How to Say ‘Is a card all right too?’ in Japanese
カードでも大丈夫ですか？
kaado de mo daijoubu desu ka
[kah-doh de mo dye-joh-boo dess kah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Cash is still common in Japan, and some small cafés don't take cards, so asking before you pay is normal. You can also swap カード for スマホ (sumaho) "phone payment".
Phrase Breakdown
カードでも
kaado de mo
even by card / is card also
カード (kaado) means credit card. でも (demo) after a noun means 'even' or 'also'. It softens the request. Hold the long 'aa' in kaado.
現金でもカードでもいいです。
Either cash or card is fine.
Words in this phrase
カード
kaado
[kah-doh]
card (credit/debit/IC card)
Loanword; used for credit/debit cards and sometimes point cards (context tells).
カードで支払います。
I’ll pay by card.
で
de
[de]
by; with; using
A particle that shows the method or means used to do something.
カードで払えますか。
Can I pay by card?
も
mo
[mo]
also; even
Part of でも, adding the nuance of something like or maybe.
コーヒーでも飲みましょう。
Let's have coffee or something.
大丈夫ですか？
daijoubu desu ka
is it okay?
大丈夫 (daijoubu) means 'okay' or 'alright'. ですか makes it a polite question. Lengthen the 'ou' in daijoubu, and let your voice rise at the end.
明日でも大丈夫ですか？
Is tomorrow okay too?
Words in this phrase
大丈夫
daijoubu
[dye-joh-boo]
okay; all right; no problem
Used to say something is fine/you don’t need something; meaning depends on context.
レシートは大丈夫です。
I’m okay without a receipt.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
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