Spanish · Normas / ruido
You ask whether you can get a pet: what to say in Spanish
You ask whether you can have a pet.
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How it's done. Pet rules are set by the contract or building statutes (estatutos); with a dog remember the lead (correa) and cleaning up after it.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
¿Se pueden tener perros en este edificio?
Seh poo-EH-dayn teh-NEHR PEHR-ros en ES-teh eh-dee-FEE-syoh?
Are dogs allowed in this building?
THEY SAY
Sí, siempre que no molesten a los vecinos.See, SYEHM-preh keh noh moh-LES-tayn uh los beh-SEE-nos.
Yes, as long as they don't bother the neighbours.
They might also say:
Sí, con cuidado de que no ladren de noche.
See, kohn koo-ee-DAH-doh deh keh noh LAH-drayn deh NOH-cheh.
Yes, taking care they don't bark at night.
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YOU REPLY
¿Hay que llevarlos con correa?
Igh keh yeh-BAHR-los kohn kor-REH-uh?
Do they have to be on a lead?
THEY SAY
Sí, en las zonas comunes y en la calle.See, en lahs SOH-nuhs koh-MOO-nes ee en lah KAH-eh.
Yes, in common areas and in the street.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Gracias por avisarme.
Pehr-FEK-toh. GRAH-syuhs por uh-bee-SAHR-meh.
Perfect. Thanks for letting me know.
THEY SAY
De nada. Aquí hay mucha gente con perro.Deh NAH-duh. Uh-KEE igh MOO-chuh KHAYN-teh kohn PEHR-roh.
You're welcome. There are lots of people with dogs here.
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
pueden
poo-EH-dayn
verb
can (they, you plural)
tener
teh-NEHR
verb
to have
perros
PEHR-ros
noun
dogs
edificio
eh-dee-FEE-syoh
noun
building
Sí
See
adverb
yes
siempre
SYEHM-preh
adverb
always
28 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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