How to Say ‘You can pay at the register, please.’ in Mexican Spanish
Puede pagar en la caja, por favor.
PWEH-deh pah-GAHR en lah KAH-hah pohr fah-VOHR
[PWEH-deh pah-GAHR en lah KAH-hah pohr fah-VOHR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: In many Mexican stores the person helping you doesn't take the payment. You carry the item to a separate caja to pay.
Phrase Breakdown
Puede pagar
PWEH-deh pah-GAHR
You can pay
'Puede' is the polite 'usted' form for 'you can'. It is followed by the verb 'pagar', 'to pay'. Stress PUE-de and pa-GAR.
Puede pagar con tarjeta.
You can pay by card.
Words in this phrase
Puede
[PWEH-deh]
can / could
Third-person singular of poder; expresses possibility or ability.
Puede salir una buena oferta de esta conversación.
A good offer can come out of this conversation.
pagar
[pah-GAHR]
To pay
The action of giving money in exchange for goods or services.
Voy a pagar el taxi en efectivo.
I will pay the taxi with cash.
en la caja,
en lah KAH-hah
at the register,
This tells the customer where to pay. Pause slightly after 'caja'.
Está en la caja.
It's at the register.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
In / at
Preposition used to locate an action or event (e.g., in/at the conference).
En la demostración voy a explicar el proceso paso a paso.
In the demo I’m going to explain the process step by step.
la
[lah]
the (feminine singular)
Definite article used with feminine nouns like “pantalla.”
La pantalla del demo está lista.
The demo screen is ready.
caja
[KAH-hah]
checkout / cash register
In stores, the place where you pay.
La caja está al fondo.
The checkout is at the back.
por favor.
pohr fah-VOHR
please.
This makes the instruction polite. Stress the last syllable: fa-VOR.
Un momento, por favor.
One moment, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
Please
Used to make requests more polite.
Podrías cerrar la puerta, por favor?
Could you close the door, please?
favor
[fah-VOHR]
Please
Used to make requests more polite.
Podrías cerrar la puerta, por favor?
Could you close the door, please?
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