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"Pay" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "pagar", and "pie" is a noun which is often translated as "el pastel". Learn more about the difference between "pay" and "pie" below.
pay(
pey
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to bestow)
a. prestar (attention)
If you don't pay attention in class, you won't do well on the exam.Si no prestas atención en clase, el examen no te irá bien.
b. presentar (respects)
Before the event, we will pay our respects to the hosts.Antes del evento, presentaremos nuestros respetos a los anfitriones.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la paga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They didn't offer him good pay so he respectfully declined.La paga que le ofrecieron no era buena, así que respetuosamente rechazó la oferta.
c. el salario (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What is a teacher's average pay?¿Cuál es el salario medio de un profesor?
pie(
pay
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
c. el pay (M) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Mexico) (United States)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in the United States
I'd like a cherry pie, please.Me gustaría un pay de cereza, por favor.
d. el pai (M) (Caribbean) (Central America) (United States)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in the United States
I would rather have ice cream for dessert instead of pie.Prefiero tener helado de postre que pai.
e. el pie (M) (Andes) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Mexico) (United States)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in the United States
The peach pie is delicious.El pie de durazno está riquísimo.
f. la torta (F) (sweet) (Colombia)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Colombia
She has never given us the recipe of her dulce de leche pie.Nunca nos ha dado la receta de su torta de dulce de leche.
