A payment that never arrived in Spanish
You're at the bank branch with the receipt in your hand because your landlord says the transfer you made three days ago never reached him.
The phrase
Mi casero dice que la transferencia nunca le llegó.10 words10 sentences
The ten words3 of 10
- 1transferencia/tɾansfeˈɾensja/
transfernoun
Sending money from one account to another.
- 2comprobante/kompɾoˈbante/
proofnoun
A paper that proves something happened, like a payment.
- 3saldo/ˈsaldo/
balancenoun
The money you have in your account.
- 4
rastrearto trace
- 5
abonarto deposit
- 6
movimientotransaction
- 7
aclaraciónclarification
- 8
interbancariointerbank
- 9
ejecutivoexecutive
- 10
montoamount
The sentences3 of 10
Mi casero dice que la transferencia nunca le llegó.
My landlord says the transfer never reached him.
Aquí traigo el comprobante del pago que hice.
I have the receipt for the payment I made.
El dinero ya se descontó de mi saldo.
The money has already been taken out of my balance.
Pronunciation
transferencia/tɾansfeˈɾensja/
The stress falls on REN: trans-fe-REN-cia.
Good to know
- aclaración
- If a charge or a payment goes wrong, the bank asks you to file an aclaración. It's usually done at the branch or by phone, and it helps to bring your receipt.
- comprobante
- After you pay or transfer money you get a comprobante, on paper or by email or the app. Keep it, because it's your proof if something doesn't arrive.
- SPEI
- This is the system used for transfers between banks in Mexico. They usually arrive within minutes, and the receipt carries a tracking code (clave de rastreo) to follow the payment.
- ejecutivo
- At a bank, the ejecutivo is the employee who helps you at a desk with paperwork and complaints. You often have to take a number before you can talk to one.
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- How do you say "transfer" in Spanish at the bank?
- The word is transferencia, as in "Mi casero dice que la transferencia nunca le llegó." The stress falls on REN: trans-fe-REN-cia.
- What is a comprobante?
- It's a paper that proves something happened, like a payment. You can say "Aquí traigo el comprobante del pago que hice."
The same situation in English, Portuguese, Italian, French, German.