Spanish phrasebook
At the Post Office in Spanish
Practice sending a parcel from a Spanish post office. Choose urgent delivery, ask the price and buy stamps.
Situation: A post office in Spain. Your goal: Send a parcel abroad and buy stamps.
The whole conversation, line by line
Tap to hear a line. Post office clerk speaks first; the bold lines are what you can say. To see the lines in your own language, choose it in the language menu at the top.
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Post office clerk
Buenas tardes. Dígame.
Good afternoon. Tell me.
You
Buenas tardes. Quiero enviar un paquete a Estados Unidos.
Good afternoon. I want to send a parcel to the United States.
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Post office clerk
Muy bien. ¿Lo quiere enviar por correo normal o urgente?
Very good. Do you want to send it by normal or urgent post?
You
Urgente, por favor. Es un regalo de cumpleaños.
Urgent, please. It's a birthday present.
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Post office clerk
Póngalo en la balanza, por favor.
Put it on the scale, please.
You
Aquí lo tiene. ¿Cuánto tarda en llegar?
Here it is. How long does it take to arrive?
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Post office clerk
Por correo urgente, entre cuatro y cinco días.
By urgent post, between four and five days.
You
Perfecto. ¿Cuánto cuesta el envío?
Perfect. How much does the postage cost?
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Post office clerk
Son veintidós euros con cincuenta. ¿Necesita sellos también?
That's twenty-two euros fifty. Do you need stamps too?
You
Sí, deme tres sellos para postales a Estados Unidos.
Yes, give me three stamps for postcards to the United States.
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Post office clerk
Los sellos cuestan cuatro euros con cincuenta. En total son veintisiete euros.
The stamps cost four euros fifty. In total it's twenty-seven euros.
You
Aquí tiene treinta euros.
Here's thirty euros.
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Post office clerk
Su cambio son tres euros. Aquí tiene el recibo con el número de seguimiento.
Your change is three euros. Here's the receipt with the tracking number.
You
Muchas gracias. Adiós, que tenga un buen día.
Thank you very much. Goodbye, have a good day.
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