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You ask where the car wash is: what to say in Spanish

You ask where the car wash is.

Gasolinera6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The car wash is a lavadero or túnel de lavado; you pay at the machine or till; ask ¿Cuánto cuesta el lavado?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
¿Tienen servicio de lavado?
TYEH-nayn sehr-BEE-syoh deh luh-BAH-doh?
Do you have a car wash?
THEY SAY
Sí, el túnel está ahí detrás.
See, el TOO-nel es-TAH uh-EE deh-TRAHS.
Yes, the tunnel is back there.
They might also say:
Sí, tenemos un túnel de lavado automático.
See, teh-NEH-mos oon TOO-nel deh luh-BAH-doh ow-toh-MAH-tee-koh.
Yes, we have an automatic car wash tunnel.
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YOU REPLY
¿Cuánto cuesta?
Koo-AHN-toh koo-ES-tuh?
How much does it cost?
THEY SAY
Seis euros el básico.
Says EH-oo-ros el BAH-see-koh.
Six euros the basic one.
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YOU FINISH
Vale, quiero el básico.
BAH-leh, KYEH-roh el BAH-see-koh.
OK, I want the basic one.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Pase al túnel y siga las indicaciones.
Mooy byayn. PAH-seh ahl TOO-nel ee SEE-guh lahs een-dee-kuh-SYOH-nes.
Very well. Go into the tunnel and follow the signs.
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This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.

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Words worth knowing

servicio
sehr-BEE-syoh
noun
service
lavado
luh-BAH-doh
noun
washing
Sí
See
adverb
yes
túnel
TOO-nel
noun
tunnel
está
es-TAH
verb
is, is located
ahí
uh-EE
adverb
there

17 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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