Spanish · Pérdida / objetos perdidos
You look for a lost item: what to say in Spanish
You look for a lost item.
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How it's done. The lost property office is objetos perdidos: in town (ayuntamiento) and on transport (metro, Renfe); describe the item: colour, make, where and when lost.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 perdido una mochila negra en el autobús.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, eh pehr-DEE-doh OO-nuh moh-CHEE-luh NEH-gruh en el ow-toh-BOOS.
Good morning, I've lost a black backpack on the bus.
THEY SAY
¿Cuándo y en qué línea?Koo-AHN-doh ee en keh LEE-neh-uh?
When and on which line?
They might also say:
¿Qué día y en qué autobús fue?
Keh DEE-uh ee en keh ow-toh-BOOS foo-EH?
What day and on which bus was it?
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YOU REPLY
Ayer por la tarde, en la línea veinte.
Uh-EHR por lah TAHR-deh, en lah LEE-neh-uh BAYN-teh.
Yesterday afternoon, on line twenty.
THEY SAY
Voy a mirar. Espere un momento.Boy uh mee-RAHR. Es-PEH-reh oon moh-MAYN-toh.
I'll look. Wait a moment.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. Dentro hay un cargador y unas llaves.
GRAH-syuhs. DAYN-troh igh oon kuhr-guh-DOR ee OO-nuhs YAH-bes.
Thanks. Inside there's a charger and some keys.
THEY SAY
Vale, lo apunto para buscarlo.BAH-leh, loh uh-POON-toh PAH-ruh boos-KAHR-loh.
OK, I'll note it down to look for it.
Words worth knowing
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
he
eh
verb
I have (auxiliary)
perdido
pehr-DEE-doh
adjective
lost
mochila
moh-CHEE-luh
noun
backpack
negra
NEH-gruh
adjective
black (feminine)
autobús
ow-toh-BOOS
noun
bus
línea
LEE-neh-uh
noun
line, route
Ayer
Uh-EHR
adverb
yesterday
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?
¿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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