How do I say "If you pay for the tickets I will repay you"? in Spanish

Question

Would I say:

Sí compras los boletos yo te repagará

or would it be better to say

Sí te los compras a los boletos yo te repagará

Thanks! Gracias

Answer 1

But annirats, what if third party can pay but doesn't wish to do so? In other words, isn't "puedes" unnecessary. Come to that I wouldn't include "por" either so I boil it down to: "Si pagas las entradas, te reembolsaré mañana." ...or maybe "te las reembolsare". Just thinking out loud.

Yes, there are many ways of saying it. I only put in puedes to make it polite, I invented mañana as well. - annierats, Nov 6, 2012

You could go for 'Si pagarías.. Julián has put up a nice, short one. - annierats, Nov 6, 2012

Answer 2

As you can see, there are various ways to say this simple phrase, plus with this phrase the tenses can also vary. The choice of wording is also regional. In Mexico for example, it´s very common to say it like this: "Si me dispares los boletos, te pago mañana." (Of course your being paid tomorrow is very questionable.)

Yes, neat solution. The risk of never getting the money back is the same everywhere, I fear. - annierats, Nov 5, 2012

Answer 3

Comprame las tiquetes e yo vuelta la plata.

........y yo te devuelvo ........... - 005faa61, Nov 5, 2012

Gracias - 00551866, Nov 5, 2012

Answer 4

Si puedes pagar por las entradas , te reembolsaré mañana.

Just a variation. 'Si compras' works fine too.

Answer 5

I am not a native but several things strike me.

"Comprar" means "to buy" so I'd use "pagar" for to pay.

"Reparar means "to repair; to fix" so I'd use pagar which also can mean "to repay" (A native might use a different verb here to avoid repetition in a sentence.)

If you pay for the tickets I will repay you.

Si pagas las entradas/los boletos, te pagaré.

I will wait for another answer though.