Spanish · Seguridad Social / SEPE
You ask for a statement of your employment record: what to say in Spanish
You ask for your work record.
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How it's done. Vida laboral is the record of your work in Spain; ordered online with Cl@ve or a certificado digital, or by request; needed for banks, rentals and new jobs.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
Necesito mi vida laboral. ¿Cómo la puedo pedir?
Neh-seh-SEE-toh mee BEE-duh luh-boh-RAHL. KOH-moh lah poo-EH-doh peh-DEER?
I need my work record. How can I request it?
THEY SAY
Por internet con la clave o con certificado digital.Por een-tehr-NET kohn lah KLAH-beh oh kohn sehr-tee-fee-KAH-doh dee-khee-TAHL.
Online with the key or a digital certificate.
They might also say:
En línea, con Cl@ve o certificado digital.
En LEE-neh-uh, kohn KLAH-beh oh sehr-tee-fee-KAH-doh dee-khee-TAHL.
Online, with Cl@ve or a digital certificate.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y si no tengo clave?
Ee see noh TAYN-goh KLAH-beh?
And if I don't have a key?
THEY SAY
Puede pedirla por correo o venir aquí con cita.Poo-EH-deh peh-DEER-luh por kor-REH-oh oh beh-NEER uh-KEE kohn SEE-tuh.
You can ask for it by post or come here with an appointment.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias, voy a pedir cita.
GRAH-syuhs, boy uh peh-DEER SEE-tuh.
Thanks, I'll book an appointment.
THEY SAY
De nada. Pida cita por internet, es lo más rápido.Deh NAH-duh. PEE-duh SEE-tuh por een-tehr-NET, es loh mahs RAH-pee-doh.
You're welcome. Book online, it's the fastest.
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
Necesito
Neh-seh-SEE-toh
verb
I need
vida
BEE-duh
noun
life
laboral
luh-boh-RAHL
adjective
work-related
puedo
poo-EH-doh
verb
I can
pedir
peh-DEER
verb
to ask for, to order
internet
een-tehr-NET
noun
internet
27 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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