Spanish · Justificar faltas
You are told your child has many absences: what to say in Spanish
You are told the child has many absences.
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How it's done. Many unexplained absences are faltas injustificadas; the school may ask to meet (tutoría) and in serious cases informs child protection.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
Olena ha faltado cuatro días sin justificar.Oh-LEH-nuh uh fuhl-TAH-doh koo-AH-troh DEE-uhs seen khoos-tee-fee-KAHR.
Olena has missed four days without a note.
They might also say:
Su hija tiene cuatro faltas sin justificar este mes.
Soo EE-khuh TYEH-neh koo-AH-troh FAHL-tuhs seen khoos-tee-fee-KAHR ES-teh mes.
Your daughter has four unjustified absences this month.
YOU REPLY
Perdone, estuvo enferma, pero no traje los papeles.
Pehr-DOH-neh, es-TOO-boh ayn-FEHR-muh, PEH-roh noh TRAH-kheh los puh-PEH-les.
Sorry, she was ill, but I didn't bring the papers.
THEY SAY
Tráigalos esta semana, por favor.TRIGH-guh-los ES-tuh seh-MAH-nuh, por fuh-BOR.
Bring them this week, please.
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YOU FINISH
Sí, mañana mismo. Gracias.
See, muh-NYAH-nuh MEEZ-moh. GRAH-syuhs.
Yes, tomorrow. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Gracias a usted.Deh NAH-duh. GRAH-syuhs uh oos-TED.
You're welcome. Thank you.
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
ha
uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
faltado
fuhl-TAH-doh
verb
been absent
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
justificar
khoos-tee-fee-KAHR
verb
to justify
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
estuvo
es-TOO-boh
verb
was
22 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?
Similar situations
You say your child will miss school because of a tripJustificar faltas · A2 in the app
→Your child is ill and you phone the schoolJustificar faltas · A2 in the app
→You bring a note explaining an absenceJustificar faltas · A2 in the app
→You ask for your child to be let out earlyJustificar faltas · A2 in the app
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