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Spanish dialogue with translation · B2 · 18 lines

¿Tiene cita previa? Do you have an appointment? (formal)

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Panel 1 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “Good morning. My TIE expires soon, and I wanted to ask how the renewal is processed.”
  1. Ana

    Buenos días. Mi TIE caduca pronto y quería preguntar cómo se tramita la renovación.

    Good morning. My TIE expires soon, and I wanted to ask how the renewal is processed.

Panel 2 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “Good morning. That procedure requires an appointment. Do you have one? (formal)”
  1. Funcionaria

    Buenos días. Para ese trámite se requiere cita previa. ¿La tiene?

    Good morning. That procedure requires an appointment. Do you have one? (formal)

Panel 3 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “Not yet: there are never any appointments available for the immigration office on the website.”
  1. Ana

    Todavía no: en la página web nunca hay citas disponibles para Extranjería.

    Not yet: there are never any appointments available for the immigration office on the website.

Panel 4 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “Check early in the morning. As soon as new appointments come out, grab one: they're gone in minutes (formal).”
  1. Funcionaria

    Mire por la mañana temprano. En cuanto salgan citas nuevas, coja una: se agotan en minutos.

    Check early in the morning. As soon as new appointments come out, grab one: they're gone in minutes (formal).

Panel 5 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “All right. And what are the requirements? What do I have to bring that day?”
  1. Ana

    De acuerdo. ¿Y cuáles son los requisitos? ¿Qué tengo que traer ese día?

    All right. And what are the requirements? What do I have to bring that day?

Panel 6 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “The application form, the passport with a photocopy of every page, and the card you have now (formal).”
  1. Funcionaria

    El impreso de solicitud, el pasaporte con una fotocopia de todas las páginas y la tarjeta que tiene ahora.

    The application form, the passport with a photocopy of every page, and the card you have now (formal).

Panel 7 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “The form, do they give it to me here?”
  1. Ana

    El impreso, ¿me lo dan aquí?

    The form, do they give it to me here?

Panel 8 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “No, it's on our website. Print it out and fill it out at home, and pay the fee before the day of the appointment comes (formal).”
  1. Funcionaria

    No, está en nuestra página web. Imprímalo y rellénelo en casa, y pague la tasa antes de que llegue el día de la cita.

    No, it's on our website. Print it out and fill it out at home, and pay the fee before the day of the appointment comes (formal).

Panel 9 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “I changed my address recently. Do I have to prove it?”
  1. Ana

    Hace poco cambié de domicilio. ¿Tengo que justificarlo?

    I changed my address recently. Do I have to prove it?

Panel 10 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “Yes, with a new certificate of address registration. Ask for it at city hall now: don't wait until the card expires (formal).”
  1. Funcionaria

    Sí, con un certificado de empadronamiento nuevo. Pídalo ya en el ayuntamiento: no espere hasta que caduque la tarjeta.

    Yes, with a new certificate of address registration. Ask for it at city hall now: don't wait until the card expires (formal).

Panel 11 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “Excuse me, it's just one question, half a minute… (formal)”
  1. Señor

    Perdone, es solo una pregunta, medio minuto…

    Excuse me, it's just one question, half a minute… (formal)

Panel 12 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “Sir, please don't cut in line. Take a number and wait until it comes up on the screen (formal).”
  1. Funcionaria

    Señor, no se cuele, por favor. Coja número y espere hasta que salga en la pantalla.

    Sir, please don't cut in line. Take a number and wait until it comes up on the screen (formal).

Panel 13 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “No problem. And on the day of the appointment, do they give me the new card right away?”
  1. Ana

    No pasa nada. Y el día de la cita, ¿me dan ya la tarjeta nueva?

    No problem. And on the day of the appointment, do they give me the new card right away?

Panel 14 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “Not yet. After the office reviews your application, you'll receive the decision (formal).”
  1. Funcionaria

    Todavía no. Después de que la oficina revise su solicitud, recibirá la resolución.

    Not yet. After the office reviews your application, you'll receive the decision (formal).

Panel 15 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “And when the decision comes?”
  1. Ana

    ¿Y cuando llegue la resolución?

    And when the decision comes?

Panel 16 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “As soon as you get a favorable decision, make another appointment for the fingerprints. That procedure is always done in person (formal).”
  1. Funcionaria

    En cuanto reciba una resolución favorable, pida otra cita para las huellas. Esa gestión es siempre presencial.

    As soon as you get a favorable decision, make another appointment for the fingerprints. That procedure is always done in person (formal).

Panel 17 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “Thank you very much. As soon as I have the appointment, I'll start getting the papers ready.”
  1. Ana

    Muchas gracias. En cuanto tenga la cita, empiezo a preparar los papeles.

    Thank you very much. As soon as I have the appointment, I'll start getting the papers ready.

Panel 18 of 18 for “Do you have an appointment? (formal)”: “You're doing the right thing. And that day, when you arrive, take a number and don't leave the room until they call you (formal).”
  1. Funcionaria

    Hace bien. Y ese día, al llegar, coja número y no salga de la sala hasta que la llamen.

    You're doing the right thing. And that day, when you arrive, take a number and don't leave the room until they call you (formal).

Grammar for this text

Time linking words about the future. After en cuanto, hasta que and después de que, the speaker is talking about something that hasn't happened yet, so the verb is in the subjunctive: en cuanto salgan citas nuevas ("as soon as new appointments come out"), hasta que caduque la tarjeta ("until the card expires"), después de que la oficina revise su solicitud ("after the office reviews your application": the office reviews it and you get the decision, so there are two different people). After antes de que, the subjunctive is always used: antes de que llegue el día.

Hasta que works like English "until": hasta que salga en la pantalla ("until it comes up on the screen"), hasta que la llamen ("until they call you").

Al llegar means "when you arrive": al + infinitive.

Official language. Se requiere means "is required" (in everyday speech: hace falta). Imprímalo, rellénelo, pídalo are polite usted commands with the pronoun attached: "print it", "fill it out", "ask for it".

Local words. Cita previa is an appointment booked in advance: without one, they won't see you. Las huellas are fingerprints, taken for the new card.

Words and grammar of the unit: Renew your residence card.

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