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You say your child will be at home for a few days: what to say in Spanish
You say the child will be at home for several days.
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How it's done. If the child will be away longer, tell the teacher and, if needed, provide a note; it is polite and helps plan the group.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
Maks va a faltar toda la semana porque estamos de viaje.
Mahks bah uh fuhl-TAHR TOH-duh lah seh-MAH-nuh POR-keh es-TAH-mos deh BYAH-kheh.
Maks will be absent all week because we're travelling.
THEY SAY
Gracias por avisar. ¿Cuándo vuelve?GRAH-syuhs por uh-bee-SAHR. Koo-AHN-doh boo-EL-beh?
Thanks for letting us know. When does he come back?
They might also say:
Vale, lo apuntamos. ¿Para cuándo lo esperamos?
BAH-leh, loh uh-poon-TAH-mos. PAH-ruh koo-AHN-doh loh es-peh-RAH-mos?
OK, we'll note it. When shall we expect him?
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YOU REPLY
El lunes de la semana que viene.
El LOO-nes deh lah seh-MAH-nuh keh BYEH-neh.
Next Monday.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Buen viaje.Pehr-FEK-toh. Boo-AYN BYAH-kheh.
Fine. Have a good trip.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. Hasta el lunes.
GRAH-syuhs. AHS-tuh el LOO-nes.
Thanks. See you on Monday.
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
va
bah
verb
goes
faltar
fuhl-TAHR
verb
to be absent, to lack
semana
seh-MAH-nuh
noun
week
estamos
es-TAH-mos
verb
we are
viaje
BYAH-kheh
noun
trip, journey
avisar
uh-bee-SAHR
verb
to notify, to warn
16 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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