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The teacher tells you how your child is doing: what to say in Spanish
The teacher tells you how your child is getting on.
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How it's done. Teachers say: va bien (doing well), tiene que esforzarse (needs to make an effort), participa mucho (participates a lot), es muy despistado (absent-minded); you can ask for an example.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 es muy trabajadora y participa mucho en clase.Oh-LEH-nuh es mooy truh-buh-khuh-DOH-ruh ee puhr-tee-SEE-puh MOO-choh en KLAH-seh.
Olena is very hard-working and takes part a lot in class.
They might also say:
Su hija trabaja muy bien y siempre participa.
Soo EE-khuh truh-BAH-khuh mooy byayn ee SYEHM-preh puhr-tee-SEE-puh.
Your daughter works very well and always takes part.
YOU REPLY
¿Hay algo que tengamos que reforzar en casa?
Igh AHL-goh keh tayn-GAH-mos keh reh-for-SAHR en KAH-suh?
Is there anything we need to reinforce at home?
THEY SAY
Sí, la lectura en español. Un poco cada día.See, lah lek-TOO-ruh en es-puh-NYOL. Oon POH-koh KAH-duh DEE-uh.
Yes, reading in Spanish. A little each day.
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YOU FINISH
Lo haremos. Gracias.
Loh uh-REH-mos. GRAH-syuhs.
We'll do it. Thanks.
THEY SAY
Gracias a ustedes por ayudarla.GRAH-syuhs uh oos-TEH-des por uh-oo-DAHR-luh.
Thank you for helping her.
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
es
es
verb
is
muy
mooy
adverb
very
trabajadora
truh-buh-khuh-DOH-ruh
adjective
hard-working (feminine)
participa
puhr-tee-SEE-puh
verb
takes part
mucho
MOO-choh
adverb
a lot
clase
KLAH-seh
noun
class, lesson
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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