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You ask when the car will be ready: what to say in Spanish
You ask when the car will be ready.
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How it's done. The time is the plazo; para el viernes is by Friday; ask to be told when ready; you collect the car with the factura (invoice) and keys.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
¿Para cuándo estará listo el coche?
PAH-ruh koo-AHN-doh es-tuh-RAH LEES-toh el KOH-cheh?
By when will the car be ready?
THEY SAY
Para el viernes por la tarde.PAH-ruh el BYEHR-nes por lah TAHR-deh.
By Friday afternoon.
They might also say:
Estará para el viernes, por la tarde.
Es-tuh-RAH PAH-ruh el BYEHR-nes, por lah TAHR-deh.
It will be ready on Friday afternoon.
2
YOU REPLY
¿Me avisan por teléfono?
Meh uh-BEE-sahn por teh-LEH-foh-noh?
Will you let me know by phone?
THEY SAY
Sí, le llamamos en cuanto esté.See, leh yuh-MAH-mos en koo-AHN-toh es-TEH.
Yes, we'll call as soon as it's done.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Muchas gracias.
Pehr-FEK-toh. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Perfect. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
A usted. Hasta el viernes.Uh oos-TED. AHS-tuh el BYEHR-nes.
Thank you. See you on Friday.
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
cuándo
koo-AHN-doh
adverb
when
estará
es-tuh-RAH
verb
will be
listo
LEES-toh
adjective
ready
coche
KOH-cheh
noun
car
viernes
BYEHR-nes
noun
Friday
tarde
TAHR-deh
noun
afternoon, evening
18 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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