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Topic: Spanish

"I want to pay in dollars, please."

Translation:Quiero pagar con dólares, por favor.

2 months ago

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Jannath2
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Why can't you say "Quiero pagar en dólares, por favor."

1 month ago
https://www.duolingo.com/jamesatemple
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Good question, Jannath! I've missed this same translation TWICE! I guess I'm just getting too old to remember stuff.

1 month ago
https://www.duolingo.com/danhuth6
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I entered "I want to pay in dollars, please" at SpanishDict.com; the translation it gave was "Quiero pagar en dólares, por favor." Then I entered "I want to pay with dollars, please" and received the translation proffered at the top of this discussion as correct.

I believe that "Quiero pagar en dólares, por favor" is correct. Anyone agree?

2 weeks ago
https://www.duolingo.com/hazel.walker
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Yes I do. I put en first time around.

17 hours ago
https://www.duolingo.com/CholemariS
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why not yo quiero?

2 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/DanD_8
DanD_8
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The "yo" is redundant and often dropped. It's better to get in the habit of forming the sentence the way the language is actually used.

2 months ago
https://www.duolingo.com/mikeg7820000
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I absolutely agree. En dolares is the correct solution after asking native Spanish speakers.

2 days ago
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