recibo de pago
/reθibo de paɡo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "payment receipt" is recibo de pago in Spanish.
This phrase refers to a document that proves a person has paid for a product or service.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of recibo (receipt) and de pago (of payment).
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish this from factura, which refers to an invoice or bill used to request payment. While a recibo de pago proves payment has already been made, a factura is the request for payment itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun recibo to recibos, while the prepositional phrase de pago remains unchanged, resulting in los recibos de pago.
How do you pronounce it?
/reθibo de paɡo/
Did you know?
- In some contexts, pago refers to a rural district or a piece of countryside land. This meaning comes from the Latin word pāgus, making it a distant relative of the word país meaning 'country'.
- While recibo de pago proves a transaction happened, it is often distinct from a ticket. In many Spanish-speaking countries, a ticket is the small thermal slip from a machine, whereas a recibo is a handwritten or formal signed acknowledgement.
- While a recibo de pago proves a transaction occurred, requesting a factura in a restaurant is often a specific request for a tax-deductible corporate invoice.
Examples in context
- ¿Me podría dar el recibo de pago?Could you give me the payment receipt?This sentence is useful for practicing how to politely ask for the recibo de pago.Tatoeba #9379005 by ignacio, translation #10916692 by Luornu
- Por favor, envíeme el recibo de pagoPlease, send me the payment receipt
- Necesito un comprobante de pago para presentarlo ante la autoridadI need a payment receipt to submit to the authority
- Oye, ¿me puedes pasar el tiquete de pago?Hey, can you pass me the payment receipt?
- Gracias por el comprobantito, amigoThanks for the payment receipt, buddy
- Los recibos de pagoThe payment receipts
- Envíenme los recibos de pago por favorPlease send me the payment receipts
- Necesito los comprobantes de pagoI need the payment receipts
- Guarde su recibo de pago en una carpeta.Keep your payment receipt in a folder.
- Necesito un recibo de pago para mi contabilidad.I need a payment receipt for my accounting.
Example conversation
Elena is at a store and needs to confirm her purchase with Daniel.
- ElenaHola, ¿me puede dar el recibo de pago?Hello, can you give me the payment receipt?
- DanielClaro que sí, Elena, aquí tiene.Of course, Elena, here you go.
- ElenaMuchas gracias por su ayuda.Thank you very much for your help.
- DanielDe nada, que tenga un buen día.You're welcome, have a good day.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, pago, recibo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
