How to Say ‘I'll pay in cash.’ in Mexican Spanish
Pago en efectivo.
PAH-goh en eh-fehk-TEE-boh
[PAH-goh en eh-fehk-TEE-boh]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often uses the present tense for something you're about to do: pago literally means "I pay". Same with lo llevo "I'll take it".
Phrase Breakdown
Pago
[PAH-goh]
I pay
First-person present of 'pagar' (to pay).
Yo pago la cuenta en línea.
I pay the bill online.
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
efectivo
[eh-fehk-TEE-boh]
cash
Money in bills or coins, not card payment.
Necesito efectivo porque aquí no aceptan tarjeta.
I need cash because they don't accept card here.
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