pay
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The meaning (definition) of the word pay
to give money for something
The word pay used in a sentence
“We pay for the apples at the market counter.”
How the word pay is said around the world
| French | payer (pay-YAY) |
| Spanish | pagar (pah-GAHR) |
| Mandarin | 付钱 (foo chyen) |
| Hindi | पैसे देना (PIE-say DAY-nah) |
| Arabic | يَدْفَعُ (YAD-fa-u) |
| Russian | платить (pluh-TEET) |
| Portuguese (EU) | pagar (puh-GAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pagar (pah-GAHR) |
| Japanese | はらう (hah-RAH-uu) |
| German | bezahlen (beh-TSAH-len) |
| Urdu | پیسے دینا (PAI-say DAY-na) |
| Punjabi | ਪੈਸੇ ਦੇਣਾ (PEH-say DAY-nah) |
| Korean | 돈을 내다 (DOH-nuul NAY-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְשַׁלֵּם (le-shah-LEM) |
| Greek | πληρώνω (plee-ROH-noh) |
| Dutch | betalen (buh-TAH-luhn) |
| Tagalog | magbayad (mahg-ba-YAHD) |
| Vietnamese | trả tiền (chah TYEN) |
| Turkish | ödemek (uh-deh-MEK) |
| Persian | پول دادن (pool dah-DAN) |
| Polish | płacić (PWAH-cheetch) |
| Ukrainian | платити (plah-TIH-tih) |
| Bengali | দাম দেওয়া (DAHM DAY-oh-a) |
| Swedish | betala (beh-TAH-lah) |
| Italian | pagare (pah-GAH-ray) |
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