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You ask about getting your deposit back: what to say in Spanish

You ask about getting the deposit back.

Dejar el piso6 linesLevel B1For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The deposit (fianza) is returned within a month of handing over the keys; if not returned send a written demand (reclamación).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
¿Cuándo me devolverán la fianza?
Koo-AHN-doh meh deh-bol-beh-RAHN lah FYAHN-suh?
When will they return my deposit?
THEY SAY
En un mes, como máximo.
En oon mes, KOH-moh MAHK-see-moh.
In a month at the most.
They might also say:
Dentro de un mes desde la entrega de llaves.
DAYN-troh deh oon mes DEZ-deh lah ayn-TREH-guh deh YAH-bes.
Within a month of the key handover.
in the app
2
YOU REPLY
¿Me la ingresan en la cuenta?
Meh lah een-GREH-sahn en lah koo-AYN-tuh?
Will it be paid into my account?
THEY SAY
Sí, por transferencia.
See, por trahns-feh-RAYN-syuh.
Yes, by transfer.
in the app
3
YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Gracias.
Pehr-FEK-toh. GRAH-syuhs.
Perfect. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Le mando el justificante.
Deh NAH-duh. Leh MAHN-doh el khoos-tee-fee-KAHN-teh.
You're welcome. I'll send you the proof.
in the app

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Words worth knowing

devolverán
deh-bol-beh-RAHN
verb
they will return
fianza
FYAHN-suh
noun
deposit
mes
mes
noun
month
máximo
MAHK-see-moh
noun
maximum
ingresan
een-GREH-sahn
verb
they deposit
cuenta
koo-AYN-tuh
noun
account

16 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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Similar situations

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You hand over the keys and the flatDejar el piso · A2 in the app
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