How to Say ‘The certificate of registration with the town hall’ in Spain Spanish
El certificado de empadronamiento
ehl thehr-tee-fee-KAH-doh deh em-pah-droh-nah-MYEN-toh
[ehl thehr-tee-fee-KAH-doh deh em-pah-droh-nah-MYEN-toh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Usually just called el padrón. You get it from your local ayuntamiento "town hall", and Extranjería often wants a recent one, so check its date.
Phrase Breakdown
El certificado
ehl thehr-tee-fee-KAH-doh
The certificate
In Spain, the 'c' in 'ce' sounds like the English 'th': ther-ti-fi-CA-do.
Aquí tiene el certificado.
Here is the certificate.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
certificado
[thehr-tee-fee-KAH-doh]
certificate
An official document confirming a fact.
Pida el certificado en el ayuntamiento.
Ask for the certificate at the town hall.
de empadronamiento
deh em-pah-droh-nah-MYEN-toh
of registration (with the town hall)
The 'empadronamiento' is your official registration of address at the local town hall. Link 'de' and 'em' together smoothly: de-em-pa-dro-na-MIEN-to.
Necesito el volante de empadronamiento.
I need the proof of registration.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
empadronamiento
[em-pah-droh-nah-MYEN-toh]
registration (on the local census)
Registering your address with the town hall, often required for paperwork.
El empadronamiento se hace en el ayuntamiento.
Census registration is done at the town hall.
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