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Practice Registering Your Address (Empadronamiento) in Spanish
Empadronarse en el ayuntamiento
You moved into the piso three weeks ago and the bank is waiting on proof of address. You have the contrato de alquiler and you have your cita previa; what you don't have is the propietario's signature.
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Spanish · Voice only 02:00
You're talking to: un funcionario municipal
You: un residente nuevo
stating your business
Vengo a empadronarme, tengo cita a las once.
saying when you moved in
Me mudé a este piso hace tres semanas.
flagging what's missing
El propietario no me ha firmado la autorización.
Your goal
Get registered today if you can, and leave knowing which document your bank needs, when it arrives, and what to do about the signature.
You'll practice
- Say when you moved in and ask to be registered
- Deal with the signature you haven't got
- Find out which document your bank needs and when it arrives
Phrases you'll actually use
Six lines that carry most of this conversation. You'll hear them, and you'll need them.
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Vengo a empadronarme, tengo cita a las once.
— stating your business
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Me mudé a este piso hace tres semanas.
— saying when you moved in
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El propietario no me ha firmado la autorización.
— flagging what's missing
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¿Me vale solo con el contrato de alquiler?
— checking whether what you have is enough
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Es que el banco me pide el certificado.
— explaining why it can't wait
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¿El volante me lo da usted hoy mismo?
— pinning down what you walk out with
Level-up expressions
empadronarse
register on the padrón at your address
Me quiero empadronar en este piso.
hacer falta
to be needed, to be necessary
¿Hace falta la firma del propietario para esto?
llevar algo encima
have something on you
No llevo el contrato encima, lo tengo en casa.
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