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

Quédese con el cambio.

KEH-deh-seh kohn ehl KAHM-byoh

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

💬 Usage Tip: With an instruction like this, the little word se attaches to the end of the verb. That's why the stress mark appears: quédese. The casual version works the same way: quédate "keep (it)".

🇪🇸 In Spain: Many people in Spain speak casually to waiters, so you'll hear quédate con el cambio just as often. The polite quédese is never wrong, especially with older staff.

Phrase Breakdown

Quédese

[KEH-deh-seh]

keep (formal you)

Formal command of quedarse; with 'con' it means to keep.

Example

Quédese aquí, por favor.

Stay here, please.

con el cambio.

kohn ehl KAHM-byoh

the change.

Literally 'with the change'. Link 'con el' smoothly so it sounds like 'co-nel'. Stress falls on 'CAM' in 'CAM-bio'.

Example

No tengo cambio.

I don't have 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

[KAHM-byoh]

change

Noun; money returned after paying.

Example

Aquí tiene su cambio.

Here is your change.

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