Hindi · Everyday Verbs
"to pay" in Hindi: पैसे देना
पैसे देनाpaise dena
Note: formal: भुगतान करना (bhugtaan karna)
To pay in Hindi is पैसे देना (paise dena). Keep both parts: पैसे दिए (paise diye) counts. Formal भुगतान करना is different unless you also say पैसे देना.
Cafe bill
बिल मैं पैसे देता हूँ।bill main paise deta hoon.
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How to pronounce पैसे देना
Say it
PAI-se DE-na
/pɛːseː d̪eːnɑː/
Paise is PAI-se. Dena is DE-na. Together: PAI-se DE-na.
"to pay" in Hindi: quick reference
| Hindi | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| पैसे देनाpaise dena | to pay Full headword. | Full headword. |
| पैसे दीजिएpaise dijiye | please pay / please give the money Polite. | Polite. |
| मैं पैसे देता हूँmain paise deta hoon | I'll pay Offer to settle. | Offer to settle. |
| भुगतान करनाbhugtaan karna | to make a payment Formal/apps — not this headword alone. | Formal/apps — not this headword alone. |
How to use पैसे देना in real life
- 1Cafe bill
बिल मैं पैसे देता हूँ।
bill main paise deta hoon.
I'll pay the bill.
Strip space later.
- 2Market bag
सब्ज़ी वाले को पैसे दे दिए।
sabzi wale ko paise de diye.
I paid the vegetable seller.
Past diye.
- 3Split check
आप आधा पैसे दीजिए, बाकी मैं।
aap aadha paise dijiye, baaki main.
Please pay half — I'll take the rest.
Polite split.
Mistakes English speakers make with पैसे देना
Incorrect: Only saying bhugtaan karna on this page
Correct: Paise dena / paise diye
This headword needs पैसे देना (or पैसे + a dena form).
Incorrect: Main dena paise alone without clear पैसे देना sense
Correct: Main paise deta hoon
Keep पैसे with the giving verb.
Good to know
Friends fight politely over पैसे देना after meals — each insists on paying. UPI made paise dena digital, but the phrase stayed. Shopkeepers still say paise dijiye at the counter.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Settling a restaurant bill
ChatPal
बिल कौन पैसे देगा?
bill kaun paise dega?
Who will pay the bill?
You
आज मैं पैसे देता हूँ।
aaj main paise deta hoon.
I'll pay today.
ChatPal
नहीं, आधा-आधा पैसे देते हैं।
nahin, aadha-aadha paise dete hain.
No — let's pay half and half.
You
ठीक है।
theek hai.
Okay.
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FAQ
Common questions about "to pay" in Hindi
I'll pay?
Main paise deta/deti hoon.
Please pay?
Paise dijiye.
I paid?
Maine paise diye / paise de diye.
Bhugtaan karna?
Formal/app language; this page teaches पैसे देना.
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