Spanish · Parafarmacia
You buy nappies for your child: what to say in Spanish
You buy nappies for a baby.
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How it's done. Nappies are sold by size (talla) and weight: talla uno newborn, dos a few kilos more; ask by the baby's weight.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
Buenas tardes, quisiera pañales para un bebé de seis meses.
Boo-EH-nuhs TAHR-des, kee-SYEH-ruh puh-NYAH-les PAH-ruh oon beh-BEH deh says MEH-ses.
Good afternoon, I'd like nappies for a six-month-old baby.
THEY SAY
¿Cuánto pesa más o menos?Koo-AHN-toh PEH-suh mahs oh MEH-nos?
How much does he weigh roughly?
They might also say:
¿Qué peso tiene aproximadamente?
Keh PEH-soh TYEH-neh uh-prok-see-muh-duh-MAYN-teh?
What weight does he have approximately?
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YOU REPLY
Unos ocho kilos.
OO-nos OH-choh KEE-los.
About eight kilos.
THEY SAY
Entonces la talla tres. Aquí tiene.Ayn-TOHN-ses lah TAH-ah tres. Uh-KEE TYEH-neh.
Then size three. Here you are.
3
YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias. ¿Dónde pago?
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. DOHN-deh PAH-goh?
Thank you very much. Where do I pay?
THEY SAY
En la caja, al fondo.En lah KAH-khuh, ahl FOHN-doh.
At the till, at the back.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Buenas
Boo-EH-nuhs
adjective
good (feminine plural)
tardes
TAHR-des
noun
afternoons, evenings
quisiera
kee-SYEH-ruh
verb
I would like
pañales
puh-NYAH-les
noun
nappies
bebé
beh-BEH
noun
baby
meses
MEH-ses
noun
months
24 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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