Spanish · Tintorería / sastre
You ask how to wash delicate items: what to say in Spanish
You ask how to wash delicate items.
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How it's done. Care labels: lavar a mano (hand wash), no usar lejía (no bleach), no planchar, limpieza en seco; if in doubt ask the dry cleaner.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
Perdone, ¿puedo lavar este jersey en la lavadora?
Pehr-DOH-neh, poo-EH-doh luh-BAHR ES-teh khehr-SAY en lah luh-buh-DOH-ruh?
Excuse me, can I wash this jumper in the washing machine?
THEY SAY
Mire la etiqueta. Pone lavar a mano.MEE-reh lah eh-tee-KEH-tuh. POH-neh luh-BAHR uh MAH-noh.
Look at the label. It says hand wash.
They might also say:
Según la etiqueta, solo a mano.
Seh-GOON lah eh-tee-KEH-tuh, SOH-loh uh MAH-noh.
According to the label, by hand only.
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YOU REPLY
Entonces lo lavo a mano. Gracias.
Ayn-TOHN-ses loh LAH-boh uh MAH-noh. GRAH-syuhs.
Then I'll wash it by hand. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada.Deh NAH-duh.
You're welcome.
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YOU FINISH
Hasta luego.
AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
See you later.
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
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
lavar
luh-BAHR
verb
to wash
jersey
khehr-SAY
noun
jumper
lavadora
luh-buh-DOH-ruh
noun
washing machine
Mire
MEE-reh
verb
look
etiqueta
eh-tee-KEH-tuh
noun
label
14 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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