How to Say ‘Can I pay you with a five-hundred bill?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Le puedo pagar con un billete de quinientos?
leh PWEH-doh pah-GAHR kohn oon bee-YEH-teh deh kee-NYEHN-tohs
[leh PWEH-doh pah-GAHR kohn oon bee-YEH-teh deh kee-NYEHN-tohs]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Le puedo pagar
leh PWEH-doh pah-GAHR
Can I pay you
This is a polite formal question. 'Le' refers to the driver as 'usted'.
¿Le puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Can I pay you by card?
Words in this phrase
Le
[leh]
to you
Referring to the action directed at the listener.
Lo que le preocupa está resuelto.
What concerns you is resolved.
puedo
[PWEH-doh]
Can I?
A question asking for permission to do something.
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta aquí?
Can I pay with a card here?
pagar
[pah-GAHR]
pay
Verb used when giving money for goods or services.
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta o tengo que pagar en efectivo?
Can I pay with card or do I have to pay in cash?
con un billete
kohn oon bee-YEH-teh
with a bill
'Billete' means banknote, pronounced bi-YE-te in Mexico.
Tengo un billete grande.
I have a large bill.
Words in this phrase
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition meaning 'with'; shows accompaniment or a characteristic.
Con experiencia puedes aspirar a más.
With experience, you can aim for more.
un
[oon]
a / an
An indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' for masculine singular nouns.
Cuando haces eso, eres un idiota.
When you do that, you are an idiot.
billete
[bee-YEH-teh]
bill / banknote
Masculine noun for paper money.
Tengo un billete de cincuenta.
I have a fifty bill.
de quinientos?
deh kee-NYEHN-tohs
of five hundred?
'Quinientos' means 500 (ki-NIEN-tos). Raise your voice at the end for the question.
¿Tiene cambio de quinientos?
Do you have change for five hundred?
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
quinientos
[kee-NYEHN-tohs]
five hundred
The number 500.
Tengo un billete de quinientos.
I have a five-hundred bill.
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