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You ask about a watch or a watchmaker: what to say in Spanish

You ask about a watch or repair.

Cerrajero / arreglos6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. A watch is a reloj; pila is battery, correa strap; a relojería changes the battery quickly and cheaply.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
Mi reloj se ha parado. ¿Puede cambiarle la pila?
Mee reh-LOKH seh uh puh-RAH-doh. Poo-EH-deh kuhm-BYAHR-leh lah PEE-luh?
My watch has stopped. Can you change the battery?
THEY SAY
Sí, déjemelo un momento.
See, DEH-kheh-meh-loh oon moh-MAYN-toh.
Yes, leave it with me a moment.
They might also say:
Claro, se lo hago ahora mismo.
KLAH-roh, seh loh AH-goh uh-OH-ruh MEEZ-moh.
Of course, I'll do it right now.
in the app
2
YOU REPLY
¿Cuánto es?
Koo-AHN-toh es?
How much is it?
THEY SAY
Cinco euros. Ya está.
SEEN-koh EH-oo-ros. Yah es-TAH.
Five euros. Done.
in the app
3
YOU FINISH
Aquí tiene. Muchas gracias.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh. MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Here you are. Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
A usted. Hasta luego.
Uh oos-TED. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
Thank you. See you later.
in the app

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.

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Words worth knowing

reloj
reh-LOKH
noun
watch, clock
ha
uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
parado
puh-RAH-doh
verb
stopped
cambiarle
kuhm-BYAHR-leh
verb
to change (for him/her/you)
pila
PEE-luh
noun
battery
Sí
See
adverb
yes

19 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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Spanish →

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