Scenario: How do you say

Question

Scenario: The fire alarm is being tested in my apartment building and I want to put my Spanish speaking neighbor's concern at ease.

I would like to say in Spanish, "It's okay." "They are testing the fire alarm."

Is this correct: "Vale, está bien." "Se pruebando el fuego alarma."

Would you use the verb probar in this case? Also, is el fuego alarma correct?

Thanks,

Joey

Answer 1

Where are you located?

No tienes porque preocuparte, solo están probando el sistema. / la alarma de fuego / incendio.

That will determine the use of Vale. - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2011

My neighbor is from Spain. Good point. - jrich73, Sep 16, 2011

Answer 2

Are we talking about a fire alarm that one breaks manually or an automatic smoke alarm?

la alarma de incendio

Una alarma de incendio es una protección contra los incendios que se activa cuando detecta un evento, sea este humo o un cambio brusco en la temperatura.

¡Bienvenido al foro!

Welcome to the forum!

...se prueba o están probando....

Correct, fire alarm. Thanks for your input. - jrich73, Sep 16, 2011