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You ride in the lift with a neighbour: what to say in Spanish
You ride the lift with a neighbour.
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How it's done. In the lift: ¿Qué piso? (which floor), Yo voy al quinto, Gracias, igualmente (thanks, same to you); also Que tenga buen día.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
¿A qué piso va?Uh keh PEE-soh bah?
Which floor are you going to?
They might also say:
¿Qué piso?
Keh PEE-soh?
Which floor?
YOU REPLY
Al tercero, gracias.
Ahl tehr-SEH-roh, GRAH-syuhs.
To the third, thanks.
THEY SAY
Yo bajo en el segundo. Que tenga buen día.Yoh BAH-khoh en el seh-GOON-doh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
I'm getting off at the second. Have a nice day.
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YOU FINISH
Igualmente.
Ee-goo-uhl-MAYN-teh.
And you.
THEY SAY
Hasta luego. Buen día.AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh. Boo-AYN DEE-uh.
See you later. 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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
piso
PEE-soh
noun
flat
va
bah
verb
goes
tercero
tehr-SEH-roh
adjective
third
segundo
seh-GOON-doh
adjective
second
tenga
TAYN-guh
verb
have (subjunctive)
buen
boo-AYN
adjective
good (before a noun)
12 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?
¡Gracias!
GRAH-syuhs!
Thank you!
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