Spanish · Cita previa
You arrive for your appointment and show the confirmation: what to say in Spanish
You arrive for the appointment and show the confirmation.
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How it's done. Keep the appointment confirmation (justificante de la cita) with its number on your phone or printed; show it at the entrance with your passport.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Buenos días. ¿Tiene cita?Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs. TYEH-neh SEE-tuh?
Good morning. Do you have an appointment?
They might also say:
Buenos días. ¿Viene con cita previa?
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs. BYEH-neh kohn SEE-tuh PREH-byuh?
Good morning. Are you here with an appointment?
YOU REPLY
Sí, a las nueve y media. Aquí tengo el justificante.
See, uh lahs noo-EH-beh ee MEH-dyuh. Uh-KEE TAYN-goh el khoos-tee-fee-KAHN-teh.
Yes, at half past nine. Here is the confirmation.
THEY SAY
Su pasaporte, por favor.Soo puh-suh-POR-teh, por fuh-BOR.
Your passport, please.
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YOU REPLY
Aquí tiene.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh.
Here you are.
THEY SAY
Siéntese. Le llamarán por su número.SYAYN-teh-seh. Leh yuh-muh-RAHN por soo NOO-meh-roh.
Take a seat. They'll call you by your number.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. ¿Cuánto se suele esperar?
GRAH-syuhs. Koo-AHN-toh seh soo-EH-leh es-peh-RAHR?
Thanks. How long is the usual wait?
THEY SAY
Unos veinte minutos, más o menos.OO-nos BAYN-teh mee-NOO-tos, mahs oh MEH-nos.
About twenty minutes, more or less.
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
cita
SEE-tuh
noun
appointment
Sí
See
adverb
yes
media
MEH-dyuh
adjective
half
Aquí
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
26 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?
Similar situations
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→You look for which office to go toCita previa · A2 in the app
→You phone to book an appointment at a government officeCita previa · A2 in the app
→You explain that there are no free appointmentsCita previa · A2 in the app
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