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How to Say ‘Take my card’ in Portuguese

Tome o meu cartão

TOH-muh oo MAY-oo kar-TOWN

[TOH-muh oo MAY-oo kar-TOWN]

💬 Usage Tip: tome is the polite command form of tomar "to take", used with people you address formally. With a friend you'd say toma.

Phrase Breakdown

Tome

[TOH-muh]

take (formal)

Polite imperative of 'tomar' (to take), used with 'você'.

Example

Tome este folheto.

Take this leaflet.

o meu cartão

oo MAY-oo kar-TOWN

my (business) card

In European Portuguese, 'o' (the) often comes before 'meu' (my). 'Cartão' ends in a nasal 'ão': 'u-MEU-car-TÃO'.

Example

Perdi o meu cartão.

I lost my 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.

meu

[MAY-oo]

Belonging to the speaker.

Example

Você faz o meu coração cantar.

You make my heart sing.

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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