How to Say ‘Can I have the receipt?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Me da el tique?
meh dah el TEE-keh
[meh dah el TEE-keh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Asking with me da (literally "do you give me") is the normal, polite way to request things at a counter in Spain. It isn't blunt the way it might sound in English.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me da
meh dah
Could you give me
A common, polite way to ask for something in a shop. Say both words together as one unit: me-DA.
¿Me da una bolsa?
Could you give me a bag?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun used with gustar to mean to me.
Me encanta ese color.
I love that color.
da
[dah]
(you) give
From 'dar'; polite 'usted' form, used for requests.
¿Me da un café?
Can you give me a coffee?
el tique?
el TEE-keh
the receipt?
'Tique' is the word used in Spain for a receipt or ticket: TI-ke. Your voice rises at the end because this is a question.
Aquí está el tique.
Here's the receipt.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article, used before a specific noun.
El gráfico está en la mesa.
The chart is on the table.
tique
[TEE-keh]
receipt
The printed shop receipt; also spelled 'ticket'.
Guarde el tique de compra.
Keep the purchase receipt.
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