Spanish · Dentista / análisis
You go for a teeth clean: what to say in Spanish
You go for a dental clean.
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How it's done. A preventive clean (limpieza) is recommended once a year or every six months; gums may be sensitive afterwards, which is temporary.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Buenas tardes, vengo para una limpieza dental.
Boo-EH-nuhs TAHR-des, BAYN-goh PAH-ruh OO-nuh leem-PYEH-suh dayn-TAHL.
Good afternoon, I'm here for a dental cleaning.
THEY SAY
Pase y siéntese. ¿Tiene alguna molestia?PAH-seh ee SYAYN-teh-seh. TYEH-neh uhl-GOO-nuh moh-LES-tyuh?
Come in and sit down. Do you have any discomfort?
They might also say:
Adelante, siéntese. ¿Le molesta algo?
Uh-deh-LAHN-teh, SYAYN-teh-seh. Leh moh-LES-tuh AHL-goh?
Come in, sit down. Is anything bothering you?
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YOU REPLY
Un poco de sensibilidad con el frío.
Oon POH-koh deh sayn-see-bee-lee-DAHD kohn el FREE-oh.
A little sensitivity to cold.
THEY SAY
Le voy a mirar. Respire con tranquilidad.Leh boy uh mee-RAHR. Res-PEE-reh kohn trahn-kee-lee-DAHD.
I'll have a look. Breathe calmly.
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YOU REPLY
Gracias.
GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you.
THEY SAY
Ya está. Tiene los dientes muy bien.Yah es-TAH. TYEH-neh los DYAYN-tes mooy byayn.
That's it. Your teeth are in good shape.
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YOU FINISH
Qué bien. Gracias.
Keh byayn. GRAH-syuhs.
Great. Thanks.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Buenas
Boo-EH-nuhs
adjective
good (feminine plural)
tardes
TAHR-des
noun
afternoons, evenings
vengo
BAYN-goh
verb
I come
limpieza
leem-PYEH-suh
noun
cleaning
dental
dayn-TAHL
adjective
dental
Pase
PAH-seh
verb
come in, go ahead
28 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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