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How to Say ‘Keep the change’ in Spain Spanish

Quédese con el cambio

KEH-deh-seh kohn ehl KAM-byoh

[KEH-deh-seh kohn ehl KAM-byoh]

💬 Usage Tip: When you tell someone polite to do something, se sticks onto the end of the verb: quédese. The same pattern gives siéntese "sit down".

🇪🇸 In Spain: Tipping taxis in Spain isn't expected, so rounding up a euro or two this way comes across as a friendly gesture, not an obligation.

Phrase Breakdown

Quédese

[KEH-deh-seh]

keep

Polite usted command from quedarse; used when telling someone to keep the change.

Example

Quédese con el cambio, gracias por todo.

Keep the change, thanks for everything.

con el cambio

kohn ehl KAM-byoh

the change

'Quedarse con' means to keep something. Link 'con el' together and stress 'CAM-bio'.

Example

Me quedo con el cambio.

I'll keep the change.

Words in this phrase

con

[kohn]

with

Preposition used to indicate company, connection, or interaction.

Example

Hablé con una empleada sobre el ambiente laboral.

I spoke with an employee about the work environment.

[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.

cambio

[KAM-byoh]

change

Money returned after paying, or small money to break a note.

Example

No tengo cambio pequeño.

I don’t have small change.

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