Launderette and Rooftop Washing Lines in Spain
Use a self-service launderette and share the building's rooftop washing lines with your neighbours.
Spanish flats rarely have a shared laundry room: the washing machine is usually in the kitchen, so when it breaks you go to a lavandería de autoservicio, where it's first come, first served. Many older buildings have an azotea, a flat shared roof with washing lines for the whole comunidad. These cards follow a week with a broken washing machine.
- 1
Se me ha estropeado la lavadora.
My washing machine has broken down.
- 2
¿Hay alguna lavandería por aquí cerca?
Is there a launderette near here?
- 3
¿Hay que reservar o es por orden de llegada?
Do you have to book, or is it first come, first served?
- 4
¿Está libre esta lavadora?
Is this machine free?
- 5
¿Cuánto cuesta un lavado?
How much is a wash?
- 6
¿Se puede pagar con tarjeta o solo con monedas?
Can you pay by card or only with coins?
- 7
¿Qué programa es para la ropa blanca?
Which programme is for whites?
- 8
¿Cuánto tarda la secadora?
How long does the dryer take?
- 9
¿Quién es el último?
Who's last in the queue?
- 10
¿Puedo meter mis cosas cuando termine la tuya?
Can I put my stuff in when yours finishes?
- 11
Alguien se ha dejado la ropa en la secadora.
Someone's left their clothes in the dryer.
- 12
Vuelvo en cuarenta minutos.
I'll be back in forty minutes.
- 13
¿Puedo tender la ropa en la azotea?
Can I hang my washing on the roof terrace?
- 14
¿Son tuyas estas pinzas?
Are these pegs yours?
- 15
¿Qué cuerda puedo usar?
Which line can I use?
- 16
Parece que va a llover.
It looks like it's going to rain.
- 17
Si llueve, te recojo la ropa.
If it rains, I'll bring your washing in.
- 18
En un par de horas está seca.
It'll be dry in a couple of hours.
- 19
No hay prisa.
There's no rush.
- 20
Gracias, eres muy amable.
Thanks, that's really kind of you.