How to Say ‘Can I pay by card?’ in Italian
Posso pagare con carta?
POHS-soh pah-GAH-reh kohn KAR-tah
[POHS-soh pah-GAH-reh kohn KAR-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Con carta] is the natural way to say "by card" in Italian. You can swap in other payment methods too, like [con contanti].
Phrase Breakdown
Posso
[POHS-soh]
can I
First-person singular of 'potere'; used to ask permission or possibility.
Posso pagare con carta? Ho solo la carta con me.
Can I pay by card? I only have my card with me.
pagare
[pah-GAH-reh]
to pay
Verb meaning 'to pay.'
Prima di uscire, posso pagare con carta?
Before leaving, can I pay by card?
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition meaning 'with.'
Posso pagare con carta o in contanti?
Can I pay with card or in cash?
carta
[KAR-tah]
card
Usually refers to a bank card or credit/debit card in payment contexts.
Qui posso pagare con carta senza problemi.
Here I can pay by card without problems.
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