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Moving to Spain: the language minimum for your first weeks

Renting a flat, the bank, the doctor and paperwork. Which words and situations to practise before you board the plane.

Your first weeks after moving mean dozens of everyday conversations: with a landlord, at the bank, at the pharmacy, at the immigration office. Preparing for them removes most of the stress.

Housing

Learn the key words in listings: alquiler (rent), fianza (deposit), amueblado (furnished), gastos incluidos (bills included). Prepare a short introduction about yourself for the landlord.

Paperwork and the bank

You will need cita previa (an appointment), empadronamiento (address registration) and an NIE (foreigner ID number). Practise the “I would like to open an account” dialogue until it is automatic.

Health and daily life

Learn to describe symptoms: me duele…, tengo fiebre, soy alérgico a… On the MaxiTalk individual course we build the programme around your relocation scenario and rehearse real situations in role-plays.

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