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You ask which documents are needed for renting: what to say in Spanish
You ask which documents are needed to rent.
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How it's done. The owner asks for: passport, work contract or proof of income (nóminas, justificante de ingresos), sometimes a guarantor or extra deposit; ask beforehand.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
¿Qué documentos necesito para alquilar?
Keh doh-koo-MAYN-tos neh-seh-SEE-toh PAH-ruh uhl-kee-LAHR?
What documents do I need to rent?
THEY SAY
El pasaporte, el contrato de trabajo y las tres últimas nóminas.El puh-suh-POR-teh, el kohn-TRAH-toh deh truh-BAH-khoh ee lahs tres OOL-tee-muhs NOH-mee-nuhs.
The passport, the work contract and the last three payslips.
They might also say:
Pasaporte, contrato laboral y las nóminas de los tres últimos meses.
Puh-suh-POR-teh, kohn-TRAH-toh luh-boh-RAHL ee lahs NOH-mee-nuhs deh los tres OOL-tee-mos MEH-ses.
Passport, employment contract and the payslips of the last three months.
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YOU REPLY
Todavía no tengo nómina. ¿Sirve otra cosa?
Toh-duh-BEE-uh noh TAYN-goh NOH-mee-nuh. SEER-beh OH-truh KOH-suh?
I don't have a payslip yet. Does something else work?
THEY SAY
Puede ser un extracto del banco o un aval.Poo-EH-deh sehr oon eks-TRAHK-toh del BAHN-koh oh oon uh-BAHL.
It can be a bank statement or a guarantee.
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YOU FINISH
Tengo un extracto del banco. Se lo traigo.
TAYN-goh oon eks-TRAHK-toh del BAHN-koh. Seh loh TRIGH-goh.
I have a bank statement. I'll bring it.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Con eso empezamos el trámite.Pehr-FEK-toh. Kohn EH-soh em-peh-SAH-mos el TRAH-mee-teh.
Perfect. We'll start the paperwork with that.
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
documentos
doh-koo-MAYN-tos
noun
documents
necesito
neh-seh-SEE-toh
verb
I need
alquilar
uhl-kee-LAHR
verb
to rent
pasaporte
puh-suh-POR-teh
noun
passport
contrato
kohn-TRAH-toh
noun
contract
trabajo
truh-BAH-khoh
noun
work, job
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?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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