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You ask about noise and neighbours: what to say in Spanish
You ask about noise and neighbours.
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How it's done. Before renting it pays to ask about noise, neighbours and windows; visit at different times of day if you can; say ¿Es una zona tranquila?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
¿Es una zona tranquila?
Es OO-nuh SOH-nuh trahn-KEE-luh?
Is it a quiet area?
THEY SAY
Sí, muy tranquila, aunque la calle principal tiene tráfico.See, mooy trahn-KEE-luh, OWN-keh lah KAH-eh preen-see-PAHL TYEH-neh TRAH-fee-koh.
Yes, very quiet, although the main street has traffic.
They might also say:
Bastante tranquila. Las ventanas dan al patio.
Buhs-TAHN-teh trahn-KEE-luh. Lahs bayn-TAH-nuhs dahn ahl PAH-tyoh.
Fairly quiet. The windows face the courtyard.
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YOU REPLY
¿Cómo son los vecinos?
KOH-moh sohn los beh-SEE-nos?
What are the neighbours like?
THEY SAY
Familias y gente mayor. Todo muy bien.Fuh-MEE-lyuhs ee KHAYN-teh migh-OR. TOH-doh mooy byayn.
Families and older people. All very good.
3
YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Me gusta mucho el piso.
Pehr-FEK-toh. Meh GOOS-tuh MOO-choh el PEE-soh.
Perfect. I like the flat a lot.
THEY SAY
Me alegro. Hable con nosotros cuando decida.Meh uh-LEH-groh. AH-bleh kohn noh-SOH-tros koo-AHN-doh deh-SEE-duh.
Glad to hear it. Talk to us when you decide.
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
zona
SOH-nuh
noun
area, zone
tranquila
trahn-KEE-luh
adjective
calm (feminine)
Sí
See
adverb
yes
muy
mooy
adverb
very
calle
KAH-eh
noun
street
principal
preen-see-PAHL
adjective
main
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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