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You ask what time rubbish is collected: what to say in Spanish

You ask about rubbish collection times.

Normas / ruido6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Rubbish bags are put out at stated hours (often in the evening); don't leave them by the door or outside the container - fines are possible.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
¿A qué hora se puede sacar la basura?
Uh keh OH-ruh seh poo-EH-deh suh-KAHR lah buh-SOO-ruh?
At what time can rubbish be taken out?
THEY SAY
Por la tarde-noche, a partir de las ocho.
Por lah TAHR-deh-NOH-cheh, uh puhr-TEER deh lahs OH-choh.
In the evening, from eight.
They might also say:
Desde las ocho de la tarde hasta las diez de la noche.
DEZ-deh lahs OH-choh deh lah TAHR-deh AHS-tuh lahs dyehs deh lah NOH-cheh.
From eight in the evening until ten at night.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y por la mañana, no?
Ee por lah muh-NYAH-nuh, noh?
And in the morning, no?
THEY SAY
No, está prohibido.
Noh, es-TAH proh-ee-BEE-doh.
No, it's forbidden.
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YOU FINISH
Vale. Lo tendré en cuenta. Gracias.
BAH-leh. Loh tayn-DREH en koo-AYN-tuh. GRAH-syuhs.
OK. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Así no molestamos a nadie.
Deh NAH-duh. Uh-SEE noh moh-les-TAH-mos uh NAH-dyeh.
You're welcome. That way we don't bother anyone.
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Words worth knowing

hora
OH-ruh
noun
hour
puede
poo-EH-deh
verb
can
sacar
suh-KAHR
verb
to take out, to get
basura
buh-SOO-ruh
noun
rubbish
tarde-noche
TAHR-deh-NOH-cheh
noun
late evening
partir
puhr-TEER
verb
to leave

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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