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You ask about luggage: what to say in Spanish
You ask about luggage.
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How it's done. Luggage is equipaje; it goes on the rack (portaequipajes) above the seat or at the end of the carriage; big suitcases go in the luggage area (zona de equipajes).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
¿Dónde puedo dejar la maleta?
DOHN-deh poo-EH-doh deh-KHAHR lah muh-LEH-tuh?
Where can I leave the suitcase?
THEY SAY
Al final del vagón hay un espacio para maletas.Ahl fee-NAHL del buh-GOHN igh oon es-PAH-syoh PAH-ruh muh-LEH-tuhs.
At the end of the carriage there is a space for suitcases.
They might also say:
Hay un compartimento para equipaje al fondo del coche.
Igh oon kom-puhr-tee-MAYN-toh PAH-ruh eh-kee-PAH-kheh ahl FOHN-doh del KOH-cheh.
There's a luggage compartment at the back of the carriage.
2
YOU REPLY
¿Está vigilado?
Es-TAH bee-khee-LAH-doh?
Is it supervised?
THEY SAY
No, tenga cuidado con sus cosas.Noh, TAYN-guh koo-ee-DAH-doh kohn soos KOH-suhs.
No, look after your things.
3
YOU FINISH
Gracias. Me siento cerca de la maleta.
GRAH-syuhs. Meh SYAYN-toh SEHR-kuh deh lah muh-LEH-tuh.
Thanks. I'll sit near my suitcase.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Es lo más seguro.Mooy byayn. Es loh mahs seh-GOO-roh.
Very good. That's the safest.
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
puedo
poo-EH-doh
verb
I can
dejar
deh-KHAHR
verb
to leave, to let, to stop
maleta
muh-LEH-tuh
noun
suitcase
final
fee-NAHL
noun
end
vagón
buh-GOHN
noun
carriage
hay
igh
verb
there is, there are
25 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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