How do you say "Can we pay separately?" in Spain Spanish?

"Can we pay separately?" in Spain Spanish is "¿Podemos pagar por separado?". This phrase is commonly used in Spain.

What does "¿Podemos pagar por separado?" mean in English?

"¿Podemos pagar por separado?" means "Can we pay separately?" in English.

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How to Say ‘Can we pay separately?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Podemos pagar por separado?

poh-DEH-mohs pah-GAR por seh-pah-RAH-doh

[poh-DEH-mohs pah-GAR por seh-pah-RAH-doh]

🇪🇸 In Spain: This is useful with friends, but in many places in Spain people often just split the total evenly rather than item by item. If you want separate charges, ask before they run the card.

Phrase Breakdown

Podemos

[poh-DEH-mohs]

can we

From poder; used to ask permission or possibility for a group.

Example

¿Podemos pagar por separado al final?

Can we pay separately at the end?

pagar

[pah-GAR]

to pay

Verb used for paying in shops, bars, or restaurants.

Example

Vamos a pagar después del postre.

We are going to pay after dessert.

por

[por]

by / per

In por separado, it helps express doing something separately.

Example

¿Podemos pagar por separado si somos cuatro?

Can we pay separately if there are four of us?

separado

[seh-pah-RAH-doh]

separately

Used when each person pays their own part.

Example

En este restaurante sí se puede pagar separado.

In this restaurant you can pay separately.

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