Spanish · Justificar faltas
You say your child will miss school because of a trip: what to say in Spanish
You say the child will miss school because of a trip.
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How it's done. A long trip during term is better agreed with the teacher beforehand; ask what will be studied and whether you can take 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
Olena va a faltar una semana por un viaje familiar.
Oh-LEH-nuh bah uh fuhl-TAHR OO-nuh seh-MAH-nuh por oon BYAH-kheh fuh-mee-LYAHR.
Olena will miss a week because of a family trip.
THEY SAY
Gracias por avisar. ¿Quiere que le preparemos tareas?GRAH-syuhs por uh-bee-SAHR. KYEH-reh keh leh preh-puh-REH-mos tuh-REH-uhs?
Thanks for letting us know. Do you want us to prepare tasks?
They might also say:
Gracias por decírmelo. ¿Le damos deberes para el viaje?
GRAH-syuhs por deh-SEER-meh-loh. Leh DAH-mos deh-BEH-res PAH-ruh el BYAH-kheh?
Thanks for telling me. Shall we give her homework for the trip?
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YOU REPLY
Sí, por favor. ¿Para cuándo?
See, por fuh-BOR. PAH-ruh koo-AHN-doh?
Yes, please. For when?
THEY SAY
Para el lunes que vuelva.PAH-ruh el LOO-nes keh boo-EL-buh.
For the Monday she comes back.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Muchas gracias por todo.
Pehr-FEK-toh. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs por TOH-doh.
Perfect. Thank you very much for everything.
THEY SAY
De nada. Buen viaje.Deh NAH-duh. Boo-AYN BYAH-kheh.
You're welcome. Have a good trip.
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
va
bah
verb
goes
faltar
fuhl-TAHR
verb
to be absent, to lack
semana
seh-MAH-nuh
noun
week
viaje
BYAH-kheh
noun
trip, journey
familiar
fuh-mee-LYAHR
noun
relative
avisar
uh-bee-SAHR
verb
to notify, to warn
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?
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