Conversation in Spanish, level C2

At the immigration office in Madrid

After three months, you finally have an appointment.

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Immigration office, MadridTranslation

Clerk

Siguiente. Cita previa y papeles, por favor.

Next. Appointment and documents, please.

You

Aquí tiene. Hasta la partida de bautismo.

Here you are. Even my baptism certificate.

Clerk

Qué previsor. Lástima que el empadronamiento esté caducado.

Well prepared! A pity your address registration certificate is out of date.

You

Ya veo por dónde van los tiros: vuelva usted mañana.

I see. Come back tomorrow, then.

Clerk

Vaya, un lector de Larra.

Well, a reader of Larra.

Your turn.

Press pause. How do you ask for an exception?

Clerk

Podría. Pero entonces Larra se quedaría sin tema.

I could. But Larra would run out of material.

Clerk

Hasta mañana. Y traiga otra cita… previa.

See you tomorrow. Bring another quote... sorry, an advance appointment.

Cita means appointment, date or quotation.

Y traiga otra cita… previa.

Bring another quote... sorry, an advance appointment.

Background

Vuelva usted mañana is Larra's 1833 satire about bureaucracy.

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