How to Say ‘Can I pay by card?’ in Portuguese
Posso pagar com cartão?
POH-soo pah-GAR kong kar-TOWNG
[POH-soo pah-GAR kong kar-TOWNG]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Worth asking in smaller shops, cafés, and kiosks, where card minimums or temporary card issues still happen. [cartão] usually means bank card, not a specific type of card.
Phrase Breakdown
Posso
[POH-soo]
can I
From the verb 'poder'; used to ask permission or possibility.
Posso pagar com cartão?
Can I pay by card?
pagar
[pah-GAR]
pay
The verb used for paying money.
Posso pagar com cartão?
Can I pay by card?
com
[kong]
with
A preposition meaning 'with' or 'by'.
Posso pagar com cartão?
Can I pay by card?
cartão
[kar-TOWNG]
card
Usually refers to a bank card or credit/debit card.
Posso pagar com cartão?
Can I pay by card?
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