How to Say ‘Could you charge me?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me podría cobrar?
meh poh-DREE-ah koh-BRAR
[meh poh-DREE-ah koh-BRAR]
💬 Usage Tip: cobrar is what the seller does (charge), while pagar "to pay" is what you do. Mixing them up is a common slip.
Phrase Breakdown
Me
[meh]
to me / me
Indirect object pronoun used with verbs like interesar to mean 'to me'.
Me interesa trabajar en marketing.
I am interested in working in marketing.
podría
[poh-DREE-ah]
could you
Conditional of 'poder', used for polite requests.
¿Podría esperar un momento?
Could you wait a moment?
cobrar
[koh-BRAR]
to charge
To take payment from someone.
¿Cuánto me va a cobrar?
How much will you charge me?
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