Spanish · Secretaría
You ask for a certificate of your grades: what to say in Spanish
You ask for a certificate of grades.
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How it's done. A certificate of grades is a certificado de notas or certificación académica: the secretaría issues it in a few days; for official use it may need a stamp or digital signature.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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1
YOU START
Buenas tardes, necesito un certificado de notas.
Boo-EH-nuhs TAHR-des, neh-seh-SEE-toh oon sehr-tee-fee-KAH-doh deh NOH-tuhs.
Good afternoon, I need a certificate of grades.
THEY SAY
¿Lo quiere en papel o digital?Loh KYEH-reh en puh-PEL oh dee-khee-TAHL?
Do you want it on paper or digital?
They might also say:
¿Prefiere papel o formato digital?
Preh-FYEH-reh puh-PEL oh for-MAH-toh dee-khee-TAHL?
Do you prefer paper or digital format?
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YOU REPLY
Digital, por favor.
Dee-khee-TAHL, por fuh-BOR.
Digital, please.
THEY SAY
Se lo mandamos al correo en dos días.Seh loh mahn-DAH-mos ahl kor-REH-oh en dos DEE-uhs.
We'll send it to your email in two days.
3
YOU FINISH
Muy amable, gracias.
Mooy uh-MAH-bleh, GRAH-syuhs.
Very kind, thank you.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que tenga buen día.Deh NAH-duh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
You're welcome. Have a good day.
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
necesito
neh-seh-SEE-toh
verb
I need
certificado
sehr-tee-fee-KAH-doh
noun
certificate
notas
NOH-tuhs
noun
grades
quiere
KYEH-reh
verb
wants
23 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?
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