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How to say “Can we share the cost?” in French
Ask whether a joint expense can be divided.
On peut partager les frais ?
Can we share the cost?
Name the expense and agree on how it will be shared.
Use it in three situations
Buying shared supplies
On peut partager les frais ?
Can we share the cost?
Planning a household purchase
On peut partager la facture d'électricité ?
Can we split the electricity bill?
Sharing a service bill
On paie chacun la moitié ?
Shall we each pay half?
What to watch for
Sharing a cost does not always mean dividing it into equal amounts.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine sharing a home. Say this in French: Can we split the electricity bill?
Build a useful exchange
Share chores, supplies, and a household cost.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
