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You ask about paying the state fee: what to say in Spanish
You ask about the state fee.
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How it's done. The state fee (tasa) for the foreigner's card is paid in advance with a special form at a bank or online; the receipt is brought to the appointment.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, ¿dónde se paga la tasa?
Pehr-DOH-neh, DOHN-deh seh PAH-guh lah TAH-suh?
Excuse me, where is the fee paid?
THEY SAY
En cualquier banco o por internet con el impreso.En koo-uhl-KYEHR BAHN-koh oh por een-tehr-NET kohn el eem-PREH-soh.
At any bank or online with the form.
They might also say:
Se paga en el banco o en línea con el modelo.
Seh PAH-guh en el BAHN-koh oh en LEE-neh-uh kohn el moh-DEH-loh.
You pay at the bank or online with the form.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y tengo que traer el justificante?
Ee TAYN-goh keh truh-EHR el khoos-tee-fee-KAHN-teh?
And do I have to bring the receipt?
THEY SAY
Sí, con el pasaporte y una foto.See, kohn el puh-suh-POR-teh ee OO-nuh FOH-toh.
Yes, with the passport and a photo.
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YOU FINISH
Entendido. Muchas gracias.
Ayn-tayn-DEE-doh. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Understood. Thank you very much.
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
paga
PAH-guh
verb
pays
tasa
TAH-suh
noun
fee
banco
BAHN-koh
noun
bank
internet
een-tehr-NET
noun
internet
impreso
eem-PREH-soh
noun
form, printed form
25 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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