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How to Say ‘Keep your receipt somewhere safe.’ in Mexican Spanish

Guarde bien su comprobante.

GWAHR-deh byehn soo kohm-proh-BAHN-teh

[GWAHR-deh byehn soo kohm-proh-BAHN-teh]

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Take this seriously. You may need the payment receipt again when you pick up your card.

Phrase Breakdown

Guarde bien

GWAHR-deh byehn

Keep well / keep safe

'Guarde' is the formal command of 'guardar' (to keep). 'Bien' means 'well/carefully'. Say GWAR-de BYEN.

Example

Guarde bien sus llaves.

Keep your keys safe.

Words in this phrase

Guarde

[GWAHR-deh]

keep / store (formal command)

Formal command of 'guardar'; to keep something safe.

Example

Guarde su boleto, por favor.

Keep your ticket, please.

bien

[byehn]

well / fine

Adverb meaning in good condition or okay, often used with 'estar'.

Example

El calentador ya funciona bien.

The water heater works fine now.

su comprobante.

soo kohm-proh-BAHN-teh

your receipt.

'Su' is the formal 'your'. 'Comprobante' is a receipt or proof of payment, very common in Mexico. Stress: com-pro-BAN-te.

Example

Aquí está su comprobante.

Here is your receipt.

Words in this phrase

[soo]

your / its

A formal possessive used when speaking respectfully to someone about their company.

Example

Me interesa conocer Su empresa y sus valores.

I am interested in getting to know your company and its values.

comprobante

[kohm-proh-BAHN-teh]

receipt / proof of payment

Document or screenshot proving a payment.

Example

Aquí está el comprobante de pago.

Here is the proof of payment.

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