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You have a flat tyre: what to say in Spanish
You have a flat tyre.
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How it's done. A flat tyre is a pinchazo; rueda de repuesto is the spare; gato is the jack; Tengo un pinchazo; you can call assistance or change the wheel yourself.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
Disculpe, tengo un pinchazo y no sé cambiar la rueda. ¿Puede ayudarme?
Dees-KOOL-peh, TAYN-goh oon peen-CHAH-soh ee noh seh kuhm-BYAHR lah roo-EH-duh. Poo-EH-deh uh-oo-DAHR-meh?
Excuse me, I have a puncture and I don't know how to change the wheel. Can you help me?
THEY SAY
Claro. ¿Tiene rueda de repuesto y gato?KLAH-roh. TYEH-neh roo-EH-duh deh reh-poo-ES-toh ee GAH-toh?
Of course. Do you have a spare wheel and a jack?
They might also say:
Por supuesto. ¿Lleva rueda de repuesto y gato?
Por soo-poo-ES-toh. YEH-buh roo-EH-duh deh reh-poo-ES-toh ee GAH-toh?
Of course. Do you carry a spare wheel and a jack?
2
YOU REPLY
Sí, están en el maletero.
See, es-TAHN en el muh-leh-TEH-roh.
Yes, they're in the boot.
THEY SAY
Vale. Lo cambiamos en cinco minutos.BAH-leh. Loh kuhm-BYAH-mos en SEEN-koh mee-NOO-tos.
OK. We'll change it in five minutes.
3
YOU FINISH
Muchísimas gracias, es muy amable.
Moo-CHEE-see-muhs GRAH-syuhs, es mooy uh-MAH-bleh.
Thank you so much, you're very kind.
THEY SAY
De nada. Para eso estamos.Deh NAH-duh. PAH-ruh EH-soh es-TAH-mos.
You're welcome. That's what we're here for.
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
Disculpe
Dees-KOOL-peh
verb
excuse me
tengo
TAYN-goh
verb
I have
pinchazo
peen-CHAH-soh
noun
puncture
no
noh
adverb
no
sé
seh
verb
I know
cambiar
kuhm-BYAHR
verb
to change, to exchange
28 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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