered the package to him/her.
tocó
[toh-KOH]
it fell to (him/her)
Past of 'tocar'; with 'le' it means it was someone's turn or duty.
Me tocó lavar los platos.
It was my turn to wash the dishes.
guardia
[GWAR-dyah]
shift / duty
A work shift, especially an on-call or night shift.
Tiene guardia esta noche.
She has a shift tonight.
en el hospital
en el ohs-pee-TAHL
at the hospital
This says where it happens. The 'h' is silent: os-pi-TAL.
Está en el hospital.
She's at the hospital.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in / at
Used to show location.
El valet está en la entrada principal hoy.
The valet is at the main entrance today.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
hospital
[ohs-pee-TAHL]
Hospital
A place where sick or injured people receive medical care.
Fui al 'Hospital' a visitar a un amigo enfermo.
I went to the 'Hospital' to visit a sick friend.
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