How to Say ‘Will you pay by card or cash?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Va a pagar con tarjeta o en efectivo?
vah ah pah-GAR kohn tahr-HEH-tah oh en eh-fek-TEE-voh
[vah ah pah-GAR kohn tahr-HEH-tah oh en eh-fek-TEE-voh]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Va a pagar
vah ah pah-GAR
Are you going to pay
The formal near future. Blend 'va a' together: vaa-pa-GAR.
¿Va a pagar usted?
Are you paying?
Words in this phrase
Va
[vah]
going to
Used to express a future action or state.
Ella va a correr una maratón.
She is going to run a marathon.
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
pagar
[pah-GAR]
to pay
Infinitive verb meaning to give money for something.
Voy a pagar la cuenta.
I'm going to pay the bill.
con tarjeta
kohn tahr-HEH-tah
by card
'Tarjeta' means card. Stress JE, with a soft 'j' like an English 'h': tar-HE-ta.
Pago con tarjeta.
I'll pay by card.
Words in this phrase
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition meaning 'with'; shows accompaniment or a characteristic.
Con experiencia puedes aspirar a más.
With experience, you can aim for more.
tarjeta
[tahr-HEH-tah]
card
A bank card used to pay; credit or debit card.
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Can I pay by card?
o en efectivo?
oh en eh-fek-TEE-voh
or in cash?
'Efectivo' means cash. Link the vowels: o-e-ne-fec-TI-vo.
Solo aceptan efectivo.
They only accept cash.
Words in this phrase
o
[oh]
or
A conjunction used to indicate an alternative or choice between different options.
Puedes elegir el coche azul o el rojo.
You can choose the blue car or the red one.
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
efectivo
[eh-fek-TEE-voh]
cash
Noun meaning physical money; as an adjective it means effective.
Solo aceptamos efectivo.
We only accept cash.
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