Spanish · Protección temporal
You ask whether you can work with this status: what to say in Spanish
You ask whether you can work with this status.
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How it's done. With temporary protection you can work without a separate permit; show the card to the employer, who registers you with social security (alta en la Seguridad Social).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
¿Puedo trabajar con la protección temporal?
Poo-EH-doh truh-buh-KHAHR kohn lah proh-tek-SYOHN tem-poh-RAHL?
Can I work with temporary protection?
THEY SAY
Sí, no necesita un permiso especial.See, noh neh-seh-SEE-tuh oon pehr-MEE-soh es-peh-SYAHL.
Yes, you don't need a special permit.
They might also say:
Sí, no hace falta ningún permiso aparte.
See, noh AH-seh FAHL-tuh neen-GOON pehr-MEE-soh uh-PAHR-teh.
Yes, no separate permit is needed.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y qué tiene que hacer el empresario?
Ee keh TYEH-neh keh uh-SEHR el em-preh-SAH-ryoh?
And what does the employer have to do?
THEY SAY
Darle de alta en la Seguridad Social.DAHR-leh deh AHL-tuh en lah Seh-goo-ree-DAHD Soh-SYAHL.
Register you with social security.
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YOU FINISH
Muy bien. Gracias.
Mooy byayn. GRAH-syuhs.
Very good. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que tenga suerte con el trabajo.Deh NAH-duh. Keh TAYN-guh soo-EHR-teh kohn el truh-BAH-khoh.
You're welcome. Good luck with the job.
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
trabajar
truh-buh-KHAHR
verb
to work
protección
proh-tek-SYOHN
noun
protection
temporal
tem-poh-RAHL
adjective
temporary
Sí
See
adverb
yes
no
noh
adverb
no
necesita
neh-seh-SEE-tuh
verb
needs
24 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?
Similar situations
You ask about help from organisationsProtección temporal · B1 in the app
→You report a change of address or detailsProtección temporal · B1 in the app
→You apply for temporary protectionProtección temporal · A2 in the app
→You ask what rights the protection gives youProtección temporal · A2 in the app
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