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They will not hand over the parcel because details are missing: what to say in Spanish

The parcel is not handed over because details are missing.

Punto de recogida5 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Without a code or ID the parcel isn't handed over; if the code is lost ask the sender or carrier to resend it; the name must match.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
Necesito su DNI o su pasaporte, y el código.
Neh-seh-SEE-toh soo Deh-EH-neh-ee oh soo puh-suh-POR-teh, ee el KOH-dee-goh.
I need your ID or passport, and the code.
They might also say:
Sin documento no se la puedo dar.
Seen doh-koo-MAYN-toh noh seh lah poo-EH-doh dahr.
Without a document I can't give it to you.
YOU REPLY
Aquí tiene mi pasaporte. El código lo he perdido.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh mee puh-suh-POR-teh. El KOH-dee-goh loh eh pehr-DEE-doh.
Here's my passport. I've lost the code.
THEY SAY
No pasa nada. Con el nombre vale.
Noh PAH-suh NAH-duh. Kohn el NOM-breh BAH-leh.
Don't worry. The name will do.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias.
GRAH-syuhs.
Thanks.
THEY SAY
A usted. Aquí tiene su paquete.
Uh oos-TED. Uh-KEE TYEH-neh soo puh-KEH-teh.
Thank you. Here is your parcel.
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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

Necesito
Neh-seh-SEE-toh
verb
I need
pasaporte
puh-suh-POR-teh
noun
passport
código
KOH-dee-goh
noun
code
Aquí
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
he
eh
verb
I have (auxiliary)

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?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?

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