How to Say ‘You pay at the till, at the back.’ in Spain Spanish
Se paga en la caja, al fondo.
seh PAH-gah en lah KAH-hah ahl FON-doh
[seh PAH-gah en lah KAH-hah ahl FON-doh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In big Spanish clothing chains the tills are usually at the back or on another floor, and you queue there instead of paying the assistant.
Phrase Breakdown
Se paga
seh PAH-gah
You pay
The impersonal 'se' gives a general instruction. Stress PA-ga.
Aquí se paga con tarjeta.
Here you pay by card.
Words in this phrase
Se
[seh]
one (impersonal)
Impersonal 'se', meaning people in general do the action.
Aquí se habla español.
Spanish is spoken here.
paga
[PAH-gah]
pays
From 'pagar'; with 'se' it means 'you pay' in general.
Se paga con tarjeta.
You pay by card.
en la caja,
en lah KAH-hah
at the till,
Say 'caja' as CA-ha, with a throaty 'j'. Pause briefly at the comma.
Pregunta en la caja.
Ask at the till.
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in / at
Preposition meaning “in” or “at,” depending on context.
En la parada puedo pagar con calma.
At the stop I can pay calmly.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
caja
[KAH-hah]
checkout / till
In shops, 'la caja' is the cash desk where you pay.
La caja está cerrada.
The checkout is closed.
al fondo.
ahl FON-doh
at the back.
'Al fondo' means 'at the back / at the end'. 'Al' is 'a' plus 'el' combined. Stress FON-do.
El baño está al fondo.
The toilet is at the back.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
to the
A contraction of a + el, used before a masculine singular noun.
Vamos al hotel y después al centro.
We are going to the hotel and later to the center.
fondo
[FON-doh]
back / rear
Refers to the back part of a place, like the quieter area at the back of a bar.
Podemos seguir hablando al fondo, donde hay menos ruido.
We can keep talking at the back, where there is less noise.
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