ATM Trouble(part 2 of 2) 🔒

Machines keep cards, and it always happens on the day you need that card most. This part hands you the words for exactly that moment: describing what the machine did, asking whether anyone can get the card back, and finding out how long you will be waiting. Solving a problem in another language is one of the most satisfying things a learner can pull off.

The scope here is reporting trouble and following the instructions you get in reply. Handy lines include El cajero se tragó mi tarjeta for saying what went wrong, ¿Puede recuperarla? for asking someone to retrieve it, and ¿Dónde tengo que esperar? for the practical question that comes right after. It also trains your ear for the reassurance you will hear first in almost any mishap, No se preocupe, and for the friendly sign off that sends you on your way. The same pattern works at a phone shop, a hotel desk, or anywhere else something has gone wrong and you need a person to fix it.