It is my shout!

To “shout” (gritar) you may know. The noun (substantivo) is a shout (grito).

Sometimes mortals shout to someone in the distance (in order to be heard), and when a person is angry there is a “shout of anger” (un grito de ira).

Mortals can also “shout for joy” (un grito de alegría). So, some people in Britain may shout for joy when the current government loses the next election!

So, what is “my shout”?

It is colloquial and a mortal will say the phrase when he wants to pay a restaurant or bar bill (cuenta). It is my shout = me toca pagar esta ronda.

So, perhaps you sometimes shout for joy, or in anger, and pay the cafe bill!