Spanish · Cita previa
You look for which office to go to: what to say in Spanish
You look for which window to go to.
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How it's done. Large offices give a número de turno (queue number) at a machine; the screen shows the number and the window (ventanilla or mesa).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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YOU START
Disculpe, ¿dónde tengo que ir para sacar número?
Dees-KOOL-peh, DOHN-deh TAYN-goh keh eer PAH-ruh suh-KAHR NOO-meh-roh?
Excuse me, where do I go to get a number?
THEY SAY
En la máquina de la entrada. Pulse "extranjería".En lah MAH-kee-nuh deh lah ayn-TRAH-duh. POOL-seh "eks-trahn-kheh-REE-uh".
At the machine at the entrance. Press "immigration".
They might also say:
Aquí a la derecha, en el dispensador. Elija la opción de extranjería.
Uh-KEE uh lah deh-REH-chuh, en el dees-payn-suh-DOR. Eh-LEE-khuh lah op-SYOHN deh eks-trahn-kheh-REE-uh.
Here on the right, at the dispenser. Choose the immigration option.
2
YOU REPLY
¿Y luego qué hago?
Ee loo-EH-goh keh AH-goh?
And what do I do then?
THEY SAY
Espere a que salga su número en la pantalla.Es-PEH-reh uh keh SAHL-guh soo NOO-meh-roh en lah pahn-TAH-ah.
Wait for your number to appear on the screen.
3
YOU FINISH
Vale, muchas gracias.
BAH-leh, MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
OK, thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Buena suerte.Deh NAH-duh. Boo-EH-nuh soo-EHR-teh.
You're welcome. Good luck.
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
Disculpe
Dees-KOOL-peh
verb
excuse me
tengo
TAYN-goh
verb
I have
ir
eer
verb
to go
sacar
suh-KAHR
verb
to take out, to get
número
NOO-meh-roh
noun
number
máquina
MAH-kee-nuh
noun
machine
22 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?
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