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How to Say ‘Could you give me the receipt?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Me podría dar el recibo?

meh poh-dree-ah dar ehl reh-SEE-boh

[meh poh-dree-ah dar ehl reh-SEE-boh]

💬 Usage Tip: podría is the softer "could" form of puede "can", which makes a request sound polite rather than demanding. Swap the object: ¿Me podría dar un pañuelo? "Could you give me a tissue?"

Phrase Breakdown

¿Me podría dar

meh poh-dree-ah dar

Could you give me

A very polite request in the conditional. Stress 'po-DRÍ-a' on the 'í'.

Example

¿Me podría dar agua?

Could you give me some water?

Words in this phrase

Me

[meh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning something affects or pleases me.

Example

A mí Me hace ilusión verte aquí.

It makes me happy to see you here.

podría

[poh-dree-ah]

Could

The conditional form of 'can', used to indicate possibility or ability.

Example

Podría ayudarte con la tarea si quieres.

I could help you with the homework if you want.

dar

[dar]

to give

Basic verb meaning to give or hand over.

Example

¿Me puedes dar agua?

Can you give me water?

el recibo?

ehl reh-SEE-boh

the receipt?

Keep the article with its noun. 'Recibo' starts with a rolled 'r' and is said re-THI-bo in Spain.

Example

Aquí tiene el recibo.

Here's the receipt.

Words in this phrase

el

[ehl]

the

A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.

The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.

recibo

[reh-SEE-boh]

receipt

Paper proof of purchase given after paying.

Example

Guarde el recibo por si acaso.

Keep the receipt just in case.

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