Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pagar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to pay”.
Depending on the context, it can also translate as “to pay off”, “to repay” or “to pay for”.
The word comes from Latin pacare, which meant “to pacify”. This is also the root of the English word “pay”, which came into English via Old French paier.
“Pagar” is a regular verb that has the same conjugation pattern as other regular -ar verbs.
Example sentences
¿Dónde puedo pagar la cuenta?
Where can I pay the bill?
Yo pagaría la deuda si tuviera el dinero.
I would pay the debt if I had the money.
Los jugadores pagaron el precio por no entrenar lo suficiente.
The players paid the price for not training enough.
No pagues hasta que revises la factura.
Don’t pay until you check the bill.
Prometo que algún día te pagaré por todo lo que has hecho por mí.
I promise that one day I’ll repay you for everything you’ve done for me.
