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🛌 Chapter 8 · A2 — Exercise 7: Sick Leave
You're too ill to work — can you file your sick leave and talk to your employer in Spanish?
Baja médica, Seguridad Social and official forms — the bureaucratic Spanish that protects your rights when you're unwell.
Phase 1 of 3 — Vocabulary
Words you need to know
Study these 10 expressions. You'll use them when managing sick leave paperwork in Spain.
la baja médica
→
sick leave / medical leave
el justificante
→
the medical certificate / doctor's note
la incapacidad
→
the sick leave entitlement
el parte de baja
→
the sick leave form
el médico de cabecera
→
the GP / primary care doctor
la empresa
→
the company / employer
la Seguridad Social
→
Social Security
el subsidio
→
the benefit / allowance
renovar
→
to renew
la duración
→
the duration