Spanish · Enfermedad
Your child was found to have a contagious illness: what to say in Spanish
A contagious illness has been found in the child.
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How it's done. Contagious illnesses: varicela (chickenpox), piojos (lice), conjuntivitis, gastroenteritis; report them at once to protect the others.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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1
YOU START
Tengo que avisarles: el pediatra dice que Maks tiene varicela.
TAYN-goh keh uh-bee-SAHR-les: el peh-DYAH-truh DEE-seh keh Mahks TYEH-neh buh-ree-SEH-luh.
I have to let you know: the paediatrician says Maks has chickenpox.
THEY SAY
Gracias por avisar. Se lo comunicaremos a las demás familias.GRAH-syuhs por uh-bee-SAHR. Seh loh koh-moo-nee-kuh-REH-mos uh lahs deh-MAHS fuh-MEE-lyuhs.
Thank you for telling us. We'll tell the other families.
They might also say:
Es importante que nos lo haya dicho. Avisaremos al resto.
Es eem-por-TAHN-teh keh nos loh AH-ah DEE-choh. Uh-bee-suh-REH-mos ahl RES-toh.
It's important that you told us. We'll warn the rest.
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YOU REPLY
¿Cuántos días tiene que estar en casa?
Koo-AHN-tos DEE-uhs TYEH-neh keh es-TAHR en KAH-suh?
How many days does he have to stay at home?
THEY SAY
Normalmente una semana.Nor-muhl-MAYN-teh OO-nuh seh-MAH-nuh.
Normally a week.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. Le llamaré cuando se cure.
GRAH-syuhs. Leh yuh-muh-REH koo-AHN-doh seh KOO-reh.
Thanks. I'll call you when he's better.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Que se mejore pronto.Pehr-FEK-toh. Keh seh meh-KHOH-reh PROHN-toh.
Perfect. Get well soon.
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
Tengo
TAYN-goh
verb
I have
avisarles
uh-bee-SAHR-les
verb
to notify them
pediatra
peh-DYAH-truh
noun
paediatrician
dice
DEE-seh
verb
says
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
varicela
buh-ree-SEH-luh
noun
chickenpox
27 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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