Spanish · Matrícula / homologación
You enrol (matrícula) at a university: what to say in Spanish
You enrol (matrícula) at a university.
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How it's done. Enrolment (matrícula) is done at the secretaría or online in a set period; you need a document, the diploma of previous education and a photo; the fee is per credit (créditos).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
Buenos días, quiero matricularme en el primer curso.
Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs, KYEH-roh muh-tree-koo-LAHR-meh en el pree-MEHR KOOR-soh.
Good morning, I want to enrol in the first year.
THEY SAY
¿Tiene la documentación? Necesito su pasaporte y el título.TYEH-neh lah doh-koo-mayn-tuh-SYOHN? Neh-seh-SEE-toh soo puh-suh-POR-teh ee el TEE-too-loh.
Do you have the documents? I need your passport and the diploma.
They might also say:
¿Trae todos los documentos? Su pasaporte y el título, por favor.
TRAH-eh TOH-dos los doh-koo-MAYN-tos? Soo puh-suh-POR-teh ee el TEE-too-loh, por fuh-BOR.
Have you brought all the documents? Your passport and the diploma, please.
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YOU REPLY
Sí, aquí lo tengo todo.
See, uh-KEE loh TAYN-goh TOH-doh.
Yes, I have everything here.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Rellene la solicitud y pague la matrícula.Pehr-FEK-toh. Reh-EH-neh lah soh-lee-see-TOOD ee PAH-geh lah muh-TREE-koo-luh.
Perfect. Fill in the application and pay the enrolment.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que tenga un buen curso.Deh NAH-duh. Keh TAYN-guh oon boo-AYN KOOR-soh.
You're welcome. Have a good year.
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
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
quiero
KYEH-roh
verb
I want
matricularme
muh-tree-koo-LAHR-meh
verb
to enrol
primer
pree-MEHR
adjective
first (before a noun)
curso
KOOR-soh
noun
course
27 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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