Spanish · Junta de vecinos
You are told about repairs in the building: what to say in Spanish
You are told about repairs in the building.
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How it's done. During building works an announcement tells dates, noisy hours, water or electricity cuts; ask the administrator if anything is unclear.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Van a pintar la fachada la semana que viene.Bahn uh peen-TAHR lah fuh-CHAH-duh lah seh-MAH-nuh keh BYEH-neh.
They're going to paint the façade next week.
They might also say:
La semana próxima hay obras en la fachada.
Lah seh-MAH-nuh PROK-see-muh igh OH-bruhs en lah fuh-CHAH-duh.
Next week there are works on the façade.
YOU REPLY
¿Tengo que quitar algo del balcón?
TAYN-goh keh kee-TAHR AHL-goh del buhl-KOHN?
Do I have to remove anything from the balcony?
THEY SAY
Sí, las macetas y la ropa tendida.See, lahs muh-SEH-tuhs ee lah ROH-puh tayn-DEE-duh.
Yes, the pots and the washing hung out.
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YOU REPLY
De acuerdo. Lo hago.
Deh uh-koo-EHR-doh. Loh AH-goh.
All right. I'll do it.
THEY SAY
Gracias por su colaboración.GRAH-syuhs por soo koh-luh-boh-ruh-SYOHN.
Thank you for your cooperation.
3
YOU FINISH
De nada.
Deh NAH-duh.
You're welcome.
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
Van
Bahn
verb
go
pintar
peen-TAHR
verb
to paint
fachada
fuh-CHAH-duh
noun
facade
semana
seh-MAH-nuh
noun
week
viene
BYEH-neh
verb
comes
quitar
kee-TAHR
verb
to remove
21 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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