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How to Say ‘I already made the payment’ in Mexican Spanish

Ya hice el pago

yah EE-seh el PAH-goh

[yah EE-seh el PAH-goh]

💬 Usage Tip: hice is the past form of hacer "to do/make", and the h is silent: (EE-seh). Putting ya in front of a past action gives "already": ya pagué "I already paid".

Phrase Breakdown

Ya hice

yah EE-seh

I already made / did

'Ya' means 'already' and 'hice' is the past tense of 'hacer'. The h is silent: ya-I-se.

Example

Ya hice la tarea.

I already did the homework.

Words in this phrase

Ya

[yah]

Already

'Ya' is an adverb expressing that something has occurred already or yet.

Example

Ya terminé mis tareas.

I have already finished my homework.

hice

[EE-seh]

I made

Past tense of 'hacer', first person.

Example

Hice un pastel ayer.

I made a cake yesterday.

el pago

el PAH-goh

the payment

'Pago' is a masculine noun, so it takes 'el'. Say: el-PA-go.

Example

El pago es en efectivo.

The payment is in cash.

Words in this phrase

el

[el]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».

“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”

pago

[PAH-goh]

payment

Masculine noun for a payment.

Example

El pago es en efectivo.

The payment is in cash.

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