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You ask about a grade that surprised you: what to say in Spanish
You ask about a mark that surprised you.
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How it's done. If a mark seems unfair, ask the teacher calmly: ¿Puede explicarme cómo ha evaluado?; you can ask to see the work.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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YOU START
No entiendo por qué ha sacado un suspenso en matemáticas.
Noh ayn-TYAYN-doh por keh uh suh-KAH-doh oon soos-PAYN-soh en muh-teh-MAH-tee-kuhs.
I don't understand why he got a fail in maths.
THEY SAY
Hizo mal el examen del último tema. Le enseño la prueba.EE-soh mahl el ek-SAH-mayn del OOL-tee-moh TEH-muh. Leh ayn-SEH-nyoh lah proo-EH-buh.
He did the exam on the last topic badly. I'll show you the paper.
They might also say:
No hizo bien el último examen. Mire aquí la prueba.
Noh EE-soh byayn el OOL-tee-moh ek-SAH-mayn. MEE-reh uh-KEE lah proo-EH-buh.
He didn't do well in the last exam. Look at the paper here.
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YOU REPLY
Ya veo. ¿Cómo puede mejorar?
Yah BEH-oh. KOH-moh poo-EH-deh meh-khoh-RAHR?
I see. How can he improve?
THEY SAY
Con más práctica en casa. Le doy unos ejercicios.Kohn mahs PRAHK-tee-kuh en KAH-suh. Leh doy OO-nos eh-khehr-SEE-syos.
With more practice at home. I'll give him some exercises.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. Practicaremos todos los días.
GRAH-syuhs. Pruhk-tee-kuh-REH-mos TOH-dos los DEE-uhs.
Thanks. We'll practise every day.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Verá cómo mejora.Mooy byayn. Beh-RAH KOH-moh meh-KHOH-ruh.
Very good. You'll see how he improves.
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
No
Noh
adverb
no
entiendo
ayn-TYAYN-doh
verb
I understand
ha
uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
sacado
suh-KAH-doh
verb
got
suspenso
soos-PAYN-soh
noun
fail (grade)
matemáticas
muh-teh-MAH-tee-kuhs
noun
mathematics
36 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?
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