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You ask how much it costs to send: what to say in Spanish

You ask how much sending costs.

Correos6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The price depends on weight and speed: normal or urgente; ask about time (plazo) and whether insurance and tracking (seguimiento) are included.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
¿Cuánto cuesta enviarlo y cuánto tarda?
Koo-AHN-toh koo-ES-tuh ayn-BYAHR-loh ee koo-AHN-toh TAHR-duh?
How much does it cost to send it and how long does it take?
THEY SAY
Normal son veinticinco euros y tarda dos semanas.
Nor-MAHL sohn bayn-tee-SEEN-koh EH-oo-ros ee TAHR-duh dos seh-MAH-nuhs.
Standard is twenty-five euros and takes two weeks.
They might also say:
Por vía normal, veinticinco euros y dos semanas.
Por BEE-uh nor-MAHL, bayn-tee-SEEN-koh EH-oo-ros ee dos seh-MAH-nuhs.
By standard route, twenty-five euros and two weeks.
in the app
2
YOU REPLY
¿Tiene seguimiento?
TYEH-neh seh-gee-MYAYN-toh?
Does it have tracking?
THEY SAY
Sí, le damos un número para consultar.
See, leh DAH-mos oon NOO-meh-roh PAH-ruh kohn-sool-TAHR.
Yes, we'll give you a number to check.
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3
YOU FINISH
Muy bien. Lo envío entonces. Gracias.
Mooy byayn. Loh ayn-BEE-oh ayn-TOHN-ses. GRAH-syuhs.
Very well. I'll send it then. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Firme aquí.
Deh NAH-duh. FEER-meh uh-KEE.
You're welcome. Sign here.
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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

cuesta
koo-ES-tuh
verb
costs
enviarlo
ayn-BYAHR-loh
verb
to send it
tarda
TAHR-duh
verb
takes (time)
Normal
Nor-MAHL
adjective
normal, regular
son
sohn
verb
are
euros
EH-oo-ros
noun
euros

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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