Spanish · Junta de vecinos
You are told about the building fees: what to say in Spanish
You are told about building fees.
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How it's done. The cuota de comunidad is the owners' monthly fee for common costs; a tenant pays it only if the contract says so.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
¿La cuota de comunidad la pago yo o el propietario?
Lah koo-OH-tuh deh koh-moo-nee-DAHD lah PAH-goh yoh oh el proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh?
Do I pay the community fee or the owner?
THEY SAY
Lo pone en su contrato. Normalmente la paga el propietario.Loh POH-neh en soo kohn-TRAH-toh. Nor-muhl-MAYN-teh lah PAH-guh el proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh.
It says in your contract. Normally the owner pays.
They might also say:
Depende del contrato. Suele pagarla el propietario.
Deh-PAYN-deh del kohn-TRAH-toh. Soo-EH-leh puh-GAHR-luh el proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh.
It depends on the contract. The owner usually pays.
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YOU REPLY
Lo miro. Gracias.
Loh MEE-roh. GRAH-syuhs.
I'll check. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Si tiene dudas, pregúnteme.Deh NAH-duh. See TYEH-neh DOO-duhs, preh-GOON-teh-meh.
You're welcome. If you have doubts, ask me.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias. Hasta luego.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
Thank you very much. See you later.
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
cuota
koo-OH-tuh
noun
fee, instalment
comunidad
koh-moo-nee-DAHD
noun
community
pago
PAH-goh
noun
payment
propietario
proh-pyeh-TAH-ryoh
noun
owner
pone
POH-neh
verb
puts
contrato
kohn-TRAH-toh
noun
contract
20 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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