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You say that your child does not speak Spanish: what to say in Spanish
You say that the child does not speak Spanish.
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How it's done. You can say it plainly: No habla español todavía; teachers help: they explain with gestures and children learn fast.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
Mi hija todavía no habla español. Solo ucraniano.
Mee EE-khuh toh-duh-BEE-uh noh AH-bluh es-puh-NYOL. SOH-loh oo-kruh-NYAH-noh.
My daughter doesn't speak Spanish yet. Only Ukrainian.
THEY SAY
No se preocupe, los niños aprenden muy rápido.Noh seh preh-oh-KOO-peh, los NEE-nyos uh-PRAYN-dayn mooy RAH-pee-doh.
Don't worry, children learn very fast.
They might also say:
Tranquila, los niños se adaptan enseguida.
Trahn-KEE-luh, los NEE-nyos seh uh-DAHP-tahn ayn-seh-GEE-duh.
Don't worry, children adapt right away.
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YOU REPLY
¿Cómo le hablan ustedes?
KOH-moh leh AH-blahn oos-TEH-des?
How do you talk to her?
THEY SAY
Con gestos y palabras sencillas. Y con muchas canciones.Kohn KHES-tos ee puh-LAH-bruhs sayn-SEE-ahs. Ee kohn MOO-chuhs kahn-SYOH-nes.
With gestures and simple words. And with lots of songs.
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YOU FINISH
Qué bien. Muchas gracias.
Keh byayn. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Great. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Verá que en unos meses habla.Deh NAH-duh. Beh-RAH keh en OO-nos MEH-ses AH-bluh.
You're welcome. You'll see she'll be talking in a few months.
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
hija
EE-khuh
noun
daughter
todavía
toh-duh-BEE-uh
adverb
still, yet
no
noh
adverb
no
habla
AH-bluh
verb
speaks
español
es-puh-NYOL
noun
Spanish (language)
Solo
SOH-loh
adverb
only
29 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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