How to Say ‘Do you accept card payment?’ in Portuguese
Aceita pagamento por cartão?
ah-SAY-tah pah-gah-MEN-too poor kar-TAÕ
[ah-SAY-tah pah-gah-MEN-too poor kar-TAÕ]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, card acceptance in taxis is common but not universal, so asking before or at the start of the ride is sensible. [Cartão] usually means bank card, not specifically credit card.
Phrase Breakdown
Aceita pagamento
ah-SAY-tah pah-gah-MEN-too
Do you accept payment
Used when asking if payment is accepted.
Aceita pagamento em dinheiro?
Do you accept cash payment?
Words in this phrase
Aceita
[ah-SAY-tah]
do you accept
A polite way to ask if someone accepts a certain form of payment.
Ao entrar no táxi, perguntei: "Aceita pagamento por cartão?"
When getting into the taxi, I asked: "Do you accept payment by card?"
pagamento
[pah-gah-MEN-too]
payment
Refers to the payment itself or the way the fare is paid.
O pagamento estava em dúvida, então disse: "Aceita pagamento por cartão?"
The payment was uncertain, so I said: "Do you accept payment by card?"
Por cartão?
poor kar-TAÕ
By card?
Asks whether card is the payment method.
Por cartão ou em dinheiro?
By card or in cash?
Words in this phrase
por
[poor]
by
Used to indicate the payment method: by card.
Queria pagar por cartão, então perguntei: "Aceita pagamento por cartão?"
I wanted to pay by card, so I asked: "Do you accept payment by card?"
cartão
[kar-TAÕ]
card
A debit or credit card used for payment.
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?"
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