Spanish · Aparcar / multa
You find a fine under the windscreen wiper: what to say in Spanish
You find a fine under the wiper.
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How it's done. A fine (multa) is paid within ten days at a discount (pronto pago); the notice has a number; pay at a bank, online or at the town hall.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
Perdone, tengo esta multa en mi coche. ¿Cómo se paga?
Pehr-DOH-neh, TAYN-goh ES-tuh MOOL-tuh en mee KOH-cheh. KOH-moh seh PAH-guh?
Excuse me, I have this fine on my car. How do I pay it?
THEY SAY
Puede pagarla en el banco o por internet con el número que aparece.Poo-EH-deh puh-GAHR-luh en el BAHN-koh oh por een-tehr-NET kohn el NOO-meh-roh keh uh-puh-REH-seh.
You can pay it at the bank or online with the number shown.
They might also say:
En cualquier banco o en la web, con el número de la notificación.
En koo-uhl-KYEHR BAHN-koh oh en lah web, kohn el NOO-meh-roh deh lah noh-tee-fee-kuh-SYOHN.
At any bank or on the website, with the notification number.
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YOU REPLY
¿Hasta cuándo tengo que pagar?
AHS-tuh koo-AHN-doh TAYN-goh keh puh-GAHR?
By when do I have to pay?
THEY SAY
Si paga en diez días, tiene descuento.See PAH-guh en dyehs DEE-uhs, TYEH-neh des-koo-AYN-toh.
If you pay within ten days you get a discount.
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YOU FINISH
Entonces la pago esta semana. Gracias.
Ayn-TOHN-ses lah PAH-goh ES-tuh seh-MAH-nuh. GRAH-syuhs.
Then I'll pay it this week. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que tenga buen día.Deh NAH-duh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
You're welcome. Have a good 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.
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Words worth knowing
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
tengo
TAYN-goh
verb
I have
multa
MOOL-tuh
noun
fine
coche
KOH-cheh
noun
car
paga
PAH-guh
verb
pays
Puede
Poo-EH-deh
verb
can
31 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?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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