Spanish · Punto de recogida
You ask how many days they will keep the parcel: what to say in Spanish
You ask how many days the parcel will be kept.
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How it's done. The parcel is usually held five to fourteen days (plazo de recogida); then returned to the sender; ask for an extension before the period ends.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
¿Cuántos días tengo para recogerlo?
Koo-AHN-tos DEE-uhs TAYN-goh PAH-ruh reh-koh-KHEHR-loh?
How many days do I have to collect it?
THEY SAY
Diez días desde el aviso.Dyehs DEE-uhs DEZ-deh el uh-BEE-soh.
Ten days from the notice.
They might also say:
Tiene diez días, contando desde el aviso.
TYEH-neh dyehs DEE-uhs, kohn-TAHN-doh DEZ-deh el uh-BEE-soh.
You have ten days, counting from the notice.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y si no puedo ir antes?
Ee see noh poo-EH-doh eer AHN-tes?
And if I can't go earlier?
THEY SAY
Puede pedir una prórroga llamando al teléfono del aviso.Poo-EH-deh peh-DEER OO-nuh PROR-roh-guh yuh-MAHN-doh ahl teh-LEH-foh-noh del uh-BEE-soh.
You can ask for an extension by calling the number on the notice.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Lo recojo esta semana.
Pehr-FEK-toh. Loh reh-KOH-khoh ES-tuh seh-MAH-nuh.
Perfect. I'll pick it up this week.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Hasta pronto.Mooy byayn. AHS-tuh PROHN-toh.
Very well. See you soon.
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
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
tengo
TAYN-goh
verb
I have
recogerlo
reh-koh-KHEHR-loh
verb
to pick it up
aviso
uh-BEE-soh
noun
notice, warning
no
noh
adverb
no
puedo
poo-EH-doh
verb
I can
24 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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