Spanish · Policía / denuncia
You report a theft: what to say in Spanish
You report a theft.
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How it's done. A theft is reported at the police station (comisaría) or online (denuncia online): you tell what happened and get a copy (copia de la denuncia); it is needed for insurance and documents.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 poner una denuncia. Me han robado el móvil.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, KYEH-roh poh-NEHR OO-nuh deh-NOON-syuh. Meh ahn roh-BAH-doh el MOH-beel.
Good morning, I want to make a report. My phone has been stolen.
THEY SAY
¿Cuándo y dónde ha sido?Koo-AHN-doh ee DOHN-deh uh SEE-doh?
When and where was it?
They might also say:
¿En qué lugar y a qué hora ocurrió?
En keh loo-GAHR ee uh keh OH-ruh oh-koor-RYOH?
In what place and at what time did it happen?
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YOU REPLY
Hace una hora, en el metro.
AH-seh OO-nuh OH-ruh, en el MEH-troh.
An hour ago, on the metro.
THEY SAY
Rellene este formulario. Le haremos una copia.Reh-EH-neh ES-teh for-moo-LAH-ryoh. Leh uh-REH-mos OO-nuh KOH-pyuh.
Fill in this form. We'll make you a copy.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. ¿Me dan una copia para el seguro?
GRAH-syuhs. Meh dahn OO-nuh KOH-pyuh PAH-ruh el seh-GOO-roh?
Thanks. Can I have a copy for the insurance?
THEY SAY
Sí, le damos una copia sellada.See, leh DAH-mos OO-nuh KOH-pyuh seh-AH-duh.
Yes, we'll give you a stamped copy.
Words worth knowing
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
quiero
KYEH-roh
verb
I want
poner
poh-NEHR
verb
to put
denuncia
deh-NOON-syuh
noun
report (to the police)
han
ahn
verb
have (auxiliary: they)
robado
roh-BAH-doh
verb
stolen
móvil
MOH-beel
noun
mobile phone
dónde
DOHN-deh
adverb
where
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?
Todavía no hablo bien español.
Toh-duh-BEE-uh noh AH-bloh byayn es-puh-NYOL.
I don't speak Spanish well yet.
¿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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