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You are told what to buy for school: what to say in Spanish

You are told what to buy for school.

El colegio cada día5 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The school gives a list of materials (lista de material): notebooks, pencil case, paints; textbooks (libros de texto) are free or by voucher in many regions.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
Aquí tiene la lista de material para este curso.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh lah LEES-tuh deh muh-teh-RYAHL PAH-ruh ES-teh KOOR-soh.
Here's the list of materials for this year.
They might also say:
Esta es la lista de lo que necesita su hijo.
ES-tuh es lah LEES-tuh deh loh keh neh-seh-SEE-tuh soo EE-khoh.
This is the list of what your son needs.
YOU REPLY
¿Los libros hay que comprarlos?
Los LEE-bros igh keh kom-PRAHR-los?
Do the books have to be bought?
THEY SAY
Depende. Aquí los da la escuela, pero los cuadernos no.
Deh-PAYN-deh. Uh-KEE los duh lah es-koo-EH-luh, PEH-roh los koo-uh-DEHR-nos noh.
It depends. Here the school gives them, but not the notebooks.
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YOU FINISH
Muy bien. Gracias.
Mooy byayn. GRAH-syuhs.
Very well. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Si tiene dudas, pregunte en secretaría.
Deh NAH-duh. See TYEH-neh DOO-duhs, preh-GOON-teh en seh-kreh-tuh-REE-uh.
You're welcome. If you have questions, ask at the office.
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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

Aquí
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
lista
LEES-tuh
adjective
ready (feminine)
material
muh-teh-RYAHL
noun
material, supplies
curso
KOOR-soh
noun
course
libros
LEE-bros
noun
books

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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Spanish →

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