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The boss explains the task: what to say in Spanish
The boss explains a task.
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How it's done. To ask for repetition: ¿Puede repetirlo?; to check: ¿Quiere decir que...?; say Entendido (understood) or No lo he entendido (I didn't understand).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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Tienes que preparar las mesas antes de las ocho.TYEH-nes keh preh-puh-RAHR lahs MEH-suhs AHN-tes deh lahs OH-choh.
You have to set the tables before eight.
They might also say:
Antes de las ocho, las mesas tienen que estar listas.
AHN-tes deh lahs OH-choh, lahs MEH-suhs TYEH-nayn keh es-TAHR LEES-tuhs.
Before eight the tables have to be ready.
YOU REPLY
No lo he entendido bien. ¿Puede repetirlo más despacio?
Noh loh eh ayn-tayn-DEE-doh byayn. Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh mahs des-PAH-syoh?
I haven't understood well. Can you repeat it more slowly?
THEY SAY
Claro. Las mesas preparadas a las ocho.KLAH-roh. Lahs MEH-suhs preh-puh-RAH-duhs uh lahs OH-choh.
Of course. Tables ready by eight.
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YOU REPLY
Vale, entendido.
BAH-leh, ayn-tayn-DEE-doh.
OK, understood.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Si tienes dudas, pregúntame.Mooy byayn. See TYEH-nes DOO-duhs, preh-GOON-tuh-meh.
Very good. If you have doubts, ask me.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. Lo haré.
GRAH-syuhs. Loh uh-REH.
Thanks. I will.
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
Tienes
TYEH-nes
verb
you have
preparar
preh-puh-RAHR
verb
to prepare
mesas
MEH-suhs
noun
tables
antes
AHN-tes
adverb
before
No
Noh
adverb
no
he
eh
verb
I have (auxiliary)
20 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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