How to Say ‘It's on me’ in Spain Spanish
Corre de mi cuenta
KOH-rreh deh mee KWEN-tah
[KOH-rreh deh mee KWEN-tah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Spaniards often take turns buying drinks, and offering to pay for a round is a warm gesture. Here it also signals interest.
Phrase Breakdown
Corre
[KOH-rreh]
is (charged)
'Correr de mi cuenta' means I'll pay/take responsibility.
La cena corre de mi cuenta.
Dinner's on me.
de mi cuenta
deh mee KWEN-tah
on my account / on me
The whole idiom means 'it's on me' or 'I'll pay'. Say 'cuenta' as KWEN-ta.
La cena es de mi cuenta.
Dinner's on me.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
mi
[mee]
my
A possessive word showing something belongs to me.
En mi empresa ideal, la comunicación es abierta.
In my ideal company, communication is open.
cuenta
[KWEN-tah]
bill; check
In restaurants and cafés in Spain, cuenta means the bill you ask to pay.
La cuenta, por favor, antes de irnos.
The bill, please, before we leave.
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