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You pay the taxi driver: what to say in Spanish

You pay the taxi driver.

Taxi / aplicación6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. You pay by the meter; by card not always, ask at the start; tips are not obligatory; ask for a receipt (recibo) if needed.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.

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YOU START
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Poo-EH-doh puh-GAHR kohn tuhr-KHEH-tuh?
Can I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Sí, ahora mismo. Son veintidós con cincuenta.
See, uh-OH-ruh MEEZ-moh. Sohn bayn-tee-DOS kohn seen-koo-AYN-tuh.
Yes, right away. That's twenty-two fifty.
They might also say:
Sí, tengo datáfono. Veintidós cincuenta.
See, TAYN-goh duh-TAH-foh-noh. Bayn-tee-DOS seen-koo-AYN-tuh.
Yes, I have a card machine. Twenty-two fifty.
in the app
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YOU REPLY
¿Me da un recibo, por favor?
Meh duh oon reh-SEE-boh, por fuh-BOR?
Can I have a receipt, please?
THEY SAY
Claro. Aquí lo tiene.
KLAH-roh. Uh-KEE loh TYEH-neh.
Of course. Here you are.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias. Que tenga buen día.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
Thank you very much. Have a good day.
THEY SAY
Igualmente. Hasta luego.
Ee-goo-uhl-MAYN-teh. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
You too. See you later.
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Words worth knowing

pagar
puh-GAHR
verb
to pay
tarjeta
tuhr-KHEH-tuh
noun
card
Sí
See
adverb
yes
ahora
uh-OH-ruh
adverb
now
mismo
MEEZ-moh
adjective
same
Son
Sohn
verb
are

21 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
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