How to Say ‘I could pay by card.’ in Portuguese
Podia pagar com cartão.
poh-DEE-ah pah-GAR kong kar-TAÕ
[poh-DEE-ah pah-GAR kong kar-TAÕ]
Phrase Breakdown
Podia pagar
poh-DEE-ah pah-GAR
Could pay
Used to express a possible or polite past/conditional ability to pay.
Podia pagar agora, se quiser.
I could pay now, if you want.
Words in this phrase
Podia
[poh-DEE-ah]
could
Shows permission or possibility, often in reported speech.
O motorista garantiu que eu podia pagar com cartão.
The driver guaranteed that I could pay by card.
pagar
[pah-GAR]
pay
To settle the fare or amount owed.
Fiquei descansado porque podia pagar com cartão.
I felt relieved because I could pay by card.
Com cartão.
kong kar-TAÕ
With card.
Indicates the payment method is by card.
Prefiro pagar com cartão.
I prefer to pay with card.
Words in this phrase
com
[kong]
with
Introduces the method or instrument used for payment.
Ele disse que podia pagar com cartão.
He said that I could pay with card.
cartão
[kar-TAÕ]
card
A bank card used instead of cash.
Como não tinha moedas, perguntei se podia pagar com cartão.
Since I had no coins, I asked if I could pay by card.
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