Spanish · Justificar faltas
You ask for your child to be let out early: what to say in Spanish
You ask for the child to be released early.
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How it's done. If you need to collect the child early (doctor, trip), write a note to the teacher or say it beforehand and sign the exit book.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
Hoy tengo que recoger a Olena a las doce. Tiene cita con el médico.
Oy TAYN-goh keh reh-koh-KHEHR uh Oh-LEH-nuh uh lahs DOH-seh. TYEH-neh SEE-tuh kohn el MEH-dee-koh.
Today I have to collect Olena at twelve. She has a doctor's appointment.
THEY SAY
No hay problema. Firme aquí en el libro de salidas.Noh igh proh-BLEH-muh. FEER-meh uh-KEE en el LEE-broh deh suh-LEE-duhs.
No problem. Sign here in the exit book.
They might also say:
De acuerdo. Anote la hora y firme aquí.
Deh uh-koo-EHR-doh. Uh-NOH-teh lah OH-ruh ee FEER-meh uh-KEE.
All right. Note the time and sign here.
2
YOU REPLY
Aquí tiene.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh.
Here you are.
THEY SAY
Gracias. Dígale a la maestra que ya lo sabemos.GRAH-syuhs. DEE-guh-leh uh lah muh-ES-truh keh yah loh suh-BEH-mos.
Thank you. Tell the teacher that we know.
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YOU FINISH
Se lo diré. Gracias.
Seh loh dee-REH. GRAH-syuhs.
I'll tell her. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Hasta luego.Deh NAH-duh. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
You're welcome. 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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Hoy
Oy
adverb
today
tengo
TAYN-goh
verb
I have
recoger
reh-koh-KHEHR
verb
to pick up, to collect
Tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
cita
SEE-tuh
noun
appointment
médico
MEH-dee-koh
noun
doctor
28 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 are told your child has many absencesJustificar faltas · B1 in the app
→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
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