Spanish · Junta de vecinos
You are invited to a residents' meeting: what to say in Spanish
You are invited to the residents' meeting.
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How it's done. The junta de propietarios is the owners' meeting; tenants usually don't vote but may attend; decisions concern shared costs and repairs.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Hay junta de vecinos el jueves a las ocho en el portal.Igh KHOON-tuh deh beh-SEE-nos el khoo-EH-bes uh lahs OH-choh en el por-TAHL.
There's a residents' meeting on Thursday at eight in the entrance.
They might also say:
El jueves, a las ocho, reunión de la comunidad.
El khoo-EH-bes, uh lahs OH-choh, reh-oo-NYOHN deh lah koh-moo-nee-DAHD.
On Thursday, at eight, community meeting.
YOU REPLY
¿Tengo que ir si soy inquilino?
TAYN-goh keh eer see soy een-kee-LEE-noh?
Do I have to go if I'm a tenant?
THEY SAY
No es obligatorio, pero puede venir.Noh es oh-blee-guh-TOH-ryoh, PEH-roh poo-EH-deh beh-NEER.
It's not obligatory, but you may come.
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YOU FINISH
Entonces iré. Gracias por avisar.
Ayn-TOHN-ses ee-REH. GRAH-syuhs por uh-bee-SAHR.
Then I'll go. Thanks for letting me know.
THEY SAY
De nada. Allí nos vemos el jueves.Deh NAH-duh. Igh-EE nos BEH-mos el khoo-EH-bes.
You're welcome. See you there on Thursday.
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
Hay
Igh
verb
there is, there are
junta
KHOON-tuh
noun
meeting, board
vecinos
beh-SEE-nos
noun
neighbours
jueves
khoo-EH-bes
noun
Thursday
portal
por-TAHL
noun
entrance hall
ir
eer
verb
to go
25 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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