Spanish · Seguridad Social / SEPE
You register as a jobseeker at the employment service: what to say in Spanish
You register as a job seeker at the employment office.
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How it's done. To get offers and help, register at the employment service (SEPE or the regional service) as a demandante de empleo; the card must be renewed regularly (renovar la demanda).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
Buenos días, quiero inscribirme como demandante de empleo.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, KYEH-roh eens-kree-BEER-meh KOH-moh deh-mahn-DAHN-teh deh em-PLEH-oh.
Good morning, I want to register as a job seeker.
THEY SAY
¿Tiene cita previa?TYEH-neh SEE-tuh PREH-byuh?
Do you have an appointment?
They might also say:
¿Ha pedido cita?
Uh peh-DEE-doh SEE-tuh?
Have you booked an appointment?
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YOU REPLY
Sí, tengo el justificante.
See, TAYN-goh el khoos-tee-fee-KAHN-teh.
Yes, I have the confirmation.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Necesito el pasaporte y el empadronamiento.Pehr-FEK-toh. Neh-seh-SEE-toh el puh-suh-POR-teh ee el em-puh-droh-nuh-MYAYN-toh.
Fine. I need the passport and the registration.
3
YOU REPLY
Aquí los tiene.
Uh-KEE los TYEH-neh.
Here they are.
THEY SAY
Gracias. Ya está inscrito.GRAH-syuhs. Yah es-TAH eens-KREE-toh.
Thank you. You are registered now.
4
YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you very much.
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
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
quiero
KYEH-roh
verb
I want
inscribirme
eens-kree-BEER-meh
verb
to register
demandante
deh-mahn-DAHN-teh
noun
applicant, seeker
empleo
em-PLEH-oh
noun
employment
21 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?
Similar situations
You ask how to renew your jobseeker cardSeguridad Social / SEPE · A2 in the app
→You ask about unemployment benefitSeguridad Social / SEPE · B1 in the app
→You ask for a statement of your employment recordSeguridad Social / SEPE · B1 in the app
→You register in the Cl@ve system for digital accessSeguridad Social / SEPE · A2 in the app
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