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You find someone else's belongings and hand them in: what to say in Spanish
You find someone's item and hand it in.
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How it's done. A found item is handed to the police or lost property; say He encontrado esto; leave your details; the owner may thank you.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, he encontrado esta cartera en la calle.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, eh ayn-kohn-TRAH-doh ES-tuh kuhr-TEH-ruh en lah KAH-eh.
Good morning, I've found this wallet in the street.
THEY SAY
Muchas gracias. ¿Dónde la encontró?MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. DOHN-deh lah ayn-kohn-TROH?
Thank you very much. Where did you find it?
They might also say:
Se lo agradecemos. ¿En qué calle exactamente?
Seh loh uh-gruh-deh-SEH-mos. En keh KAH-eh ek-suhk-tuh-MAYN-teh?
We appreciate it. On which street exactly?
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YOU REPLY
En la plaza Mayor, junto al banco.
En lah PLAH-suh Migh-OR, KHOON-toh ahl BAHN-koh.
In Plaza Mayor, next to the bank.
THEY SAY
Gracias. Apunto sus datos por si el dueño quiere agradecérselo.GRAH-syuhs. Uh-POON-toh soos DAH-tos por see el doo-EH-nyoh KYEH-reh uh-gruh-deh-SEHR-seh-loh.
Thanks. I'll note your details in case the owner wants to thank you.
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YOU FINISH
Muy bien. Gracias.
Mooy byayn. GRAH-syuhs.
Very well. Thanks.
THEY SAY
A usted. Que tenga buen día.Uh oos-TED. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
Thank you. Have a good day.
Words worth knowing
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
he
eh
verb
I have (auxiliary)
encontrado
ayn-kohn-TRAH-doh
verb
found
cartera
kuhr-TEH-ruh
noun
wallet
calle
KAH-eh
noun
street
Muchas
MOO-chuhs
adjective
many, much (feminine)
encontró
ayn-kohn-TROH
verb
found
plaza
PLAH-suh
noun
square
All the 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?
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