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You ask for shoes to be repaired: what to say in Spanish

You ask for shoes to be repaired.

Cerrajero / arreglos6 linesLevel B1For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Shoe repair is at a zapatería: suela (sole), tacón (heel), cremallera (zip), coser (sew), pegar (glue); the price is usually low, the time a few days.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
Se me ha despegado la suela. ¿Se puede arreglar?
Seh meh uh des-peh-GAH-doh lah soo-EH-luh. Seh poo-EH-deh uhr-reh-GLAHR?
The sole has come off. Can it be fixed?
THEY SAY
Sí, se la pego. Son doce euros.
See, seh lah PEH-goh. Sohn DOH-seh EH-oo-ros.
Yes, I'll glue it. Twelve euros.
They might also say:
Sí, se puede pegar. Cuesta doce euros.
See, seh poo-EH-deh peh-GAHR. Koo-ES-tuh DOH-seh EH-oo-ros.
Yes, it can be glued. It costs twelve euros.
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YOU REPLY
¿Para cuándo estará?
PAH-ruh koo-AHN-doh es-tuh-RAH?
By when will it be ready?
THEY SAY
Para el jueves.
PAH-ruh el khoo-EH-bes.
By Thursday.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Paso el jueves. Gracias.
Pehr-FEK-toh. PAH-soh el khoo-EH-bes. GRAH-syuhs.
Perfect. I'll come on Thursday. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Hasta el jueves.
Deh NAH-duh. AHS-tuh el khoo-EH-bes.
You're welcome. See you on Thursday.
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Words worth knowing

ha
uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
despegado
des-peh-GAH-doh
verb
come unstuck
suela
soo-EH-luh
noun
sole
puede
poo-EH-deh
verb
can
arreglar
uhr-reh-GLAHR
verb
to repair, to fix, to sort out
Sí
See
adverb
yes

18 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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