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"to pay" in Hindi: पैसे देना

पैसे देनाpaise dena

Say it: PAI-se DE-naverb/pɛːseː d̪eːnɑː/

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.

I'll pay the bill.
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How to pronounce पैसे देना

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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

HindiEnglish
पैसे देनाpaise denato pay

Full headword.

पैसे दीजिएpaise dijiyeplease pay / please give the money

Polite.

मैं पैसे देता हूँmain paise deta hoonI'll pay

Offer to settle.

भुगतान करनाbhugtaan karnato make a payment

Formal/apps — not this headword alone.

How to use पैसे देना in real life

  1. 1Cafe bill

    बिल मैं पैसे देता हूँ।

    bill main paise deta hoon.

    I'll pay the bill.

    Strip space later.

  2. 2Market bag

    सब्ज़ी वाले को पैसे दे दिए।

    sabzi wale ko paise de diye.

    I paid the vegetable seller.

    Past diye.

  3. 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.

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Settling a restaurant bill

  1. ChatPal

    बिल कौन पैसे देगा?

    bill kaun paise dega?

    Who will pay the bill?

  2. You

    आज मैं पैसे देता हूँ।

    aaj main paise deta hoon.

    I'll pay today.

  3. ChatPal

    नहीं, आधा-आधा पैसे देते हैं।

    nahin, aadha-aadha paise dete hain.

    No — let's pay half and half.

  4. You

    ठीक है।

    theek hai.

    Okay.

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"to pay" in other languages

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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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