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The police ask to see your documents: what to say in Spanish
The police ask to see your documents.
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How it's done. Foreigners should carry an identity document: passport or foreigner's card (TIE); the police may check it; say Aquí tiene.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Buenas tardes. Su documentación, por favor.Boo-EH-nuhs TAHR-des. Soo doh-koo-mayn-tuh-SYOHN, por fuh-BOR.
Good afternoon. Your documents, please.
They might also say:
Policía Nacional. Enséñeme su documento.
Poh-lee-SEE-uh Nuh-syoh-NAHL. Ayn-SEH-nyeh-meh soo doh-koo-MAYN-toh.
Policía Nacional. Show me your document.
YOU REPLY
Aquí tiene mi tarjeta de residencia.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh mee tuhr-KHEH-tuh deh reh-see-DAYN-syuh.
Here's my residence card.
THEY SAY
Gracias. Todo en orden.GRAH-syuhs. TOH-doh en OR-dayn.
Thank you. All in order.
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YOU FINISH
A usted. Buenas tardes.
Uh oos-TED. Boo-EH-nuhs TAHR-des.
You're welcome. Good afternoon.
Words worth knowing
Buenas
Boo-EH-nuhs
adjective
good (feminine plural)
tardes
TAHR-des
noun
afternoons, evenings
documentación
doh-koo-mayn-tuh-SYOHN
noun
documents, paperwork
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
Aquí
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
tarjeta
tuhr-KHEH-tuh
noun
card
residencia
reh-see-DAYN-syuh
noun
residence
orden
OR-dayn
noun
order
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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