Spanish · El colegio cada día
You bring your child to a new school for the first time: what to say in Spanish
You bring your child to a new school for the first time.
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How it's done. At the school entrance there is a porter or an intercom; ask at the office (secretaría) for the class and floor; primary school is colegio, secondary instituto.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Buenos días, ¿busca a alguien?Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, BOOS-kuh uh AHL-gyayn?
Good morning, are you looking for someone?
They might also say:
Buenos días, ¿puedo ayudarle?
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, poo-EH-doh uh-oo-DAHR-leh?
Good morning, may I help you?
YOU REPLY
Buenos días, busco la clase de tercero B. ¿Dónde está?
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, BOOS-koh lah KLAH-seh deh tehr-SEH-roh Beh. DOHN-deh es-TAH?
Good morning, I'm looking for class third B. Where is it?
THEY SAY
En la segunda planta, la primera puerta a la izquierda.En lah seh-GOON-duh PLAHN-tuh, lah pree-MEH-ruh poo-EHR-tuh uh lah ees-KYEHR-duh.
On the second floor, the first door on the left.
2
YOU REPLY
¿Y dónde dejo la mochila?
Ee DOHN-deh DEH-khoh lah moh-CHEE-luh?
And where do I leave the backpack?
THEY SAY
En el perchero del pasillo.En el pehr-CHEH-roh del puh-SEEY-oh.
On the coat rack in the corridor.
3
YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Bienvenidos al colegio.Deh NAH-duh. Byayn-beh-NEE-dos ahl koh-LEH-khyoh.
You're welcome. Welcome to the school.
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
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
busco
BOOS-koh
verb
I look for
clase
KLAH-seh
noun
class, lesson
tercero
tehr-SEH-roh
adjective
third
está
es-TAH
verb
is, is located
24 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?
¡Gracias!
GRAH-syuhs!
Thank you!
Similar situations
You are told what to buy for schoolEl colegio cada día · A2 in the app
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→You ask whether there is a before-school or after-school clubEl colegio cada día · A2 in the app
→You ask about the timetable and hoursEl colegio cada día · A2 in the app
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