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Your child fell over at nursery and you are told about it: what to say in Spanish

The child fell at nursery and you are told.

Enfermedad7 linesLevel B1For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. After a fall they say: se ha caído, se ha dado un golpe, tiene un chichón (a bump), se ha hecho una herida (a wound); they tell you in a note or at the door.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Maks se ha caído en el patio y tiene un chichón en la frente.
Mahks seh uh kuh-EE-doh en el PAH-tyoh ee TYEH-neh oon chee-CHOHN en lah FRAYN-teh.
Maks fell in the playground and has a bump on his forehead.
YOU REPLY
¿Está bien? ¿Ha llorado mucho?
Es-TAH byayn? Uh yoh-RAH-doh MOO-choh?
Is he all right? Did he cry a lot?
THEY SAY
Se encuentra bien. Se asustó un poco, pero ya está tranquilo.
Seh ayn-koo-AYN-truh byayn. Seh uh-soos-TOH oon POH-koh, PEH-roh yah es-TAH trahn-KEE-loh.
He's fine. He got a bit frightened, but he's calm now.
They might also say:
Está bien. Lloró un poco al principio, pero ya está tranquilo.
Es-TAH byayn. Yoh-ROH oon POH-koh ahl preen-SEE-pyoh, PEH-roh yah es-TAH trahn-KEE-loh.
He's fine. He cried a little at the start, but he's calm now.
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YOU REPLY
¿Hay que llevarlo al médico?
Igh keh yeh-BAHR-loh ahl MEH-dee-koh?
Do we have to take him to the doctor?
THEY SAY
Le hemos puesto hielo. Si vomita, llévelo.
Leh EH-mos poo-ES-toh YEH-loh. See boh-MEE-tuh, YEH-beh-loh.
We put ice on it. If he vomits, take him.
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YOU FINISH
Entendido. Gracias por avisarme.
Ayn-tayn-DEE-doh. GRAH-syuhs por uh-bee-SAHR-meh.
Understood. Thanks for letting me know.
THEY SAY
De nada. Le llamamos si hay algo.
Deh NAH-duh. Leh yuh-MAH-mos see igh AHL-goh.
You're welcome. We'll call you if anything happens.
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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

ha
uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
caído
kuh-EE-doh
verb
fallen
patio
PAH-tyoh
noun
yard, courtyard
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
chichón
chee-CHOHN
noun
bump (on the head)
frente
FRAYN-teh
noun
forehead

37 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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