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How to Say ‘Can you give me your card?’ in Portuguese

Pode dar-me o seu cartão?

POH-duh DAR-muh oo say-oo kar-TOWN

[POH-duh DAR-muh oo say-oo kar-TOWN]

💬 Usage Tip: pode with another verb is the polite way to ask someone to do something: Pode repetir? "Can you repeat?". The -me tacked onto dar means 'to me'.

Phrase Breakdown

Pode dar-me

POH-duh DAR-muh

Can you give me

'Pode' is the polite 'can you'. 'Dar-me' means 'give me', with the pronoun after the verb. Say 'PO-de DAR-me'.

Example

Pode dar-me água?

Can you give me water?

Words in this phrase

Pode

[POH-duh]

can you

A polite way to ask for a favor or service.

Example

Pode deixar-nos mesmo à porta? é um pedido comum ao taxista.

Can you drop us off right at the door? is a common request to a taxi driver.

dar-me

[DAR-muh]

give me

'Dar' (to give) with the pronoun 'me' attached.

Example

Pode dar-me um copo de água?

Can you give me a glass of water?

o seu cartão?

oo say-oo kar-TOWN

your business card?

'Cartão' means 'card'. Here it means a business card. End with the nasal 'ão': 'kar-TÃO'.

Example

Este é o seu cartão?

Is this your card?

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the (masculine singular)

Article used before a masculine singular noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

O bilhete é mais barato se comprares com antecedência.

The ticket is cheaper if you buy in advance.

seu

[say-oo]

your

A possessive adjective referring to the other person's time or attention.

Example

A palavra «seu» mostra que o tempo pertence ao destinatário.

The word “your” shows that the time belongs to the recipient.

cartão

[kar-TOWN]

card

A debit or credit card used for payment.

Example

Como só tinha cartão comigo, perguntei: "Aceita pagamento por cartão?"

Since I only had a card with me, I asked: "Do you accept payment by card?"

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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