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The car fails the ITV and you ask for an explanation: what to say in Spanish
The ITV inspection was failed and you ask for an explanation.
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How it's done. A desfavorable gives a period (usually two months) to fix the defects and re-inspect; the first re-inspection is usually free or cheaper.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
¿Por qué no he pasado la inspección?
Por keh noh eh puh-SAH-doh lah eens-pek-SYOHN?
Why didn't I pass the inspection?
THEY SAY
Los frenos traseros están muy desgastados.Los FREH-nos truh-SEH-ros es-TAHN mooy dez-guhs-TAH-dos.
The rear brakes are very worn.
They might also say:
El problema son los frenos traseros, que están gastados.
El proh-BLEH-muh sohn los FREH-nos truh-SEH-ros, keh es-TAHN guhs-TAH-dos.
The problem is the rear brakes, which are worn.
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YOU REPLY
¿Cuánto tiempo tengo para arreglarlo?
Koo-AHN-toh TYEHM-poh TAYN-goh PAH-ruh uhr-reh-GLAHR-loh?
How much time do I have to repair it?
THEY SAY
Dos meses. Luego vuelve y repite la inspección.Dos MEH-ses. Loo-EH-goh boo-EL-beh ee reh-PEE-teh lah eens-pek-SYOHN.
Two months. Then you come back and repeat the inspection.
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YOU FINISH
Entendido. Lo arreglo esta semana. Gracias.
Ayn-tayn-DEE-doh. Loh uhr-REH-gloh ES-tuh seh-MAH-nuh. GRAH-syuhs.
Understood. I'll fix it this week. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Pida cita cuando esté listo.Deh NAH-duh. PEE-duh SEE-tuh koo-AHN-doh es-TEH LEES-toh.
You're welcome. Book an appointment when it's ready.
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
no
noh
adverb
no
he
eh
verb
I have (auxiliary)
pasado
puh-SAH-doh
adjective
last, past
inspección
eens-pek-SYOHN
noun
inspection, vehicle test
frenos
FREH-nos
noun
brakes
traseros
truh-SEH-ros
adjective
rear
29 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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