Spanish · Correos
You go to the post office to collect an item after a notice: what to say in Spanish
You go to the post office for a notice.
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How it's done. The aviso de llegada is a notice in your mailbox about a letter or parcel; at Correos you show it and an ID (DNI or passport) and collect the item.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Buenos días, he recibido este aviso y vengo a recoger una carta.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, eh reh-see-BEE-doh ES-teh uh-BEE-soh ee BAYN-goh uh reh-koh-KHEHR OO-nuh KAHR-tuh.
Good morning, I've received this notice and I've come to collect a letter.
THEY SAY
¿Me enseña su DNI o pasaporte, por favor?Meh ayn-SEH-nyuh soo Deh-EH-neh-ee oh puh-suh-POR-teh, por fuh-BOR?
May I see your ID or passport, please?
They might also say:
Necesito ver un documento con su nombre.
Neh-seh-SEE-toh behr oon doh-koo-MAYN-toh kohn soo NOM-breh.
I need to see a document with your name.
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YOU REPLY
Aquí tiene mi pasaporte.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh mee puh-suh-POR-teh.
Here's my passport.
THEY SAY
Gracias. Firme aquí.GRAH-syuhs. FEER-meh uh-KEE.
Thanks. Sign here.
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YOU FINISH
Ya está. Gracias.
Yah es-TAH. GRAH-syuhs.
Done. Thanks.
THEY SAY
Aquí tiene su carta. Que tenga buen día.Uh-KEE TYEH-neh soo KAHR-tuh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
Here is your letter. 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
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
he
eh
verb
I have (auxiliary)
recibido
reh-see-BEE-doh
verb
received
aviso
uh-BEE-soh
noun
notice, warning
vengo
BAYN-goh
verb
I come
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?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
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