Spanish · Junta de vecinos
You tell the community president about a problem in the building: what to say in Spanish
You report a problem in the building to the president.
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How it's done. A fault in common property (lift, light, door) is reported to the presidente or administrador by phone or letter; the address is on the notice board in the entrance.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
Buenos días, el ascensor no funciona desde ayer.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, el uhs-sayn-SOR noh foon-SYOH-nuh DEZ-deh uh-EHR.
Good morning, the lift hasn't worked since yesterday.
THEY SAY
Gracias por avisar. Voy a llamar al técnico.GRAH-syuhs por uh-bee-SAHR. Boy uh yuh-MAHR ahl TEK-nee-koh.
Thanks for letting me know. I'll call the technician.
They might also say:
Lo sabíamos. Ya hemos avisado al servicio técnico.
Loh suh-BEE-uh-mos. Yah EH-mos uh-bee-SAH-doh ahl sehr-BEE-syoh TEK-nee-koh.
We knew. We've already notified the technical service.
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YOU REPLY
¿Cuándo lo arreglarán?
Koo-AHN-doh loh uhr-reh-gluh-RAHN?
When will they fix it?
THEY SAY
Mañana por la mañana, si todo va bien.Muh-NYAH-nuh por lah muh-NYAH-nuh, see TOH-doh bah byayn.
Tomorrow morning, if all goes well.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. Mientras tanto uso la escalera.
GRAH-syuhs. MYAYN-truhs TAHN-toh OO-soh lah es-kuh-LEH-ruh.
Thanks. In the meantime I'll use the stairs.
THEY SAY
Claro. Perdone las molestias.KLAH-roh. Pehr-DOH-neh lahs moh-LES-tyuhs.
Of course. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
ascensor
uhs-sayn-SOR
noun
lift
no
noh
adverb
no
funciona
foon-SYOH-nuh
verb
works (a device)
ayer
uh-EHR
adverb
yesterday
26 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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