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Le ruego que envíe un técnico I kindly ask you to send a technician

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Panel 1 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: Dear Mr. Navarro: I'm getting in touch with you to confirm in writing what we talked about on the phone this morning. (formal)

  1. Estimado señor Navarro:

    Dear Mr. Navarro:

  2. Me pongo en contacto con usted para confirmar por escrito lo que hemos hablado esta mañana por teléfono.

    I'm getting in touch with you to confirm in writing what we talked about on the phone this morning. (formal)

Panel 2 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: The apartment's boiler won't start: the pilot light comes on and goes out right away. As a result, there's no hot water, the radiators don't heat up and the…

  1. La caldera del piso no arranca: el piloto se enciende y se apaga enseguida. Como consecuencia de ello, no hay agua caliente, los radiadores no calientan y el frío es insoportable.

    The apartment's boiler won't start: the pilot light comes on and goes out right away. As a result, there's no hot water, the radiators don't heat up and the cold is unbearable.

Panel 3 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: Since the move is at the end of January, I kindly ask you to send a technician at the earliest opportunity. (formal)

  1. Puesto que la mudanza es a finales de enero, le ruego que envíe un técnico a la mayor brevedad.

    Since the move is at the end of January, I kindly ask you to send a technician at the earliest opportunity. (formal)

Panel 4 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: You told me that the appliance hasn't had an inspection in years. (formal) Therefore, I'm also asking you for a full inspection of the gas system, since I…

  1. Usted me ha dicho que el aparato lleva años sin pasar una revisión.

    You told me that the appliance hasn't had an inspection in years. (formal)

  2. Por lo tanto, le pido también una revisión completa de la instalación de gas, ya que no quiero correr ningún riesgo.

    Therefore, I'm also asking you for a full inspection of the gas system, since I don't want to take any risks. (formal)

Panel 5 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: I understand that the repair is the owner's responsibility, since the breakdown happened before I moved into the apartment.

  1. Entiendo que la reparación corresponde al propietario, puesto que la avería es anterior a mi entrada en el piso.

    I understand that the repair is the owner's responsibility, since the breakdown happened before I moved into the apartment.

Panel 6 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: Also, this morning I detected other defects that aren't listed in the inventory. In the bathroom, mold has appeared on the ceiling due to the dampness, and the…

  1. Además, esta mañana he detectado otros desperfectos que no constan en el inventario.

    Also, this morning I detected other defects that aren't listed in the inventory.

  2. En el baño ha salido moho en el techo debido a la humedad, y la cisterna pierde agua.

    In the bathroom, mold has appeared on the ceiling due to the dampness, and the toilet tank is leaking.

Panel 7 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: The shower drain is so clogged that the water takes several minutes to go down.

  1. El desagüe de la ducha está tan atascado que el agua tarda varios minutos en bajar.

    The shower drain is so clogged that the water takes several minutes to go down.

Panel 8 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: In the bedroom there's a crack next to the window, and the window has no insulation: so much air gets in that the curtains move.

  1. En el dormitorio hay una grieta junto a la ventana, y la ventana no tiene aislamiento: entra tanto aire que se mueven las cortinas.

    In the bedroom there's a crack next to the window, and the window has no insulation: so much air gets in that the curtains move.

Panel 9 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: I know that not everything is equally urgent, so I suggest an order: first the boiler and, in February, everything else. (formal)

  1. Sé que no todo es igual de urgente, de modo que le propongo un orden: primero la caldera y, en febrero, lo demás.

    I know that not everything is equally urgent, so I suggest an order: first the boiler and, in February, everything else. (formal)

Panel 10 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: Thank you for the electric heater, but it can't be the solution: due to its consumption, the electricity bill would be huge. (formal)

  1. Le agradezco la estufa eléctrica, pero no puede ser la solución: debido a su consumo, la factura de la luz sería enorme.

    Thank you for the electric heater, but it can't be the solution: due to its consumption, the electricity bill would be huge. (formal)

Panel 11 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: I kindly ask you to confirm the day of the technician's visit; otherwise, I'll have to delay the move. (formal)

  1. Le ruego que me confirme el día de la visita del técnico; de lo contrario, tendré que retrasar la mudanza.

    I kindly ask you to confirm the day of the technician's visit; otherwise, I'll have to delay the move. (formal)

Panel 12 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: I ask you to take the necessary measures to guarantee that the apartment will have hot water and heating on the day of the move. (formal)

  1. Le pido que tome las medidas necesarias para garantizar que el día de la mudanza el piso tendrá agua caliente y calefacción.

    I ask you to take the necessary measures to guarantee that the apartment will have hot water and heating on the day of the move. (formal)

Panel 13 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: I'm also sending you a photo of the electricity and gas meters with today's readings. (formal)

  1. Le envío también una foto de los contadores de luz y de gas con los números de hoy.

    I'm also sending you a photo of the electricity and gas meters with today's readings. (formal)

Panel 14 of 14 for “I kindly ask you to send a technician”: Thank you very much for your attention. I look forward to your reply. (formal) Best regards, Ana Lind

  1. Muchas gracias por su atención. Quedo a la espera de su respuesta.

    Thank you very much for your attention. I look forward to your reply. (formal)

  2. Un cordial saludo, Ana Lind

    Best regards, Ana Lind

Grammar for this text

The same conversation as on the phone, but in a formal style: with usted, in full sentences, with formal connectors.

  • The letter frame. Estimado señor Navarro: — a colon after the greeting. Me pongo en contacto con usted para… — "I'm getting in touch with you to…". At the end: Quedo a la espera de su respuesta ("I look forward to your reply") and Un cordial saludo ("Best regards").
  • Cause: puesto que la mudanza es…, ya que no quiero… — the verb after them is in the normal form (indicative); debido a la humedad — a noun follows.
  • Result: Por lo tanto, le pido…, …de modo que le propongo un orden. Como consecuencia de ello — "as a result of this": ello is the formal eso.
  • "So… that": tan atascado que…, tanto aire que….
  • Polite but firm: le ruego que envíe, le pido que tome (subjunctive, B1) and de lo contrario — "otherwise".
  • Lleva años sin pasar una revisión — "it hasn't had an inspection in years": llevar + a period of time + sin + infinitive means "to have gone that long without doing something".
  • In Spain people usually take a photo of the meters (contadores) when they move in.

Words and grammar of the unit: Demand repairs from your landlord.

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