How to Say ‘In a wheelchair’ in Spain Spanish
En silla de ruedas
ehn SEE-yah deh RRWEH-dahs
[ehn SEE-yah deh RRWEH-dahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish says "in" a wheelchair with en, just like English. The word is literally "chair of wheels": silla "chair" + ruedas "wheels".
Phrase Breakdown
En silla
ehn SEE-yah
In a chair
'Silla' means chair. The 'll' sounds like the English 'y': 'SI-ya'.
Está sentado en silla.
He's sitting in a chair.
Words in this phrase
En
[ehn]
in
Preposition; here 'en silla de ruedas' means using a wheelchair.
Va en silla de ruedas.
He uses a wheelchair.
silla
[SEE-yah]
chair
A seat with a back for one person.
Esta silla es cómoda.
This chair is comfortable.
de ruedas
deh RRWEH-dahs
with wheels
Together with 'silla', it means 'wheelchair'. The 'r' at the start of a word is strongly rolled: 'RRUE-das'.
Una maleta de ruedas.
A wheeled suitcase.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
ruedas
[RRWEH-dahs]
wheels
Plural of 'rueda'; 'silla de ruedas' is wheelchair.
El coche tiene cuatro ruedas.
The car has four wheels.
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