Formal Wording in Everyday Service Notices
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Oktubre 26, 2026
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Makinig at magbalik-aral
Magdagdag ng hindi bababa sa 2 Kard ng Voca para magamit ang Makinig at magbalik-aral at makapagsanay gamit ang audio.
Formal notices and spoken announcements set out requests and restrictions for library customers.
The same employee addresses visitors politely about parking, shared spaces, and temporary closures. Short, impersonal formulas state the rules, while the notes explain their force in plain English.
Mga kard ng Voca
1.
Prohibido estacionarse.
No parking.
Está prohibido estacionarse frente a la biblioteca; use el estacionamiento de atrás.
Parking in front of the library is prohibited; please use the parking lot in the back.
A ban, not a suggestion. The compressed notice leaves out who gives the order.
2.
Favor de esperar su turno.
Please wait your turn.
Favor de esperar su turno para recoger los libros.
Please wait your turn to pick up your books.
A short, polite request common in Latin American notices; it still directs the customer to act.
3.
Mantenga libre el paso.
Keep the walkway clear.
Mantenga libre el paso; deje su mochila debajo de la mesa.
Please keep the walkway clear; place your backpack under the table.
A firm instruction using 'usted'; it asks you not to block a shared route.
4.
No se permite el ingreso con alimentos.
No food allowed inside.
No se permite el ingreso con alimentos; puede dejarlos afuera.
Food is not allowed inside; you may leave it outside.
An impersonal ban: it does not identify the person or authority setting the rule.
5.
fuera de servicio
out of service, out of order
El ascensor está fuera de servicio; por favor, use las escaleras.
The elevator is out of service; please use the stairs.
Marks equipment as unavailable for use; it does not say whether the problem is permanent.
6.
hasta nuevo aviso
until further notice
La sala de lectura está cerrada hasta nuevo aviso.
The reading room is closed until further notice.
The end date is unknown; another announcement is needed to change the situation.
7.
sin previo aviso
without prior notice
El horario puede cambiar sin previo aviso; revise la entrada cuando venga.
Hours may change without prior notice; please check the posted hours at the entrance when you visit.
No advance warning is promised; it does not mean the change has already happened.
8.
Se ruega guardar silencio.
Please remain quiet.
Se ruega guardar silencio mientras los niños leen.
Please remain quiet while the children are reading.
A courteous but formal request; 'se ruega' does not make a posted rule optional.
9.
Se solicita presentar una identificación.
Please present identification.
Se solicita presentar una identificación para usar las computadoras.
Please show identification to use the computers.
Presents a formal request without naming the staff member making it.
10.
por razones de seguridad
for safety reasons
Por razones de seguridad, no deje su mochila en las escaleras.
For safety reasons, please do not leave your backpack on the stairs.
Introduces the safety reason for a restriction; it can come before or after the rule.
11.
Acceso restringido.
Restricted access.
Esa oficina es de acceso restringido; espere aquí mientras busco sus libros.
Access to that office is restricted; please wait here while I get your books.
Permission is needed to enter; being a customer alone does not grant access.
12.
sujeto a disponibilidad
subject to availability
El uso de las computadoras está sujeto a disponibilidad; hoy todas están ocupadas.
Computer use is subject to availability; all the computers are in use today.
Availability is a condition, not a guarantee. Use 'sujeta' with a feminine noun.
13.
exclusivamente para uso personal
for personal use only
El material de nuestro taller es exclusivamente para uso personal; no puede venderlo.
Our workshop materials are for personal use only; you may not sell them.
Rules out commercial use; it does not mean the material becomes your property.
14.
previa autorización
with prior approval
Puede imprimir más copias, previa autorización; recuerde que son exclusivamente para uso personal.
You may print additional copies with prior approval, but please remember that they are for personal
Permission must come before the action, not afterward.
15.
salvo indicación contraria
unless otherwise instructed
Puede usar estas mesas, salvo indicación contraria del personal.
You may use these tables unless staff instruct you otherwise.
Introduces an exception: the rule applies unless staff give different instructions.
16.
Se agradece su comprensión.
Thank you for your understanding.
Se agradece su comprensión; el ascensor seguirá fuera de servicio hasta nuevo aviso.
Thank you for your understanding; the elevator will remain out of service until further notice.
A polite acknowledgment often used after a restriction, even before customers respond.
17.
por causas ajenas a nuestra voluntad
due to circumstances beyond our control
Cerramos hasta nuevo aviso por causas ajenas a nuestra voluntad: cortaron el agua.
We are closed until further notice due to circumstances beyond our control: the water has been shut
Presents the cause as beyond the service provider's control, without accepting responsibility for it.
18.
Absténgase de usar el celular.
Please refrain from using your phone.
Absténgase de usar el celular durante el taller de lectura.
Please refrain from using your phone during the reading workshop.
A distant, formal instruction to avoid an action. 'Absténgase' addresses one customer with 'usted'.
19.
Queda terminantemente prohibido fumar.
Smoking is strictly prohibited.
Queda terminantemente prohibido fumar en cualquier parte de la biblioteca.
Smoking is strictly prohibited throughout the library.
Emphasizes that the ban is strict; 'queda' presents it as an established rule.
20.
en caso de incumplimiento
in the event of noncompliance
En caso de incumplimiento, se le pedirá que abandone la biblioteca.
If you do not comply, you will be asked to leave the library.
Introduces what will happen if a customer does not follow the stated rule.