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You report a faulty washing machine: what to say in Spanish
You report a faulty washing machine.
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How it's done. Words for faults: no funciona, se ha roto, hace ruido, pierde agua, no enciende.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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1
YOU START
La lavadora pierde agua y hace mucho ruido.
Lah luh-buh-DOH-ruh PYEHR-deh AH-goo-uh ee AH-seh MOO-choh roo-EE-doh.
The washing machine leaks and makes a lot of noise.
THEY SAY
¿Desde cuándo pasa?DEZ-deh koo-AHN-doh PAH-suh?
Since when has it been happening?
They might also say:
¿Cuándo empezó a fallar?
Koo-AHN-doh em-peh-SOH uh fuh-AHR?
When did it start to fail?
2
YOU REPLY
Desde hace dos días.
DEZ-deh AH-seh dos DEE-uhs.
For two days.
THEY SAY
Mando a un técnico mañana.MAHN-doh uh oon TEK-nee-koh muh-NYAH-nuh.
I'll send a technician tomorrow.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. ¿A qué hora vendrá?
GRAH-syuhs. Uh keh OH-ruh bayn-DRAH?
Thanks. What time will he come?
THEY SAY
Por la mañana, entre las nueve y las doce.Por lah muh-NYAH-nuh, AYN-treh lahs noo-EH-beh ee lahs DOH-seh.
In the morning, between nine and twelve.
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
lavadora
luh-buh-DOH-ruh
noun
washing machine
pierde
PYEHR-deh
verb
loses
agua
AH-goo-uh
noun
water
hace
AH-seh
verb
makes, does
mucho
MOO-choh
adverb
a lot
ruido
roo-EE-doh
noun
noise
21 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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