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Spanish for Law Enforcement

Field Spanish for Texas peace officers — numbers, days/months, formal commands (USTED), traffic-stop phrases, investigation questions, body-part and family vocabulary, weapon and force terminology, and the accent/tilde traps that catch English speakers (año vs. ano, licencia vs. licensia, espalda vs. atrás).

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What the Spanish for Law Enforcement section covers

This Spanish for Law Enforcement practice test draws on 92 questions. Every question carries the statute it comes from and an explanation of why the answer is right, so a missed question points straight at the law to review.

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Sample questions

How do you say '14' in Spanish?

  1. once
  2. doce
  3. catorce (correct)
  4. dieciséis

Why: Catorce = 14. Spanish 11-15 are unique words (once, doce, trece, catorce, quince). 16-19 are written as a single word with 'dieci-' prefix (dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve).

Spanish numbers

Which Spanish word means 'address'?

  1. edad
  2. dirección o domicilio (correct)
  3. ciudad
  4. estado

Why: Dirección = Address (also 'domicilio'). Don't confuse with: edad (age), ciudad (city), estado (state), código postal (zip code). Common officer phrase: '¿Cuál es su dirección?' = What is your address?

Spanish vocabulary

How do you tell a driver 'license and insurance' in Spanish?

  1. licencia y seguro (correct)
  2. registro y permiso
  3. papeles y carro
  4. documentos y placa

Why: Licencia y seguro = License and insurance. Note 'licencia' (with c, not s — 'licensia' is misspelled). 'Seguro' = insurance / safe. Common officer phrase at every traffic stop. Add 'por favor' (please) — 'Su licencia y seguro, por favor.'

Spanish traffic-stop phrases