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You ask about the nursery's opening hours: what to say in Spanish
You ask about the nursery's hours.
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How it's done. Nurseries are usually open from eight to five; horario ampliado (extended hours) and madrugadores (early shift) are paid; in summer they work shorter hours.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
¿Cuál es el horario de la escuela?
Koo-AHL es el oh-RAH-ryoh deh lah es-koo-EH-luh?
What are the nursery's hours?
THEY SAY
De ocho y media a cinco de la tarde.Deh OH-choh ee MEH-dyuh uh SEEN-koh deh lah TAHR-deh.
From half past eight to five in the afternoon.
They might also say:
De ocho y media de la mañana a cinco de la tarde.
Deh OH-choh ee MEH-dyuh deh lah muh-NYAH-nuh uh SEEN-koh deh lah TAHR-deh.
From half past eight in the morning to five in the afternoon.
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YOU REPLY
¿Hay servicio de madrugadores?
Igh sehr-BEE-syoh deh muh-droo-guh-DOH-res?
Is there an early shift?
THEY SAY
Sí, desde las siete y media, con un pequeño suplemento.See, DEZ-deh lahs SYEH-teh ee MEH-dyuh, kohn oon peh-KEH-nyoh soo-pleh-MAYN-toh.
Yes, from half past seven, with a small supplement.
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YOU FINISH
Entonces necesito ese servicio. ¿Cómo se pide?
Ayn-TOHN-ses neh-seh-SEE-toh EH-seh sehr-BEE-syoh. KOH-moh seh PEE-deh?
Then I need that service. How do I ask for it?
THEY SAY
En secretaría, rellenando este impreso.En seh-kreh-tuh-REE-uh, reh-eh-NAHN-doh ES-teh eem-PREH-soh.
At the office, by filling in this form.
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
es
es
verb
is
horario
oh-RAH-ryoh
noun
timetable, schedule
escuela
es-koo-EH-luh
noun
school
media
MEH-dyuh
adjective
half
tarde
TAHR-deh
noun
afternoon, evening
servicio
sehr-BEE-syoh
noun
service
26 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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