Portuguese · Everyday Verbs
"to pay" in Portuguese: pagar
pagar
To pay in Portuguese is pagar: eu pago, você paga, eu paguei. Cafés ask Vai pagar no pix ou no cartão?
Splitting lunch
Eu pago agora e você me manda no pix.Speak with an AI partner · 7 days free
How to pronounce pagar
Say it
pah-GAHR / PAH-goo / pah-GAY
/pa.ˈɡaʁ/
pah-GAHR. Eu pago is PAH-goo; paguei is pah-GAY.
"to pay" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| pagar | to pay Dictionary form. | Dictionary form. |
| eu pago | I pay / I’ll pay First person. | First person. |
| você paga | you pay Questions. | Questions. |
| paguei | I paid Simple past. | Simple past. |
| pagamento | payment Related noun. | Related noun. |
How to use pagar in real life
- 1Splitting lunch
Eu pago agora e você me manda no pix.
I’ll pay now and you send me on pix.
Eu pago.
- 2Checkout
Você paga no cartão ou em dinheiro?
Are you paying by card or cash?
Você paga.
- 3Bill reminder
Já paguei a conta de luz deste mês.
I already paid this month’s electricity bill.
Paguei.
Mistakes English speakers make with pagar
Incorrect: Eu pagar a conta.
Correct: Eu pago a conta. / Vou pagar a conta.
Conjugate pagar.
Incorrect: I pay no pix.
Correct: Eu pago no pix.
Use pagar forms.
Good to know
Pix dominates everyday Brazilian payments. Asking Quem paga? at dinner can be playful. Conta usually means the bill you’ll pagar in restaurants.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
At a café checkout
ChatPal
Eu pago os dois cafés hoje.
I’ll pay for both coffees today.
You
Não precisa — eu pago a minha parte.
No need — I’ll pay my share.
ChatPal
Deixa. Você paga o próximo lanche.
Let me. You pay for the next snack.
You
Combinado. Obrigada!
Deal. Thanks!
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FAQ
Common questions about "to pay" in Portuguese
Key forms?
Eu pago, você paga, paguei, vamos pagar.
Pay by pix?
Pagar no pix.
The bill?
A conta — then pagar a conta.
Who’s paying?
Quem paga?
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