How do you say "Keep the change." in Spain Spanish?

"Keep the change." in Spain Spanish is "Quédese con el cambio.". This phrase is commonly used in Spain.

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How to Say ‘Keep the change.’ in Spain Spanish

Q: What does "Quédese con el cambio." mean in English?

"Quédese con el cambio." means "Keep the change." in English. Usage tip: [Quédese] is the formal command for one person: you're telling someone "keep it." For an informal [tú] version, it would be [quédate con el cambio].

Quédese con el cambio.

KEH-deh-seh kon el KAHM-byoh

[KEH-deh-seh kon el KAHM-byoh]

💬 Usage Tip: [Quédese] is the formal command for one person: you're telling someone "keep it." For an informal [tú] version, it would be [quédate con el cambio].

🇪🇸 In Spain: This is something you'd say to the server or taxi driver when leaving a small tip. In Spain tipping is modest, so this usually means "keep the small change," not a big extra amount.

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

[kon]

with

Preposition meaning with; here part of the expression keep with = keep.

Example

Quédese con el cambio si quiere.

Keep the change if you like.

[el]

the

Masculine singular definite article; used with masculine nouns like cambio.

Example

Quédese con el cambio esta vez.

Keep the change this time.

cambio

[KAHM-byoh]

change

The money returned after paying more than the total.

Example

No necesito el cambio después de pagar.

I don't need the change after paying.

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