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How to Say ‘Without charging you extra’ in Mexican Spanish

Sin cobrarle de más

seen koh-BRAHR-leh deh mahs

[seen koh-BRAHR-leh deh mahs]

Phrase Breakdown

Sin cobrarle

seen koh-BRAHR-leh

Without charging you (formal)

'Cobrar' means 'to charge money', and 'le' means 'you' (formal) or 'him/her'. Stress co-BRAR-le.

Example

Me ayudó sin cobrarle nada.

He helped me without charging him anything.

Words in this phrase

Sin

[seen]

without

A preposition meaning 'without.'

Example

Sin falta te confirmo la reunión mañana.

Without fail I’ll confirm the meeting tomorrow.

cobrarle

[koh-BRAHR-leh]

to charge you

'Cobrar' (to charge) plus 'le' (you, formal).

Example

No quiero cobrarle mucho.

I don't want to charge you much.

de más

deh mahs

extra / too much

'De más' means 'more than you should'. It's said almost like one word: de-MÁS.

Example

Me cobraron de más.

They overcharged me.

Words in this phrase

de

[deh]

extra (in 'de más')

'De más' means too much or extra.

Example

Me cobraron de más.

They overcharged me.

más

[mahs]

more

Adverb or determiner meaning 'more'; used to increase quantity or degree.

Example

Quiero más retos en mi trabajo.

I want more challenges in my job.

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