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The heating in the flat is not working and you phone the landlord: what to say in Spanish
The heating in the flat doesn't work and you phone the owner.
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How it's done. Report a breakdown to the owner without delay: by phone and then briefly in writing (message, email) - this is proof the owner was told.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
Buenos días, la calefacción no funciona.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, lah kuh-leh-fuhk-SYOHN noh foon-SYOH-nuh.
Good morning, the heating doesn't work.
THEY SAY
Vaya. Mando a un técnico. ¿Cuándo está en casa?BAH-ah. MAHN-doh uh oon TEK-nee-koh. Koo-AHN-doh es-TAH en KAH-suh?
Oh dear. I'll send a technician. When are you at home?
They might also say:
Qué fastidio. Voy a avisar al técnico. ¿A qué hora puede estar?
Keh fuhs-TEE-dyoh. Boy uh uh-bee-SAHR ahl TEK-nee-koh. Uh keh OH-ruh poo-EH-deh es-TAHR?
What a nuisance. I'll notify the technician. What time can you be there?
2
YOU REPLY
Hoy a partir de las cinco.
Oy uh puhr-TEER deh lahs SEEN-koh.
Today from five.
THEY SAY
Entonces irá esta tarde.Ayn-TOHN-ses ee-RAH ES-tuh TAHR-deh.
Then he'll come this afternoon.
3
YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias. Estaré en casa.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. Es-tuh-REH en KAH-suh.
Thank you very much. I'll be at home.
THEY SAY
De nada. Le llamará antes de ir.Deh NAH-duh. Leh yuh-muh-RAH AHN-tes deh eer.
You're welcome. He'll call you before coming.
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
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
calefacción
kuh-leh-fuhk-SYOHN
noun
heating
no
noh
adverb
no
funciona
foon-SYOH-nuh
verb
works (a device)
Vaya
BAH-ah
verb
go
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?
Todavía no hablo bien español.
Toh-duh-BEE-uh noh AH-bloh byayn es-puh-NYOL.
I don't speak Spanish well yet.
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