How to Say "pay up" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “pay up” is “paguen” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
as a direct command to a group
Examples
Espero que ellos paguen la cena.
I hope they pay for dinner.
¡Paguen la cuenta ahora, por favor!
Pay the bill now, please!
Dudo que nos paguen hoy.
I doubt they will pay us today.
The Silent 'U'
The 'u' is added to keep the 'g' sounding hard, like 'goat'. Without the 'u', it would sound like a raspy 'h'.
Giving Group Commands
When you want to tell a group of people to 'pay' politely or formally, use 'paguen'.
Missing 'u'
Mistake: “pagen”
Correction: paguen
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