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You ask for a repair estimate: what to say in Spanish
You ask for a repair quote.
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How it's done. Ask for a quote before work: ¿Cuánto me costaría? and whether VAT (IVA) is included; they may not carry out a pricier repair without your consent.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
¿Cuánto me costaría cambiar las pastillas?
Koo-AHN-toh meh kos-tuh-REE-uh kuhm-BYAHR lahs puhs-TEE-ahs?
How much would changing the pads cost?
THEY SAY
Unos ciento veinte euros con mano de obra.OO-nos SYAYN-toh BAYN-teh EH-oo-ros kohn MAH-noh deh OH-bruh.
About a hundred and twenty euros with labour.
They might also say:
Ciento veinte euros, con mano de obra incluida.
SYAYN-toh BAYN-teh EH-oo-ros, kohn MAH-noh deh OH-bruh een-kloo-EE-duh.
A hundred and twenty euros, labour included.
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YOU REPLY
¿Está incluido el IVA?
Es-TAH een-kloo-EE-doh el EE-buh?
Is VAT included?
THEY SAY
Sí, el precio es con IVA.See, el PREH-syoh es kohn EE-buh.
Yes, the price includes VAT.
3
YOU FINISH
De acuerdo. Hágalo, por favor.
Deh uh-koo-EHR-doh. AH-guh-loh, por fuh-BOR.
All right. Please go ahead.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Déjeme las llaves.Mooy byayn. DEH-kheh-meh lahs YAH-bes.
Very well. Leave me the keys.
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
costaría
kos-tuh-REE-uh
verb
would cost
cambiar
kuhm-BYAHR
verb
to change, to exchange
pastillas
puhs-TEE-ahs
noun
pills
euros
EH-oo-ros
noun
euros
mano
MAH-noh
noun
hand
obra
OH-bruh
noun
work
21 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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