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How to Say ‘Are you paying by card?’ in German

Zahlen Sie mit Karte?

TSAH-len zee mit KAR-teh

[TSAH-len zee mit KAR-teh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Some offices take cards only, while elsewhere in Germany cash is still common. Bring an EC/debit card, since credit cards aren't always accepted.

Phrase Breakdown

Zahlen Sie

TSAH-len zee

Are you (formal) paying

'zahlen' means to pay. The 'Z' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Zahlen Sie bar?

Are you paying cash?

Words in this phrase

Zahlen

[TSAH-len]

to pay

Verb used for paying money, e.g. in shops or restaurants.

Example

Wir möchten bitte zahlen.

We would like to pay, please.

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used in polite professional conversations.

Example

Ich freue mich, Sie hier auf der Jobmesse zu sehen.

I am pleased to see you here at the job fair.

mit Karte?

mit KAR-teh

by card?

'mit Karte' means paying with a bank or credit card.

Example

Ich zahle mit Karte.

I'm paying by card.

Words in this phrase

mit

[mit]

with / by

Preposition; here it shows the means of payment.

Example

Ich zahle mit Bargeld.

I pay with cash.

Karte

[KAR-teh]

card

Short for a bank or credit card; feminine noun (die Karte).

Example

Ich habe meine Karte vergessen.

I forgot my card.

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