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You want to get a tax number: what to say in Spanish
You want to get a tax number.
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How it's done. For a foreigner the tax number (NIF) is the same as the NIE; the Policía Nacional issues it on application; without it an account, a job and a rental are hard.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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1
YOU START
Necesito un NIE para poder trabajar y abrir una cuenta.
Neh-seh-SEE-toh oon Nyeh PAH-ruh poh-DEHR truh-buh-KHAHR ee uh-BREER OO-nuh koo-AYN-tuh.
I need an NIE in order to work and open an account.
THEY SAY
¿Tiene cita previa?TYEH-neh SEE-tuh PREH-byuh?
Do you have an appointment?
They might also say:
¿Ha pedido cita previa?
Uh peh-DEE-doh SEE-tuh PREH-byuh?
Have you booked an appointment?
2
YOU REPLY
Sí, para hoy a las doce.
See, PAH-ruh oy uh lahs DOH-seh.
Yes, for today at twelve.
THEY SAY
Pase. Rellene este formulario y pague la tasa.PAH-seh. Reh-EH-neh ES-teh for-moo-LAH-ryoh ee PAH-geh lah TAH-suh.
Come in. Fill in this form and pay the fee.
3
YOU FINISH
Gracias.
GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you.
THEY SAY
De nada. Le llamarán cuando esté listo.Deh NAH-duh. Leh yuh-muh-RAHN koo-AHN-doh es-TEH LEES-toh.
You're welcome. They'll call you when it's ready.
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
Necesito
Neh-seh-SEE-toh
verb
I need
poder
poh-DEHR
verb
to be able
trabajar
truh-buh-KHAHR
verb
to work
abrir
uh-BREER
verb
to open
cuenta
koo-AYN-tuh
noun
account
cita
SEE-tuh
noun
appointment
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?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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