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How to Say ‘I'll go pay at the register’ in Italian

Vado a pagare alla cassa

VAH-doh ah pah-GAH-reh AH-lah KAHS-sah

[VAH-doh ah pah-GAH-reh AH-lah KAHS-sah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: In many trattorias and pizzerias you pay at the counter rather than at the table. Slipping off to pay discreetly is a classic way to settle the bill before your date can object.

Phrase Breakdown

Vado a pagare

VAH-doh ah pah-GAH-reh

I'm going to pay

'Vado a' plus an infinitive expresses going somewhere to do something. Stress pa-GA-re.

Example

Aspetta, vado a pagare.

Wait, I'm going to pay.

Words in this phrase

Vado

[VAH-doh]

I go

First person singular form of the verb to go.

Example

Vado a casa.

I am going home.

[ah]

"A" is a simple preposition used in many fixed expressions and combinations.

Example

Magari ci vediamo davanti a un caffè la prossima settimana.

Maybe we’ll meet over a coffee next week.

pagare

[pah-GAH-reh]

to pay

Infinitive verb meaning to give money for something.

Example

Devo pagare il conto.

I have to pay the bill.

alla cassa

AH-lah KAHS-sah

at the till / at the register

'Alla' is 'a' plus 'la', meaning 'at the'. Hold both doubles: AL-la CAS-sa.

Example

Si paga alla cassa.

You pay at the register.

Words in this phrase

alla

[AH-lah]

to the

Indicates direction or location towards something.

Example

Vai alla stazione.

Go to the station.

cassa

[KAHS-sah]

checkout / till

Feminine noun for the cash register area in a shop.

Example

Pago alla cassa.

I pay at the checkout.

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