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How to Say ‘You can just pay here with me’ in Italian

Paga pure qui da me

PAH-gah POO-reh kwee dah meh

[PAH-gah POO-reh kwee dah meh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: In many Italian bars you pay first at the till, then take your receipt to the counter to order. A barista saying this is letting you skip the till and settle up directly with them.

Phrase Breakdown

Paga pure

PAH-gah POO-reh

Go ahead and pay

An informal invitation to pay. 'Pure' means 'go ahead' or 'feel free'.

Example

Paga pure con la carta.

Go ahead and pay by card.

Words in this phrase

Paga

[PAH-gah]

pay (informal command)

Informal imperative of 'pagare'.

Example

Paga tu oggi!

You pay today!

pure

[POO-reh]

please / go ahead

Adds politeness and encouragement, meaning the speaker may continue freely.

Example

Quando il personale è disponibile, dice: «Mi dica pure».

When the staff is available, they say: “Please go ahead.”

qui da me

kwee dah meh

here with me

'Da me' means 'at my place' or 'with me'. Here it means at my counter. Say it as one smooth unit: kwee-da-MEH.

Example

Vieni qui da me.

Come here to me.

Words in this phrase

qui

[kwee]

here

Indicates this place; useful when talking about the current company or environment.

Example

"Qui" l'ambiente sembra molto collaborativo.

"Here" the environment seems very collaborative.

[dah]

at (someone's place)

Before a person, 'da' means at or with that person.

Example

Vieni da me.

Come to my place.

[meh]

The stressed pronoun 'me', used after prepositions like 'per'.

Example

Per me è stato molto utile sentirti parlare del progetto.

For me it was very useful to hear you talk about the project.

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