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How to Say ‘Excuse me, could you charge me by card?’ in Mexican Spanish

Disculpe, ¿me podría cobrar con tarjeta?

dis-KOOL-peh meh poh-DREE-ah koh-BRAR kohn tar-HAY-ta

[dis-KOOL-peh meh poh-DREE-ah koh-BRAR kohn tar-HAY-ta]

💬 Usage Tip: podría "could" softens a request far more than puede "can". Use it for any polite ask: ¿me podría ayudar? "could you help me?"

Phrase Breakdown

Disculpe,

dis-KOOL-peh

Excuse me,

This is a polite way to get someone's attention. Stress: dis-CUL-pe.

Example

Disculpe, ¿dónde está el baño?

Excuse me, where is the bathroom?

Words in this phrase

Disculpe

[dis-KOOL-peh]

Excuse me

A polite expression used when you want to attract someone's attention or apologize for a minor fault or inconvenience.

Example

Disculpe, ¿me podría informar dónde está el banco?

Excuse me, could you tell me where the bank is?

¿me podría cobrar

meh poh-DREE-ah koh-BRAR

could you charge me

The polite conditional 'podría' softens the request.

Example

¿Me podría cobrar aquí?

Could you charge me here?

Words in this phrase

[meh]

to me / me

Indirect object pronoun used with verbs like interesar to mean 'to me'.

Example

Me interesa trabajar en marketing.

I am interested in working in marketing.

podría

[poh-DREE-ah]

could you

Conditional of 'poder', used for polite requests.

Example

¿Podría esperar un momento?

Could you wait a moment?

cobrar

[koh-BRAR]

to charge

To take payment from someone.

Example

¿Cuánto me va a cobrar?

How much will you charge me?

con tarjeta?

kohn tar-HAY-ta

by card?

'Con tarjeta' means paying by card. The 'j' is a raspy 'h': tar-HE-ta. Raise your tone at the end.

Example

¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?

Can I pay by card?

Words in this phrase

con

[kohn]

with

Preposition meaning 'with'; shows accompaniment or a characteristic.

Example

Con experiencia puedes aspirar a más.

With experience, you can aim for more.

tarjeta

[tar-HAY-ta]

Card

A flat, rectangular piece of plastic or paper that represents money or a means of identification.

Example

Pago siempre con tarjeta cuando tomo un taxi.

I always pay with a card when I take a taxi.

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