trả tiền

/tɹaː tiən/

to pay money

Tôi phải trả tiền cho hóa đơn điện.

I have to pay the electricity bill.

formalinformal

To give money in exchange for goods, services, or to settle a debt.

Hãy trả tiền trước khi nhận hàng.

Please pay before receiving the goods.

Tôi đã trả tiền cho vé máy bay.

I have paid for the airplane ticket.

This phrase is commonly used in everyday transactions, billing, and financial settlements.

Collocations

trả tiền choto pay fortrả tiền trướcto pay in advancetrả tiền sauto pay later

Synonyms

chi tiền hoàn tiền bồi thường

Antonyms

nhận tiền vay tiền

Related Phrases

trả tiền chophrase

to pay for

trả tiền trướcphrase

to pay in advance

trả tiền sauphrase

to pay later

Pro Tip

Common Usage

'Trả tiền' is often used in transactions, billing, and financial contexts. It can be combined with prepositions like 'cho' (for) or 'trước' (in advance) to specify the payment details.

Gold Rule

Formal vs. Informal

While 'trả tiền' is neutral, adding 'vui lòng' (please) makes it more polite in formal settings, e.g., 'Vui lòng trả tiền trước khi rời khỏi cửa hàng.' (Please pay before leaving the store.)

Word Origin

Combination of 'trả' (to return) and 'tiên' (money), reflecting the act of returning money in exchange for goods or services.

Usage Notes

In Vietnamese, 'trả tiền' is a neutral phrase used in both formal and informal contexts. It can refer to paying for purchases, bills, or debts.

Word Breakdown

trả

to return

root

tiên

money

root

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