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"El pago" is a form of "pago", a noun which is often translated as "payment". "La paga" is a form of "paga", a noun which is often translated as "pay". Learn more about the difference between "el pago" and "la paga" below.
el pago(
pah
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goh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. payment
Tengo que hacer el pago del coche el cinco de este mes.I need to make my car payment on the fifth of this month.
a. reward
Las sonrisas de los niños fueron pago suficiente.The children's smiles were reward enough.
3. (area)
a. region
Mucha gente habla quechua por estos pagos de Perú.A lot of people speak Quechua around this region of Peru.
4. (homeland)
a. home turf
Después de pasar dos años en París, estaba contento de volver a sus pagos en Uruguay.After spending two years in Paris, he was glad to get back to his home turf in Uruguay.
la paga(
pah
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gah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. payment
El pedido se enviará al recibir la paga.The order will be shipped when payment is received.
a. allowance
Hernán les da cinco dólares de paga por semana a sus hijos.Hernán gives his children an allowance of five dollars a week.
b. pocket money (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Ricky recibe una paga de diez pesos por semana.Ricky gets ten pesos' pocket money a week.
