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In the morning you bring your child to nursery: what to say in Spanish
In the morning you bring your child to nursery.
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How it's done. In Spanish nurseries children are brought between eight and nine; the teacher (profe, seño) greets the child and you briefly say how the night went; greet everyone: buenos días.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
¡Buenos días! Hola, Maks, ¿qué tal?Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs! OH-luh, Mahks, keh tahl?
Good morning! Hi Maks, how are you?
They might also say:
¡Buenos días! ¿Cómo has dormido, Maks?
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs! KOH-moh ahs dor-MEE-doh, Mahks?
Good morning! How did you sleep, Maks?
YOU REPLY
Buenos días. Ha dormido bien, pero está un poco cansado.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs. Uh dor-MEE-doh byayn, PEH-roh es-TAH oon POH-koh kahn-SAH-doh.
Good morning. He slept well, but he's a bit tired.
THEY SAY
No pasa nada. Hoy tenemos un día tranquilo.Noh PAH-suh NAH-duh. Oy teh-NEH-mos oon DEE-uh trahn-KEE-loh.
It's all right. We have a quiet day today.
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YOU REPLY
Gracias. Vengo a recogerlo a las cuatro.
GRAH-syuhs. BAYN-goh uh reh-koh-KHEHR-loh uh lahs koo-AH-troh.
Thanks. I'll come for him at four.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Hasta luego.Pehr-FEK-toh. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
Fine. See you later.
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YOU FINISH
Hasta luego. Que tenga buen día.
AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
See you later. Have a good day.
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
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
tal
tahl
adverb
such
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
Ha
Uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
dormido
dor-MEE-doh
verb
fallen asleep
bien
byayn
adverb
well, fine
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?
¡Gracias!
GRAH-syuhs!
Thank you!
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