zahlen and bezahlen Exercises

In learning German language, these two verbs are sometimes confusing.

Let’s take a look their differences.

zahlen – to pay

Basically, the word “zahlen” is a general word for “pay”. You can use this when you are using currency or money to pay for something.

For example, when we give money to a person who does something for us, or if we are the boss of a company then we have employees and we have to pay these employees every month.“Der Mann word für seine Arbeit bezahlt.”We usually use zahlen with an amount of money.

bezahlen – to pay; to pay for/up; to make-up; to settle

On the other hand with bezahlen, it also means “to pay” but is used in different situations.

This verb is used if you are paying money to someone, or when you receive an item or a service and give money in exchange.

(Full explanation on How to Use zahlen and bezahlen in German Language)

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