Spanish · Protección temporal
You apply for temporary protection: what to say in Spanish
You apply for temporary protection.
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How it's done. Temporary protection (protección temporal) for Ukrainians in Spain is granted through the police or special centres; it gives the right to live, work and use healthcare.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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1
YOU START
Buenos días, vengo de Ucrania y quisiera solicitar la protección temporal.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, BAYN-goh deh Oo-KRAH-nyuh ee kee-SYEH-ruh soh-lee-see-TAHR lah proh-tek-SYOHN tem-poh-RAHL.
Good morning, I come from Ukraine and would like to apply for temporary protection.
THEY SAY
¿Tiene pasaporte?TYEH-neh puh-suh-POR-teh?
Do you have a passport?
They might also say:
¿Lleva el pasaporte?
YEH-buh el puh-suh-POR-teh?
Have you got the passport?
2
YOU REPLY
Sí, aquí está.
See, uh-KEE es-TAH.
Yes, here it is.
THEY SAY
Rellene este formulario y espere su turno.Reh-EH-neh ES-teh for-moo-LAH-ryoh ee es-PEH-reh soo TOOR-noh.
Fill in this form and wait your turn.
3
YOU FINISH
Gracias. ¿Cuánto tarda?
GRAH-syuhs. Koo-AHN-toh TAHR-duh?
Thanks. How long does it take?
THEY SAY
Le darán una resolución en unos días.Leh duh-RAHN OO-nuh reh-soh-loo-SYOHN en OO-nos DEE-uhs.
They will give you a decision in a few days.
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
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
vengo
BAYN-goh
verb
I come
quisiera
kee-SYEH-ruh
verb
I would like
solicitar
soh-lee-see-TAHR
verb
to apply for, to request
protección
proh-tek-SYOHN
noun
protection
23 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?
Todavía no hablo bien español.
Toh-duh-BEE-uh noh AH-bloh byayn es-puh-NYOL.
I don't speak Spanish well yet.
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Similar situations
You ask what rights the protection gives youProtección temporal · A2 in the app
→You add your children to the applicationProtección temporal · A2 in the app
→You ask whether you can work with this statusProtección temporal · B1 in the app
→You ask about help from organisationsProtección temporal · B1 in the app
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