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Catalan phrases for getting a mobile SIM card in Catalonia

In a phone shop, say “Vull una tarifa de mòbil” or ask for a SIM card. The assistant may ask for photo ID, so say “Aquí té el meu passaport”. To keep your number, ask “Puc conservar el meu número de telèfon?”. Ask “Quantes dades tinc cada mes?” about the data.

Try it · about two minutes

In a phone shop you buy a SIM card, show your ID and ask to keep your old number.

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

    Vull una tarifa de mòbil.

    I want a mobile plan.

  2. Shop assistant

    Té algun document d'identitat amb foto?

    Do you have photo ID?

    You

    Aquí té el meu passaport.

    Here’s my passport.

  3. The assistant starts registering the card. You’d like to keep your old number.

    You

    Puc conservar el meu número de telèfon?

    Can I keep my phone number?

  4. Shop assistant

    Quin és el seu número de telèfon?

    What is your phone number?

    You

    Un moment, el busco al mòbil.

    One moment, I’ll find it on my phone.

  5. Shop assistant

    Esperi un moment, si us plau.

    Please wait a moment.

    You

    Quantes dades tinc cada mes?

    How much data do I get each month?

  6. Shop assistant

    Signi aquí, si us plau.

    Please sign here.

    You

    Gràcies. Quan funcionarà la targeta?

    Thanks. When will the card work?

Which Catalan phrases do you need?

  • Vull una tarifa de mòbil.

    I want a mobile plan.

  • Té algun document d'identitat amb foto?

    Do you have photo ID?

  • Aquí té el meu passaport.

    Here’s my passport.

  • Porto el passaport.

    I have my passport with me.

  • Puc conservar el meu número de telèfon?

    Can I keep my phone number?

  • Quin és el seu número de telèfon?

    What is your phone number?

  • Quantes dades tinc cada mes?

    How much data do I get each month?

  • Quant val al mes?

    How much is it a month?

  • Hi ha una tarifa més barata?

    Is there a cheaper plan?

  • Parli a poc a poc, si us plau.

    Please speak slowly.

What is worth knowing in Catalonia?

Take your passport

Shops usually ask for ID when they register a SIM in your name, so bring your passport or ID card.

Porto el passaport.

I have my passport with me.

At the phone shop

  1. 1

    Say what you want: a SIM card or a plan, una tarifa.

    I want a mobile plan.
  2. 2

    Show your ID when they ask.

    Here’s my passport.
  3. 3

    If you already have a number, ask to keep it.

    Can I keep my phone number?

Ask about the data

Plans are described by their dades (data) for each month. Ask how much you get, and ask them to speak slowly if the numbers go too fast.

Quantes dades tinc cada mes?

How much data do I get each month?

Questions about this situation

Which Catalan phrases matter most here?
“Vull una tarifa de mòbil.” (I want a mobile plan); “Té algun document d'identitat amb foto?” (Do you have photo ID); “Aquí té el meu passaport.” (Here’s my passport). 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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