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You ask someone to open the building door: what to say in Spanish

You ask someone to open the entrance door.

Portal / escalera6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. If you have no key or the intercom fails, ask a neighbour: ¿Me abre, por favor?; thank politely; do not let strangers in.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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YOU START
Perdone, ¿me abre el portal, por favor? Se me han olvidado las llaves.
Pehr-DOH-neh, meh AH-breh el por-TAHL, por fuh-BOR? Seh meh ahn ol-bee-DAH-doh lahs YAH-bes.
Excuse me, could you open the entrance for me? I've forgotten my keys.
THEY SAY
Claro, pase.
KLAH-roh, PAH-seh.
Of course, come in.
They might also say:
Sin problema. Adelante.
Seen proh-BLEH-muh. Uh-deh-LAHN-teh.
No problem. Go ahead.
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YOU REPLY
Muchas gracias. Soy del tercero B.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. Soy del tehr-SEH-roh Beh.
Thank you very much. I'm from third B.
THEY SAY
Vale, no pasa nada.
BAH-leh, noh PAH-suh NAH-duh.
OK, no problem.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias otra vez. Hasta luego.
GRAH-syuhs OH-truh bes. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
Thanks again. See you later.
THEY SAY
Hasta luego.
AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
See you later.
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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

Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
abre
AH-breh
verb
opens
portal
por-TAHL
noun
entrance hall
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
han
ahn
verb
have (auxiliary: they)
olvidado
ol-bee-DAH-doh
verb
forgotten

22 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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