Spanish · Contrato / fianza
You ask whether you can take in a flatmate: what to say in Spanish
You ask whether a flatmate can move in.
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How it's done. A flatmate is a compañero de piso; sub-letting needs the owner's consent (consentimiento del propietario); better recorded in the contract or by a separate letter.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
¿Puede vivir conmigo un compañero de piso?
Poo-EH-deh bee-BEER kohn-MEE-goh oon kom-puh-NYEH-roh deh PEE-soh?
Can a flatmate live with me?
THEY SAY
Tiene que autorizarlo el propietario.TYEH-neh keh ow-toh-ree-SAHR-loh el proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh.
The owner has to authorise it.
They might also say:
Hay que pedir permiso al propietario por escrito.
Igh keh peh-DEER pehr-MEE-soh ahl proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh por es-KREE-toh.
You have to ask the owner for written permission.
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YOU REPLY
¿Cambia el contrato?
KAHM-byuh el kohn-TRAH-toh?
Does the contract change?
THEY SAY
Se añade una cláusula o se firma un anexo.Seh uh-NYAH-deh OO-nuh KLOW-soo-luh oh seh FEER-muh oon uh-NEK-soh.
A clause is added or an annex is signed.
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YOU FINISH
Muy bien. Se lo comentaré a mi compañero.
Mooy byayn. Seh loh koh-mayn-tuh-REH uh mee kom-puh-NYEH-roh.
Very good. I'll tell my flatmate.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Hable con el propietario y me dice.Pehr-FEK-toh. AH-bleh kohn el proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh ee meh DEE-seh.
Perfect. Talk to the owner and let me know.
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
vivir
bee-BEER
verb
to live
compañero
kom-puh-NYEH-roh
noun
colleague, mate
piso
PEE-soh
noun
flat
Tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
autorizarlo
ow-toh-ree-SAHR-loh
verb
to authorise it
propietario
proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh
noun
owner
25 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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