Spanish · Matrícula / homologación
You ask about a scholarship: what to say in Spanish
You ask about a scholarship.
💡
How it's done. Scholarships (becas) have strict deadlines (plazo) and require documents about family income; ask at the secretaría or on the education ministry site in advance.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
1
YOU START
Quisiera saber si puedo pedir una beca.
Kee-SYEH-ruh suh-BEHR see poo-EH-doh peh-DEER OO-nuh BEH-kuh.
I'd like to know if I can apply for a scholarship.
THEY SAY
Sí, hay becas del ministerio. El plazo termina a finales de mes.See, igh BEH-kuhs del mee-nees-TEH-ryoh. El PLAH-soh tehr-MEE-nuh uh fee-NAH-les deh mes.
Yes, there are ministry scholarships. The deadline ends at the end of the month.
They might also say:
Existen becas, pero el plazo acaba a final de mes.
Ek-SEES-tayn BEH-kuhs, PEH-roh el PLAH-soh uh-KAH-buh uh fee-NAHL deh mes.
There are scholarships, but the deadline ends at the end of the month.
2
YOU REPLY
¿Qué documentos necesito?
Keh doh-koo-MAYN-tos neh-seh-SEE-toh?
What documents do I need?
THEY SAY
Su declaración de la renta y el certificado de empadronamiento.Soo deh-kluh-ruh-SYOHN deh lah RAYN-tuh ee el sehr-tee-fee-KAH-doh deh em-puh-droh-nuh-MYAYN-toh.
Your tax return and the empadronamiento certificate.
3
YOU FINISH
Gracias, lo preparo.
GRAH-syuhs, loh preh-PAH-roh.
Thanks, I'll prepare it.
THEY SAY
De nada. No se olvide del plazo.Deh NAH-duh. Noh seh ol-BEE-deh del PLAH-soh.
You're welcome. Don't forget the deadline.
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
Quisiera
Kee-SYEH-ruh
verb
I would like
saber
suh-BEHR
verb
to know, to find out
puedo
poo-EH-doh
verb
I can
pedir
peh-DEER
verb
to ask for, to order
beca
BEH-kuh
noun
scholarship
Sí
See
adverb
yes
29 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?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
Similar situations
You ask how much the course costs and whether you can pay in instalmentsMatrícula / homologación · A2 in the app
→You enrol (matrícula) at a universityMatrícula / homologación · A2 in the app
→You ask for a Ukrainian diploma to be recognisedMatrícula / homologación · B1 in the app
→You ask for a certificate of your gradesSecretaría · A2 in the app
→Found a mistake? Write to us and we will fix it. This is language help, not medical or legal advice.Report