How to Say ‘The residence card’ in Spain Spanish
La tarjeta de residencia
lah tahr-HEH-tah deh rreh-see-DEN-syah
[lah tahr-HEH-tah deh rreh-see-DEN-syah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Officials and other foreigners mostly just call it la TIE (tee-eh). Expect to hear that more than the full name.
Phrase Breakdown
La tarjeta
lah tahr-HEH-tah
The card
The 'j' is a throaty sound, like a strong 'h': tar-HE-ta.
La tarjeta está lista.
The card is ready.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
tarjeta
[tahr-HEH-tah]
card
Feminine noun; in shops it usually means a bank or credit card.
Pago con tarjeta, por favor.
I'll pay by card, please.
de residencia
deh rreh-see-DEN-syah
of residence
'Tarjeta de residencia' means residence permit card. In Spain the 'c' before 'i' sounds like 'th': re-si-DEN-thia.
Tengo permiso de residencia.
I have a residence permit.
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.
residencia
[rreh-see-DEN-syah]
residence
Legal right to live in a country; also a place where one lives.
Tengo el permiso de residencia.
I have the residence permit.
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