How to Say ‘We split the bill’ in Spain Spanish
Pagamos a medias
pah-GAH-mohs ah MEH-dyahs
[pah-GAH-mohs ah MEH-dyahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often uses the present tense for suggestions: pagamos a medias can mean "let's split it". Same with ¿quedamos mañana? "shall we meet tomorrow?".
Phrase Breakdown
Pagamos
[pah-GAH-mohs]
we pay
From 'pagar' (to pay), 'we' form; here suggesting what to do.
Pagamos la cena juntos.
We pay for dinner together.
a
[ah]
(no direct translation)
Preposition required after 'afectar' before the object.
Afecta a todos.
It affects everyone.
medias
[MEH-dyahs]
halves
Used in 'a medias', meaning splitting something fifty-fifty.
Lo hacemos a medias.
We'll do it half and half.
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