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You ask to swap a shift: what to say in Spanish
You ask to swap a shift.
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How it's done. Swapping a shift is cambiar el turno; say ¿Puedo cambiar el turno con...?; agree with the boss and colleague; say thanks.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
¿Puedo cambiar el turno del sábado con Marta?
Poo-EH-doh kuhm-BYAHR el TOOR-noh del SAH-buh-doh kohn MAHR-tuh?
Can I swap Saturday's shift with Marta?
THEY SAY
Si ella está de acuerdo, no hay problema.See EH-ah es-TAH deh uh-koo-EHR-doh, noh igh proh-BLEH-muh.
If she agrees, no problem.
They might also say:
Si Marta quiere, por mí vale.
See MAHR-tuh KYEH-reh, por mee BAH-leh.
If Marta wants to, it's fine by me.
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YOU REPLY
Se lo pregunto ahora. Gracias.
Seh loh preh-GOON-toh uh-OH-ruh. GRAH-syuhs.
I'll ask her now. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada.Deh NAH-duh.
You're welcome.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias otra vez. Hasta luego.
GRAH-syuhs OH-truh bes. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
Thanks again. See you later.
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
cambiar
kuhm-BYAHR
verb
to change, to exchange
turno
TOOR-noh
noun
turn
sábado
SAH-buh-doh
noun
Saturday
está
es-TAH
verb
is, is located
acuerdo
uh-koo-EHR-doh
noun
agreement
no
noh
adverb
no
19 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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