How to Say ‘We charge a small fee.’ in Mexican Spanish
Cobramos una tarifa pequeña.
koh-BRAH-mohs OO-nah tah-REE-fah peh-KEH-nyah
[koh-BRAH-mohs OO-nah tah-REE-fah peh-KEH-nyah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: For a restaurant, this may sound slightly formal or scripted, which is normal when staff explain a policy. In casual speech, some places might say [hay un cargo] instead.
Phrase Breakdown
Cobramos
[koh-BRAH-mohs]
we charge
A restaurant uses this to explain that it applies a fee.
Cobramos cuando la cancelación es muy tarde.
We charge when the cancellation is very late.
Una tarifa pequeña
OO-nah tah-REE-fah peh-KEH-nyah
a small fee
Tarifa means fee or rate; pequeña means small.
Hay una tarifa pequeña por cancelar.
There is a small fee for canceling.
Words in this phrase
una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular article introducing tarifa.
Una mesa ya está lista para ustedes.
A table is already ready for you.
tarifa
[tah-REE-fah]
fee; rate
Money charged for a service or policy-related action.
La tarifa aparece en la confirmación de la reserva.
The fee appears in the reservation confirmation.
pequeña
[peh-KEH-nyah]
small
Indicates the fee is minor, not large.
La cantidad es pequeña comparada con la cuenta total.
The amount is small compared with the total bill.
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