How to Say ‘Should we split it?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿La pagamos a medias?
lah pah-GAH-mohs ah MEH-dyahs
[lah pah-GAH-mohs ah MEH-dyahs]
💬 Usage Tip: a medias means split evenly, half each. la stands in for la cuenta "the check", so it comes before the verb.
🇲🇽 In Mexico: On a first date in Mexico, whoever did the inviting often pays, traditionally the man. Offering to split is polite, but expect some back-and-forth before anyone agrees.
Phrase Breakdown
¿La pagamos
lah pah-GAH-mohs
Shall we pay it
'La' refers to 'la cuenta' (the check). Stress 'ga' in 'pagamos'.
¿La pagamos ahora?
Shall we pay it now?
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
it (feminine)
Object pronoun replacing a feminine noun such as 'silla' or 'mesa'.
La mesa, la tenemos lista.
The table, we have it ready.
pagamos
[pah-GAH-mohs]
we pay
From 'pagar' (to pay); 'we pay', here as a suggestion.
Siempre pagamos en efectivo.
We always pay in cash.
a medias?
ah MEH-dyahs
half and half?
'A medias' means 'splitting it in half'. Say it as a-MEH-dias.
Lo compramos a medias.
We bought it half and half.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
(part of 'a medias')
Preposition forming the expression 'a medias', meaning half-and-half.
Compramos el regalo a medias.
We bought the gift half-and-half.
medias
[MEH-dyahs]
halves (split)
In 'a medias' it means splitting something equally between two people.
Pagamos la renta a medias.
We split the rent fifty-fifty.
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