支払しはらう vs 5 means of 払はらう: What’s the difference?

What is the difference between “支払しはらう” and ”払はらう”? First of all, they sound the same meaning, however, the way to use them is absolutely different from each other. When it comes to only money, they are almost the same. So, let me introduce what the difference between “支払しはらう” and “払はらう” are today!

支払しはらう(verb) / 支払しはらい(noun)

Pay money / Check or Payment

The most important things that you have to figure out what the meaning of “支払しはらう” and “払はらう” are. “支払しはらう” is used as the meaning of paying money and “払はらう” has a lot of meanings including the meaning of paying money as well. “支払しはらい” such as fees, tuitions, rents, taxes, fines and so on which are related to only money as a noun. Although “支払しはらう” and “払はらう” mean “Pay money” and they are used in daily conversatoin, using “支払しはらう” is a little bit formal than using “払はらう”. So, When writing official documents or in public, rather you might want to use “支払しはらう” instead of “払はらう”.

Example

さっき朝食ちょうしょくの支払しはらいをしたよ。 (I paid for my breakfast a few minutes ago.) (刚刚的早餐费已经付了哦。) (아까 아침식사 값 냈어.) (Ban nãy tớ đã trả tiền ăn sáng rồi mà.)

現金げんきんで支払しはらいますか？それともカードですか？ (Would you like to pay by cash or card?) (付现还是刷卡？) (현금으로 지불하시나요? 아니면 카드로 지불하시나요?) (Quý khách sẽ trả bằng tiền mặt hay bằng thẻ ạ?)

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支払しはらいは別々べつべつにしてください。 (I’d like separate checks.) (请分开结账。) (계산은 따로 할게요.) (Tính riêng từng người giúp tôi ạ.)

お支払しはらいは一回払いっかいばらいでよろしいですか？ (Would you like to make a one-time payment?) (选择一次性支付可以吗？) (일시불로 해드릴까요?) (Thanh toán qua một lần trả đúng không ạ?)

３人分さんにんぶんまとめて支払しはらいます。 (I’m paying for the three of us.) (3个人的费用一起付。) (3인분 한꺼번에 낼게요.) (Tôi sẽ trả tất phần cả ba người ạ.)

学費がくひを支払しはらいました。 (I paid for the tuition.) (我付了学费。) (학비를 냈습니다.) (Tôi đã đóng học phí.)

埃ほこりを払はらう

Brush a dirt off

As I said earlier, “払はらう” has a lot of meanings and “埃ほこりを払はらう” is one of the meanings of “払はらう”. In this case, “払はらう” does not mean to pay money. “埃ほこりを払はらう” means “brush a dirt off”. This meaning is not only used for “埃ほこり(a dirt)”, but “虫むし(an insect)”, “髪かみ(hair)” etc which are tiny things can be also used. That is not used for things which are much bigger such as ”缶かん(can)”, “ペットボトル(plastic bottle)” that means “缶かんを払はらう” and “ペットボトルを払はらう” are wrong. In this case, “缶かんを取とる(take cans away)” and “ペットボトル取とる(take the plastic bottle away)” are correct.

Example

肩かたの埃ほこりを払はらった方ほうがいいよ。 (You may want to brush the dirt off your shoulders.) (最好拍一下肩上的灰尘。) (어깨에 붙은 먼지는 털어내는 게 좋을 거야.) (Cậu nên phủi bụi ở vai đi.)

きゃー、虫むし払はらって！ (Yikes! Brush the insect off.) (啊！！快赶走那只虫子！) (꺄악, 벌레 쫓아줘!) (Á, phủi con sâu đi!)

注意ちゅういを払はらう

Pay attention

The second meaning of “払はらう” is “注意ちゅういを払はらう” that means “to pay attention”. I’d say which is pretty understandable because “pay” is used in English as well. In this case, “払はらう(pay)” does not mean “to pay money” as well as the Japanese usage.

Example

お母かあさん、健康けんこうにもっと注意ちゅういを払はらった方ほうがいいよ。 (Hey mom! You should pay more attention to your health.) (妈妈，你应该多注意自己的健康。) (엄마, 건강에 좀 더 신경을 쓰는 편이 좋을 거야.) (Mẹ, mẹ nên chú ý nhiều hơn tới sức khỏe chứ.)

お父とうさんの言いうことに注意ちゅういを払はらった方ほうがいいと思おもうよ。 (I think you should pay attention to what your dad says.) (我认为你应该注意你父亲说的话。) (아버지가 하신 말씀에 주의하는 게 좋을걸.) (Tớ nghĩ rằng cậu nên chú ý đến những gì cha bạn nói.)

敬意けいいを払はらう

Pay homage

The third meaning of “払はらう” is “敬意けいいを払はらう” that means “to pay homage”. I’d say which is pretty understandable as well because “pay” is used in English as well as “注意ちゅういを払はらう”. In this case, “払はらう(pay)” does not mean “to pay money” as well as the Japanese usage. The way to use it is for elder people, parents, boss, president, historical persons and so on who you respect.

Example

大統領だいとうりょうには敬意けいいを払はらった方ほうがいいよ。 (We should pay homage to the President.) (你最好向总统表示敬意。) (대통령에게는 경의를 표하는 편이 좋아.) (Cậu nên tôn trọng tổng thống đi.)

年上としうえの人ひとには敬意けいいを払はらった方ほうがいいかも。 (I wonder we gotta pay homage to elder people.) (对于年长者你应该再多一点敬意。) (나이가 많은 사람에게는 경의를 표하는 게 좋을지도 모르겠다.) (Có lẽ cậu nên tôn trọng những người lớn tuổi.)

代償だいしょうを払はらう

Pay the price

The fourth meaning of “払はらう” is “代償だいしょうを払はらう” that means “to pay the price”. I’d say which is pretty understandable as well because “to pay” is used in English. In this case, “払はらう(pay)” does not mean “to pay money” as well as the Japanese usage. The way to use is that after doing something wrong, you might pay money, work harder or something such as pretty bad things for you.

Example

浮気うわきをしたら、後あとで彼女かのじょと別わかれるという代償だいしょうを払はらうことになるよ！ (If you cheat on your girlfriend, you’ll pay the price which you break up with her.) (如果你出轨，那么日后付出的代价就是女友会和你分手。) (바람피우면 나중에 여자친구랑 헤어지는 대가를 치르게 될 거야.) (Nếu cậu ngoại tình thì sẽ phải trả giá bằng việc chia tay với bạn gái đấy!)

会社かいしゃで部長ぶちょうになるには、仕事しごとをたくさんするという代償だいしょうを払はらわないといけないよ。 (If you want to be a manager of a company, you’ll pay the price to work harder.) (成为公司的部长所付出的代价就是有非常多的工作要做。) (회사에서 부장이 되려면 업무를 많이 하는 대가를 치러야 해.) (Để trở thành Trưởng phòng ở công ty thì phải trả giá bằng cách làm việc thật nhiều đấy.)

お金かねを払はらう

Pay money

The final meaning of “払はらう” is “お金かねを払はらう” that means “to pay money” which is the same meaning of “支払しはらう”, however, what is the difference between them? The answer I wrote it down above is “支払しはらう” sounds a little formal than “払はらう”. So, when Japanese go to the quite high end shops and buy or eat something which are expensive, they quite often use “支払しはらいます。” instead of “払はらいます。” and when they eat something at the ordinal stores, they often use “払はらいます。”. But that does not mean “払はらう” is rude. “支払しはらう” sounds pretty polite and “払はらう” sounds normal. Again using “払はらう” is not rude.