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Catalan phrases for dry cleaning and shoe repairs in Catalonia

Say what you’re leaving: “Voldria deixar això a la tintoreria, si us plau”. Point out any mark: “Pot treure aquesta taca?”. You get a ticket, el resguard, so ask “Quan ho puc passar a recollir?”. At the cobbler’s, “Ho pot arreglar?” works for shoes, and “Quant costaria l'arranjament?” asks the price.

Try it · about two minutes

You leave a coat at the dry cleaner’s, then take a shoe with a broken heel to the cobbler’s next door.

Sound on: the shop assistant speaks Catalan. You choose what to say back, and Frasa tells you why it works.

How does the conversation usually go?

  1. Shop assistant

    Puc ajudar-lo?

    Can I help you?

    You

    Voldria deixar això a la tintoreria, si us plau.

    I’d like to leave this for dry cleaning, please.

  2. Shop assistant

    Quin és el problema?

    What’s the problem?

    You

    Té una taca.

    There’s a stain on it.

  3. Shop assistant

    Aquí té el seu resguard.

    Here’s your ticket.

    You

    Quan ho puc passar a recollir?

    When can I pick it up?

  4. Shop assistant

    Puc ajudar-lo?

    Can I help you?

    You

    Ho pot arreglar?

    Can you fix this?

  5. Shop assistant

    Estarà llest d'aquí a deu minuts.

    It will be ready in ten minutes.

    You

    Quant costaria l'arranjament?

    How much would the repair cost?

  6. Shop assistant

    Que tingui un bon dia!

    Have a nice day.

    You

    Igualment, gràcies.

    You too, thanks.

Which Catalan phrases do you need?

  • Voldria deixar això a la tintoreria, si us plau.

    I’d like to leave this for dry cleaning, please.

  • Quant val netejar aquest abric?

    How much does it cost to clean this coat?

  • Pot treure aquesta taca?

    Can you get this stain out?

  • Aquí té el seu resguard.

    Here’s your ticket.

  • Quan ho puc passar a recollir?

    When can I pick it up?

  • Quan estarà llest?

    When will it be ready?

  • Ho pot arreglar?

    Can you fix this?

  • Val la pena arreglar-ho?

    Is it worth repairing?

  • Quant costaria l'arranjament?

    How much would the repair cost?

  • Em podria fer un pressupost abans de començar?

    Could you give me a quote before you start?

What is worth knowing in Catalonia?

Leaving something to be cleaned or mended

  1. 1

    Show the stain or the damage and say what you’d like done.

    Can you get this stain out?
  2. 2

    You get a ticket, el resguard. Keep it to collect your things.

    Here’s your ticket.
  3. 3

    Ask when it will be ready, and which days they open.

    When can I pick it up?

Tintoreria and sabater

Dry cleaners (tintoreries) and shoe repairers (sabaters) are often separate small shops. Quick jobs, such as a new heel tip, are sometimes done while you wait.

Ho pot arreglar?

Can you fix this?

Ask for a quote

For a bigger repair, ask what it will cost before you agree. A pressupost is a quote.

Em podria fer un pressupost abans de començar?

Could you give me a quote before you start?

Questions about this situation

Which Catalan phrases matter most here?
“Voldria deixar això a la tintoreria, si us plau.” (I’d like to leave this for dry cleaning, please); “Quant val netejar aquest abric?” (How much does it cost to clean this coat); “Pot treure aquesta taca?” (Can you get this stain out). The full list is above.
Can I hear how they sound?
Yes: press the speaker next to a phrase to hear it, recorded for the Frasa app.
How can I practise this conversation?
Press “Start the conversation” above to play it through and choose your replies, with a note on why some fit better in Catalonia. Frasa, an iPhone app, lets you save these phrases and rehearse them out loud.

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