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How to Say ‘Keep the change’ in Mexican Spanish

Quédese con el cambio

KEH-deh-seh kohn el KAHM-byoh

[KEH-deh-seh kohn el KAHM-byoh]

💬 Usage Tip: cambio here means change, as in money back. quédese is the polite command "keep"; with a friend it would be quédate.

Phrase Breakdown

Quédese

[KEH-deh-seh]

keep (formal command)

Formal command of quedarse; with 'con' means keep.

Example

Quédese con la pluma.

Keep the pen.

con el cambio

kohn el KAHM-byoh

the change

'Cambio' means the change from a payment. Link the words: 'co-nel-CAM-bio'.

Example

No tengo cambio.

I don't have change.

Words in this phrase

con

[kohn]

with

Preposition meaning 'with'; shows accompaniment or a characteristic.

Example

Con experiencia puedes aspirar a más.

With experience, you can aim for more.

[el]

the

Masculine singular definite article.

Example

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

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

cambio

[KAHM-byoh]

change

A modification or adjustment, e.g. to a reservation or order.

Example

Quiero hacer un cambio en mi reservación.

I want to make a change to my reservation.

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