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Your child left their snack at home and you ask for it to be passed on: what to say in Spanish
A child's snack was left at home and you ask to hand it over.
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How it's done. Forgotten items are brought to the office and handed to the teacher; do not go into the classroom; say whose child it is and which class.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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1
YOU START
Perdone, a mi hija se le ha olvidado la merienda en casa. ¿Se la pueden dar?
Pehr-DOH-neh, uh mee EE-khuh seh leh uh ol-bee-DAH-doh lah meh-RYAYN-duh en KAH-suh. Seh lah poo-EH-dayn dahr?
Excuse me, my daughter forgot her snack at home. Can you give it to her?
THEY SAY
Claro. ¿En qué clase está?KLAH-roh. En keh KLAH-seh es-TAH?
Of course. Which class is she in?
2
YOU REPLY
En tercero B. Se llama Olena.
En tehr-SEH-roh Beh. Seh YAH-muh Oh-LEH-nuh.
In third B. Her name is Olena.
THEY SAY
Se la llevo ahora mismo.Seh lah YEH-boh uh-OH-ruh MEEZ-moh.
I'll take it to her right now.
They might also say:
Vale, se la llevo ahora mismo a su clase.
BAH-leh, seh lah YEH-boh uh-OH-ruh MEEZ-moh uh soo KLAH-seh.
OK, I'll take it to her class right now.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias. Es usted muy amable.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. Es oos-TED mooy uh-MAH-bleh.
Thank you very much. You are very kind.
THEY SAY
No hay de qué.Noh igh deh keh.
Don't mention it.
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
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
hija
EE-khuh
noun
daughter
ha
uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
olvidado
ol-bee-DAH-doh
verb
forgotten
merienda
meh-RYAYN-duh
noun
afternoon snack
casa
KAH-suh
noun
house, home
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?
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