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You give your fingerprints for the card: what to say in Spanish

You give fingerprints for the card.

Extranjería / NIE / TIE7 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Fingerprints (toma de huellas) are taken at the police; from then the card (TIE) is made and collected later by another appointment; bring your passport, the appointment confirmation and the paid tasa.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Ponga la mano aquí y no la mueva.
POHN-guh lah MAH-noh uh-KEE ee noh lah moo-EH-buh.
Put your hand here and don't move it.
YOU REPLY
¿Así está bien?
Uh-SEE es-TAH byayn?
Is this right?
THEY SAY
Sí. Ahora el otro dedo.
See. Uh-OH-ruh el OH-troh DEH-doh.
Yes. Now the other finger.
They might also say:
Perfecto. Ahora los otros dedos.
Pehr-FEK-toh. Uh-OH-ruh los OH-tros DEH-dos.
Perfect. Now the other fingers.
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2
YOU REPLY
¿Cuándo estará lista la tarjeta?
Koo-AHN-doh es-tuh-RAH LEES-tuh lah tuhr-KHEH-tuh?
When will the card be ready?
THEY SAY
En unas semanas. Le avisarán.
En OO-nuhs seh-MAH-nuhs. Leh uh-bee-suh-RAHN.
In a few weeks. They'll let you know.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias. ¿Me avisan por mensaje?
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. Meh uh-BEE-sahn por mayn-SAH-kheh?
Thank you very much. Will you let me know by message?
THEY SAY
Sí, le llegará un SMS cuando esté lista.
See, leh yeh-guh-RAH oon EH-seh-EH-meh-EH-seh koo-AHN-doh es-TEH LEES-tuh.
Yes, you'll get a text message when it's ready.
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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

Ponga
POHN-guh
verb
put
mano
MAH-noh
noun
hand
aquí
uh-KEE
adverb
here
no
noh
adverb
no
mueva
moo-EH-buh
verb
move
está
es-TAH
verb
is, is located

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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Spanish →

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