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You ask for a sick note (sick leave): what to say in Spanish
You ask for a sick note.
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How it's done. A sick note is a parte de baja: the doctor issues it and the parte de confirmación extends it weekly; it is passed to the employer in the first days of illness.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
Doctora, necesito un parte de baja para el trabajo.
Dok-TOH-ruh, neh-seh-SEE-toh oon PAHR-teh deh BAH-khuh PAH-ruh el truh-BAH-khoh.
Doctor, I need a sick note for work.
THEY SAY
Sí, claro. Le recomiendo reposo unos días.See, KLAH-roh. Leh reh-koh-MYAYN-doh reh-POH-soh OO-nos DEE-uhs.
Yes, of course. I recommend a few days of rest.
They might also say:
Por supuesto. Le aconsejo descansar unos días.
Por soo-poo-ES-toh. Leh uh-kohn-SEH-khoh des-kahn-SAHR OO-nos DEE-uhs.
Of course. I advise you to rest a few days.
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YOU REPLY
¿Hasta cuándo es la baja?
AHS-tuh koo-AHN-doh es lah BAH-khuh?
Until when is the sick note?
THEY SAY
Hasta el lunes. Luego vuelva a revisión.AHS-tuh el LOO-nes. Loo-EH-goh boo-EL-buh uh reh-bee-SYOHN.
Until Monday. Then come back for a check-up.
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YOU FINISH
Muy bien. Gracias, doctora.
Mooy byayn. GRAH-syuhs, dok-TOH-ruh.
Very well. Thank you, doctor.
THEY SAY
De nada. Cuídese y descanse.Deh NAH-duh. Koo-EE-deh-seh ee des-KAHN-seh.
You're welcome. Take care and rest.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Doctora
Dok-TOH-ruh
noun
doctor (female)
necesito
neh-seh-SEE-toh
verb
I need
parte
PAHR-teh
noun
report, notice
baja
BAH-khuh
noun
sick leave
trabajo
truh-BAH-khoh
noun
work, job
Sí
See
adverb
yes
26 more 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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