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You ask the price of the treatment: what to say in Spanish
You ask for the price of the treatment.
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How it's done. Asking for a presupuesto before treatment is normal; ask directly: ¿Cuánto me costaría?; private clinics state the price before they start.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
¿Cuánto me costaría el empaste?
Koo-AHN-toh meh kos-tuh-REE-uh el em-PAHS-teh?
How much would the filling cost?
THEY SAY
Sesenta euros. La limpieza son treinta.Seh-SAYN-tuh EH-oo-ros. Lah leem-PYEH-suh sohn TRAYN-tuh.
Sixty euros. The cleaning is thirty.
2
YOU REPLY
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Poo-EH-doh puh-GAHR kohn tuhr-KHEH-tuh?
Can I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Sí, claro. También en efectivo.See, KLAH-roh. Tuhm-BYAYN en eh-fek-TEE-boh.
Yes, of course. Or in cash.
They might also say:
Claro, con tarjeta o en efectivo.
KLAH-roh, kohn tuhr-KHEH-tuh oh en eh-fek-TEE-boh.
Of course, by card or cash.
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YOU REPLY
Perfecto. Gracias.
Pehr-FEK-toh. GRAH-syuhs.
Perfect. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. ¿Quiere pedir la cita ahora?Deh NAH-duh. KYEH-reh peh-DEER lah SEE-tuh uh-OH-ruh?
You're welcome. Would you like to book the appointment now?
4
YOU FINISH
Sí, para la semana que viene.
See, PAH-ruh lah seh-MAH-nuh keh BYEH-neh.
Yes, for next week.
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
costaría
kos-tuh-REE-uh
verb
would cost
empaste
em-PAHS-teh
noun
filling (tooth)
euros
EH-oo-ros
noun
euros
limpieza
leem-PYEH-suh
noun
cleaning
son
sohn
verb
are
pagar
puh-GAHR
verb
to pay
23 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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