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You are locked out without keys: what to say in Spanish
You are locked out without keys.
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How it's done. If you are locked out call a cerrajero (locksmith): he comes and opens; ask the price beforehand; don't pay in advance and ask for a receipt.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
Buenas tardes, me he quedado fuera de casa sin llaves.
Boo-EH-nuhs TAHR-des, meh eh keh-DAH-doh foo-EH-ruh deh KAH-suh seen YAH-bes.
Good afternoon, I've been locked out of my home without keys.
THEY SAY
¿Dónde está? ¿Qué tipo de puerta tiene?DOHN-deh es-TAH? Keh TEE-poh deh poo-EHR-tuh TYEH-neh?
Where are you? What kind of door do you have?
They might also say:
¿Cuál es la dirección y qué cerradura es?
Koo-AHL es lah dee-rek-SYOHN ee keh sehr-ruh-DOO-ruh es?
What's the address and what lock is it?
2
YOU REPLY
Calle Goya, número doce. Una puerta normal.
KAH-eh GOH-ah, NOO-meh-roh DOH-seh. OO-nuh poo-EHR-tuh nor-MAHL.
Calle Goya, number twelve. A normal door.
THEY SAY
Estoy ahí en veinte minutos. Son sesenta euros.Es-TOY uh-EE en BAYN-teh mee-NOO-tos. Sohn seh-SAYN-tuh EH-oo-ros.
I'll be there in twenty minutes. It's sixty euros.
3
YOU FINISH
Vale. Le espero en el portal.
BAH-leh. Leh es-PEH-roh en el por-TAHL.
OK. I'll wait for you at the door.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Enseguida llego.Pehr-FEK-toh. Ayn-seh-GEE-duh YEH-goh.
Perfect. I'll be right there.
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
he
eh
verb
I have (auxiliary)
quedado
keh-DAH-doh
verb
stayed
fuera
foo-EH-ruh
adverb
outside
casa
KAH-suh
noun
house, home
30 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?
Todavía no hablo bien español.
Toh-duh-BEE-uh noh AH-bloh byayn es-puh-NYOL.
I don't speak Spanish well yet.
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