Spanish · Pérdida / objetos perdidos
You lost your wallet and are told what to do: what to say in Spanish
You lose your wallet and are told what to do.
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How it's done. If you lose your wallet block the cards at the bank, report to the police (denuncia) and report the loss of documents; the police give a copy.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
Ayer perdí mi cartera con la tarjeta del banco y el pasaporte.
Uh-EHR pehr-DEE mee kuhr-TEH-ruh kohn lah tuhr-KHEH-tuh del BAHN-koh ee el puh-suh-POR-teh.
Yesterday I lost my wallet with the bank card and the passport.
THEY SAY
Debe bloquear la tarjeta y poner una denuncia.DEH-beh bloh-keh-AHR lah tuhr-KHEH-tuh ee poh-NEHR OO-nuh deh-NOON-syuh.
You must block the card and make a report.
They might also say:
Primero bloquee la tarjeta y luego haga la denuncia.
Pree-MEH-roh bloh-KEH-eh lah tuhr-KHEH-tuh ee loo-EH-goh AH-guh lah deh-NOON-syuh.
First block the card and then make the report.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y el pasaporte?
Ee el puh-suh-POR-teh?
And the passport?
THEY SAY
Con la denuncia, vaya a su consulado.Kohn lah deh-NOON-syuh, BAH-ah uh soo kohn-soo-LAH-doh.
With the report, go to your consulate.
3
YOU FINISH
Entendido. Muchas gracias.
Ayn-tayn-DEE-doh. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Understood. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Espero que lo recupere.Deh NAH-duh. Es-PEH-roh keh loh reh-koo-PEH-reh.
You're welcome. I hope you get it back.
Words worth knowing
Ayer
Uh-EHR
adverb
yesterday
perdí
pehr-DEE
verb
I lost
cartera
kuhr-TEH-ruh
noun
wallet
tarjeta
tuhr-KHEH-tuh
noun
card
banco
BAHN-koh
noun
bank
pasaporte
puh-suh-POR-teh
noun
passport
Debe
DEH-beh
verb
must
bloquear
bloh-keh-AHR
verb
to block
poner
poh-NEHR
verb
to put
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?
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