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You sign the tenancy agreement: what to say in Spanish

You sign the rental contract.

Contrato / fianza7 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The contrato de arrendamiento: read the rent, deposit, term and who pays utilities; ask for a copy and an inventory (inventario); all parties sign.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Aquí tiene el contrato. Léalo con calma.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh el kohn-TRAH-toh. LEH-uh-loh kohn KAHL-muh.
Here's the contract. Read it calmly.
They might also say:
Este es el contrato de alquiler. Tómese el tiempo que necesite.
ES-teh es el kohn-TRAH-toh deh uhl-kee-LEHR. TOH-meh-seh el TYEHM-poh keh neh-seh-SEE-teh.
This is the rental contract. Take the time you need.
YOU REPLY
¿Cuánto es la fianza?
Koo-AHN-toh es lah FYAHN-suh?
How much is the deposit?
THEY SAY
Un mes, ochocientos euros.
Oon mes, oh-choh-SYAYN-tos EH-oo-ros.
One month, eight hundred euros.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y la duración del contrato?
Ee lah doo-ruh-SYOHN del kohn-TRAH-toh?
And the duration of the contract?
THEY SAY
Un año, prorrogable. Firme aquí y aquí.
Oon AH-nyoh, pror-roh-GAH-bleh. FEER-meh uh-KEE ee uh-KEE.
One year, extendable. Sign here and here.
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YOU FINISH
Ya está firmado. Muchas gracias.
Yah es-TAH feer-MAH-doh. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
It's signed. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
Gracias a usted. Aquí tiene su copia y las llaves.
GRAH-syuhs uh oos-TED. Uh-KEE TYEH-neh soo KOH-pyuh ee lahs YAH-bes.
Thank you. Here is your copy and the keys.
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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

Aquí
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
contrato
kohn-TRAH-toh
noun
contract
Léalo
LEH-uh-loh
verb
read it
calma
KAHL-muh
noun
calm
es
es
verb
is

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?
¿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?
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