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How to say “Can we share the cost?” in Portuguese
Ask whether a joint expense can be divided.
Podemos dividir o custo?
Can we share the cost?
Name the expense and agree on how it will be shared.
Use it in three situations
Buying shared supplies
Podemos dividir o custo?
Can we share the cost?
Planning a household purchase
Podemos dividir a conta de luz?
Can we split the electricity bill?
Sharing a service bill
Cada um paga a metade?
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 Portuguese: 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 Portuguese
These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.
Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.
