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You change a subject in your enrolment: what to say in Spanish
You change a subject in your enrolment.
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How it's done. A subject in your enrolment can be changed (modificación de matrícula) only in a short period at the start of a term; if you miss it you wait for the next term.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
Quería cambiar una asignatura de mi matrícula. ¿Es posible?
Keh-REE-uh kuhm-BYAHR OO-nuh uh-seeg-nuh-TOO-ruh deh mee muh-TREE-koo-luh. Es poh-SEE-bleh?
I wanted to change one subject in my enrolment. Is it possible?
THEY SAY
Sí, hasta el quince de octubre. Después ya no.See, AHS-tuh el KEEN-seh deh ok-TOO-breh. Des-poo-ES yah noh.
Yes, until the fifteenth of October. After that, no.
They might also say:
Sí, el plazo termina el quince de octubre.
See, el PLAH-soh tehr-MEE-nuh el KEEN-seh deh ok-TOO-breh.
Yes, the deadline ends on the fifteenth of October.
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YOU REPLY
Entonces quiero cambiar química por estadística.
Ayn-TOHN-ses KYEH-roh kuhm-BYAHR KEE-mee-kuh por es-tuh-DEES-tee-kuh.
Then I want to change chemistry for statistics.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Rellene este impreso y firme aquí.Mooy byayn. Reh-EH-neh ES-teh eem-PREH-soh ee FEER-meh uh-KEE.
Very well. Fill in this form and sign here.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias.
GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you.
THEY SAY
Gracias. En una semana verá el cambio.GRAH-syuhs. En OO-nuh seh-MAH-nuh beh-RAH el KAHM-byoh.
Thank you. In a week you'll see the change.
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.
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Words worth knowing
Quería
Keh-REE-uh
verb
I wanted
cambiar
kuhm-BYAHR
verb
to change, to exchange
asignatura
uh-seeg-nuh-TOO-ruh
noun
subject (school)
matrícula
muh-TREE-koo-luh
noun
enrolment
posible
poh-SEE-bleh
adjective
possible
Sí
See
adverb
yes
28 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?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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