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The courier is at your door with a parcel: what to say in Spanish

A courier is at your door with a parcel.

Mensajero6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The courier asks for a signature on a screen or paper; sometimes asks for the DNI or document number; check the name and the state of the box before signing.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
Buenos días, paquete para Olena Kovalenko.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, puh-KEH-teh PAH-ruh Oh-LEH-nuh Koh-VAH-layn-koh.
Good morning, parcel for Olena Kovalenko.
They might also say:
Hola, traigo un envío a nombre de Olena Kovalenko.
OH-luh, TRIGH-goh oon ayn-BEE-oh uh NOM-breh deh Oh-LEH-nuh Koh-VAH-layn-koh.
Hello, I have a shipment in the name of Olena Kovalenko.
YOU REPLY
Sí, soy yo.
See, soy yoh.
Yes, that's me.
THEY SAY
Firme aquí, por favor.
FEER-meh uh-KEE, por fuh-BOR.
Sign here, please.
in the app
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YOU REPLY
Aquí tiene. Gracias.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh. GRAH-syuhs.
Here you are. Thanks.
THEY SAY
A usted. Que tenga buen día.
Uh oos-TED. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
You're welcome. Have a nice day.
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YOU FINISH
Igualmente. Hasta luego.
Ee-goo-uhl-MAYN-teh. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
You too. See you later.

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

Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
paquete
puh-KEH-teh
noun
parcel, packet
Sí
See
adverb
yes
soy
soy
verb
I am
Firme
FEER-meh
verb
sign

18 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!

All 21 rescue phrases in Spanish →

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