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How to Say ‘I've come to have my fingerprints taken’ in Spain Spanish

Vengo a hacerme las huellas

BEN-goh ah ah-SEHR-meh laz WEH-yahs

[BEN-goh ah ah-SEHR-meh laz WEH-yahs]

💬 Usage Tip: The -me on hacerme means "for myself". That's how Spanish says "get something done to you". Same pattern: Vengo a cortarme el pelo "I've come to get my hair cut".

Phrase Breakdown

Vengo a hacerme

BEN-goh ah ah-SEHR-meh

I've come to have taken

'Vengo a' + infinitive means 'I'm here to'. The 'h' in 'hacerme' is silent, and the 'c' sounds like 'th': a-THER-me.

Example

Vengo a hacerme una foto.

I've come to have a photo taken.

Words in this phrase

Vengo

[BEN-goh]

I come

First person singular present of 'venir' (to come).

Example

Vengo a buscar mis llaves.

I've come to get my keys.

[ah]

A preposition used before an infinitive verb.

Example

Está dispuesto «A» colaborar con el equipo.

He is willing to collaborate with the team.

hacerme

[ah-SEHR-meh]

to have (something) done to me

Hacer + me: 'to get done for myself', used for procedures like fingerprints or photos.

Example

Quiero hacerme una foto para el carné.

I want to get a photo taken for the ID.

las huellas

laz WEH-yahs

my fingerprints

Spanish uses 'las' where English uses 'my'. With the silent 'h', say 'las WE-yas'.

Example

Ya tengo las huellas.

I already have the fingerprints done.

Words in this phrase

las

[laz]

The

A definite article to specify particular entities.

Example

Las casas son bellas.

The houses are beautiful.

huellas

[WEH-yahs]

fingerprints

Plural of huella, footprint or fingerprint.

Example

Las huellas salen bien en la pantalla.

The fingerprints show up well on the screen.

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