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You hand in clothes to be hemmed: what to say in Spanish

You hand in clothes for hemming.

Cerrajero / arreglos6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. To hem is arreglar el bajo; acortar is shorten, ensanchar widen; you try on in place and the tailor pins; the time is 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
Quisiera acortar estos pantalones.
Kee-SYEH-ruh uh-kor-TAHR ES-tos pahn-tuh-LOH-nes.
I'd like these trousers shortened.
THEY SAY
Póngaselos, que le marco el largo.
POHN-guh-seh-los, keh leh MAHR-koh el LAHR-goh.
Put them on and I'll mark the length.
They might also say:
Pruébeselos y le pongo unos alfileres.
Proo-EH-beh-seh-los ee leh POHN-goh OO-nos uhl-fee-LEH-res.
Try them on and I'll put in some pins.
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YOU REPLY
Así está bien. ¿Cuánto cuesta?
Uh-SEE es-TAH byayn. Koo-AHN-toh koo-ES-tuh?
That's fine. How much is it?
THEY SAY
Ocho euros, para el martes.
OH-choh EH-oo-ros, PAH-ruh el MAHR-tes.
Eight euros, for Tuesday.
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3
YOU FINISH
De acuerdo. El martes paso. Gracias.
Deh uh-koo-EHR-doh. El MAHR-tes PAH-soh. GRAH-syuhs.
All right. I'll come on Tuesday. Thanks.
THEY SAY
Hasta el martes.
AHS-tuh el MAHR-tes.
See you on Tuesday.
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Words worth knowing

Quisiera
Kee-SYEH-ruh
verb
I would like
acortar
uh-kor-TAHR
verb
to shorten
pantalones
pahn-tuh-LOH-nes
noun
trousers
Póngaselos
POHN-guh-seh-los
verb
put them on
marco
MAHR-koh
verb
I mark
largo
LAHR-goh
noun
length

17 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?
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