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The nursery has a carnival and your child needs a costume: what to say in Spanish
The nursery holds a carnival and the child needs a costume.
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How it's done. Carnaval is a party with fancy dress (disfraz): children come as a pirate, princess or animal; at the end of February.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
¿Cuándo es el carnaval en la escuela?
Koo-AHN-doh es el kuhr-nuh-BAHL en lah es-koo-EH-luh?
When is carnival at the school?
THEY SAY
El jueves, y los niños tienen que venir disfrazados.El khoo-EH-bes, ee los NEE-nyos TYEH-nayn keh beh-NEER dees-fruh-SAH-dos.
On Thursday, and the children have to come in costume.
They might also say:
El jueves. Cada niño trae su disfraz puesto.
El khoo-EH-bes. KAH-duh NEE-nyoh TRAH-eh soo dees-FRAHS poo-ES-toh.
On Thursday. Each child comes dressed up.
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YOU REPLY
¿Tiene que ser de algo en concreto?
TYEH-neh keh sehr deh AHL-goh en kohn-KREH-toh?
Does it have to be something specific?
THEY SAY
No, el que quiera. Lo importante es que se divierta.Noh, el keh KYEH-ruh. Loh eem-por-TAHN-teh es keh seh dee-BYEHR-tuh.
No, whatever he likes. The important thing is that he has fun.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Le haremos un disfraz en casa.
Pehr-FEK-toh. Leh uh-REH-mos oon dees-FRAHS en KAH-suh.
Perfect. We'll make him a costume at home.
THEY SAY
Qué bien. Seguro que le queda genial.Keh byayn. Seh-GOO-roh keh leh KEH-duh kheh-NYAHL.
Great. I'm sure it'll look great on him.
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.
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Words worth knowing
es
es
verb
is
carnaval
kuhr-nuh-BAHL
noun
carnival
escuela
es-koo-EH-luh
noun
school
jueves
khoo-EH-bes
noun
Thursday
niños
NEE-nyos
noun
children, boys
tienen
TYEH-nayn
verb
have (they, you plural)
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?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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