How to Say ‘The cancellation policy’ in Spain Spanish
La política de cancelación
lah poh-LEE-tee-kah deh kahn-seh-lah-SYOHN
[lah poh-LEE-tee-kah deh kahn-seh-lah-SYOHN]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish links nouns with de where English stacks them: "cancellation policy" becomes política de cancelación. Same with hora de llegada "arrival time".
Phrase Breakdown
La política
lah poh-LEE-tee-kah
The policy
'Política' means both 'policy' and 'politics'. The stress falls on 'lí': 'la-po-LI-ti-ka'.
La política del hotel es clara.
The hotel's policy is clear.
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.
política
[poh-LEE-tee-kah]
policy
A set of rules a business follows.
Es la política del restaurante.
It's the restaurant's policy.
de cancelación
deh kahn-seh-lah-SYOHN
cancellation
In Spain both 'c's before 'e' and 'i' sound like 'th': 'de-kan-the-la-THYON'.
No hay gastos de cancelación.
There are no cancellation fees.
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.
cancelación
[kahn-seh-lah-SYOHN]
cancellation
The act of cancelling a booking.
La cancelación es gratis.
Cancellation is free.
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