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Usages of payer
Ensuite, nous allons manger et chacun paie sa part du repas.
Then, we go eat and each person pays his share of the meal.
Je veux payer pour le repas aujourd'hui.
I want to pay for the meal today.
Chacun paie sa part au restaurant.
Each one pays their share at the restaurant.
Ma prochaine maison aura peut-être une piscine, si je trouve une bonne solution pour payer le loyer.
My next house might have a swimming pool, if I find a good solution to pay the rent.
Paul paie un bon prix pour la voiture rouge.
Paul pays a good price for the red car.
Nous payons la facture, et ensuite nous la rangeons avec les autres papiers.
We pay the bill, and then we file it with the other papers.
La caissière demande si je paie en espèces ou par carte.
The cashier asks if I am paying in cash or by card.
Dis-moi ce que tu préfères: payer en espèces ou par carte?
Tell me what you prefer: to pay in cash or by card?
La cliente paie par carte.
The female customer pays by card.
Le client paie en espèces.
The customer pays in cash.
Paul paie tous les frais du voyage.
Paul pays all the costs of the trip.
La monnaie est dans mon sac, alors je paie tout de suite.
The change is in my bag, so I pay right away.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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