Spanish · Normas / ruido
You complain about noise from the neighbours: what to say in Spanish
You complain about noise from neighbours.
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How it's done. Start a complaint softly: Perdone que le moleste, pero...; talk to the neighbour first and only then go to the building president (presidente de la comunidad) or police.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 que le moleste, pero anoche hubo mucho ruido hasta las tres.
Pehr-DOH-neh keh leh moh-LES-teh, PEH-roh uh-NOH-cheh OO-boh MOO-choh roo-EE-doh AHS-tuh lahs tres.
Sorry to bother you, but last night there was a lot of noise until three.
THEY SAY
Lo siento, teníamos visita. No volverá a pasar.Loh SYAYN-toh, teh-NEE-uh-mos bee-SEE-tuh. Noh bol-beh-RAH uh puh-SAHR.
I'm sorry, we had guests. It won't happen again.
They might also say:
Perdone, tuvimos una cena con amigos. No se repetirá.
Pehr-DOH-neh, too-BEE-mos OO-nuh SEH-nuh kohn uh-MEE-gos. Noh seh reh-peh-tee-RAH.
Sorry, we had a dinner with friends. It won't be repeated.
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YOU REPLY
Se lo agradezco. Gracias.
Seh loh uh-gruh-DES-koh. GRAH-syuhs.
I appreciate it. Thanks.
THEY SAY
A usted por avisar.Uh oos-TED por uh-bee-SAHR.
You, for letting us know.
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YOU FINISH
Que tenga buen día.
Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
Have a good day.
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
moleste
moh-LES-teh
verb
disturb
anoche
uh-NOH-cheh
adverb
last night
hubo
OO-boh
verb
there was
mucho
MOO-choh
adverb
a lot
ruido
roo-EE-doh
noun
noise
23 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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