te payer

pay you

→ te
phrase Common #5,530
pay you Can also mean 'afford yourself' in some contexts.
FR: Je peux te payer maintenant.
EN: I can pay you now.

Tu pourrais te payer ce que tu veux avec.

You could buy whatever you want with it.

Il va te payer, aussi.

He's going to pay you, too.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Laisse-moi un an pour te payer.

Give me a year to pay you.

— Still Life (2006)

Tu n'es pas en train de te payer ma gueule?

You’re not taking the piss out of me, are you?

— The Strangers (2016)

Je vais pouvoir te payer une licence.

I'll be able to pay for your license.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Je peux te payer un verre?

Can I buy you a drink?

Me faut-il te payer?

Do I have to pay you?

Il va te payer.

He's going to pay you.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Je viens te payer.

I'm coming to pay you.

— Moulin Rouge ! (2001)

Mais je peux pas te payer plus.

But I can't pay you more.

— Dossier 137 (2025)

On a dû te payer pour que tu te retires.

We had to pay you to withdraw.

— Le Château dans le ciel (1986)

J'ai de quoi te payer une montre, si t'en as besoin.

I have enough money to buy you a watch if you need one.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Comme si j'avais les moyens de te payer des week-ends dans le Poitou!

As if I could afford to pay for weekends away in Poitou for you!

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Y a-t-il un autre moyen par lequel je puisse te payer?

Is there another way I can pay you?

Te payer quoi?

What will you pay?

— Les Choristes (2004)

Je ne peux pas te payer ce que tu demandes.

I can't pay you what you're asking.

Je croyais que tu avais dit ne pas pouvoir te payer un camion.

I thought you said you couldn't afford a truck.

Pourquoi te payer?

Why pay you?

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Je peux te payer.

I can pay you.

— Running Man (2025)

Il va te payer pour l'essence.

He’ll pay you for the gas.

— Masaan (2015)

Tu as vendu ton badge pour te payer des putes.

You sold your badge to pay for prostitutes.

— The Chaser (2008)

Te payer?

Pay you?

Je ne peux pas te payer.

I can't pay you.

— Malèna (2000)

Comment t'as pu te payer tout ça?

How could you afford all that?

Si tu ne m'aimes pas, si ce n'était pas vrai, je dois te payer!

If you don't love me, if it wasn't true, I have to pay you!

— Moulin Rouge ! (2001)

Écoute, je peux pas te payer tout de suite.

Look, I can't pay you right away.

— Pinocchio (2019)