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You ask for a receipt: what to say in Spanish
You ask for a receipt.
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How it's done. A receipt is a ticket or factura (invoice); for company expenses ask for a factura with details; say ¿Me da el ticket?Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
¿Me da el ticket, por favor?
Meh duh el TEE-ket, por fuh-BOR?
Can I have the receipt, please?
THEY SAY
Sí, ahora mismo.See, uh-OH-ruh MEEZ-moh.
Yes, right now.
They might also say:
Por supuesto, aquí lo tiene.
Por soo-poo-ES-toh, uh-KEE loh TYEH-neh.
Of course, here it is.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. Hasta luego.
GRAH-syuhs. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
Thanks. See you.
THEY SAY
Adiós, que tenga buen día.Uh-DYOS, keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
Goodbye, have a nice day.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
da
duh
verb
gives
ticket
TEE-ket
noun
ticket, receipt
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
Sí
See
adverb
yes
ahora
uh-OH-ruh
adverb
now
mismo
MEEZ-moh
adjective
same
10 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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