How to Say ‘Has your blood pressure come out high, then?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Es que te ha salido la tensión alta?
ehs keh teh a sah-LEE-doh lah ten-SYOHN AHL-tah
[ehs keh teh a sah-LEE-doh lah ten-SYOHN AHL-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Starting a question with ¿Es que...? asks for the reason behind something, like "so is it that...?". For example, ¿Es que no tienes hambre? "Is it that you're not hungry?".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Es que te ha salido
ehs keh teh a sah-LEE-doh
Is it that you got / Did it turn out
'¿Es que...?' asks for the reason behind something. Link 'te ha' as 'tea'.
¿Es que te ha salido mal?
Did it go badly for you?
Words in this phrase
Es
[ehs]
is
A form of the verb ser used to describe identity or essential characteristics.
«Es» muy familiar trabajar aquí.
Working here is very family-like.
que
[keh]
that (is it that…)
'¿Es que…?' asks for an explanation: 'Is it that…?'.
¿Es que no tienes hambre?
Is it that you're not hungry?
te
[teh]
to you
An indirect object pronoun meaning to you, often used in expressions of desire or preference.
Si te pregunto «Te apetece» un café, quiero saber si te apetece.
If I ask you “Do you feel like” a coffee, I want to know if you feel like it.
ha
[a]
has
Auxiliary verb used to form the present perfect tense.
Él ha terminado su tarea.
He has finished his homework.
salido
[sah-LEE-doh]
come out / turned out
Participle of 'salir'; used for test results showing something.
Me ha salido bien el análisis.
My blood test came out fine.
la tensión alta?
lah ten-SYOHN AHL-tah
high blood pressure?
Keep the article with the noun. Let your tone rise at the end for the question.
¿Tienes la tensión alta?
Do you have high blood pressure?
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
tensión
[ten-SYOHN]
blood pressure
'La tensión' is the usual word in Spain for blood pressure.
Me tomo la tensión cada mañana.
I take my blood pressure every morning.
alta
[AHL-tah]
high
Feminine of 'alto'; 'tensión alta' means high blood pressure.
Tiene el colesterol un poco alto y la tensión alta.
He has slightly high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
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