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You ask for a small repair to be done at home: what to say in Spanish

You ask for a small repair at home.

Cerrajero / arreglos6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Small repairs: arreglar, grifo (tap), persiana (blind), enchufe (socket), bombilla (bulb); the handyman states the call-out fee (desplazamiento).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
Necesito que alguien arregle una persiana atascada. ¿Pueden venir?
Neh-seh-SEE-toh keh AHL-gyayn uhr-REH-gleh OO-nuh pehr-SYAH-nuh uh-tuhs-KAH-duh. Poo-EH-dayn beh-NEER?
I need someone to fix a stuck blind. Can you come?
THEY SAY
Sí, mañana por la tarde. El desplazamiento son veinte euros.
See, muh-NYAH-nuh por lah TAHR-deh. El des-pluh-suh-MYAYN-toh sohn BAYN-teh EH-oo-ros.
Yes, tomorrow afternoon. The call-out is twenty euros.
They might also say:
Sí, mañana por la tarde. Cobramos veinte por venir.
See, muh-NYAH-nuh por lah TAHR-deh. Koh-BRAH-mos BAYN-teh por beh-NEER.
Yes, tomorrow afternoon. We charge twenty to come.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y la reparación?
Ee lah reh-puh-ruh-SYOHN?
And the repair?
THEY SAY
Depende. Primero lo veo y le digo.
Deh-PAYN-deh. Pree-MEH-roh loh BEH-oh ee leh DEE-goh.
It depends. First I'll see it and tell you.
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YOU FINISH
De acuerdo. Mañana a las cinco, por favor.
Deh uh-koo-EHR-doh. Muh-NYAH-nuh uh lahs SEEN-koh, por fuh-BOR.
All right. Tomorrow at five, please.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Allí estaré.
Pehr-FEK-toh. Igh-EE es-tuh-REH.
Perfect. I'll be there.
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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

Necesito
Neh-seh-SEE-toh
verb
I need
arregle
uhr-REH-gleh
verb
fix
persiana
pehr-SYAH-nuh
noun
blind, shutter
atascada
uh-tuhs-KAH-duh
adjective
stuck (feminine)
venir
beh-NEER
verb
to come
Sí
See
adverb
yes

29 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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