Spanish · Averías / reparaciones
You ask who pays for the repair: what to say in Spanish
You ask who pays for the repair.
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How it's done. By law small repairs from everyday use (pequeñas reparaciones) are paid by the tenant and necessary ones (reparaciones necesarias) by the owner, unless caused by the tenant.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
¿Quién paga la reparación de la caldera?
Kyayn PAH-guh lah reh-puh-ruh-SYOHN deh lah kuhl-DEH-ruh?
Who pays for the repair of the boiler?
THEY SAY
Es una avería grande, la paga el propietario.Es OO-nuh uh-beh-REE-uh GRAHN-deh, lah PAH-guh el proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh.
It's a big breakdown, the owner pays.
They might also say:
Es una reparación necesaria, así que corre a cargo del propietario.
Es OO-nuh reh-puh-ruh-SYOHN neh-seh-SAH-ryuh, uh-SEE keh KOR-reh uh KAHR-goh del proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh.
It's a necessary repair, so the owner pays.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y si es una bombilla?
Ee see es OO-nuh bom-BEE-ah?
And if it's a light bulb?
THEY SAY
Eso lo paga el inquilino, claro.EH-soh loh PAH-guh el een-kee-LEE-noh, KLAH-roh.
That the tenant pays, of course.
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YOU FINISH
Entendido. Gracias por aclararlo.
Ayn-tayn-DEE-doh. GRAH-syuhs por uh-kluh-RAHR-loh.
Understood. Thanks for clarifying.
THEY SAY
De nada. Está en el contrato.Deh NAH-duh. Es-TAH en el kohn-TRAH-toh.
You're welcome. It's in the contract.
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.
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Words worth knowing
paga
PAH-guh
verb
pays
reparación
reh-puh-ruh-SYOHN
noun
repair
caldera
kuhl-DEH-ruh
noun
boiler
Es
Es
verb
is
avería
uh-beh-REE-uh
noun
breakdown
grande
GRAHN-deh
adjective
big
19 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?
Similar situations
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