How to Say ‘By card?’ in Portuguese
Por cartão?
poor kar-TAÕ
[poor kar-TAÕ]
💬 Usage Tip: [Por cartão] means "by card" or "with card" here. You can swap the payment method after [por]: [por dinheiro?], [por MB Way?].
Phrase Breakdown
Por
[poor]
by
A preposition meaning 'by' or 'via,' used here for payment method.
Perguntei: "Por cartão?" porque queria pagar por transferência ou por cartão.
I asked: "By card?" because I wanted to pay by transfer or by card.
cartão
[kar-TAÕ]
card
Means a bank card or payment card in this context.
Se o táxi aceita cartão, fica mais fácil pagar; por isso perguntei "Por cartão?"
If the taxi accepts card, it is easier to pay; that is why I asked "By card?"
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