How to Say ‘Can I pay in cash?’ in Portuguese
Posso pagar em dinheiro?
POH-soo puh-GAR eng dee-NYAY-roo
[POH-soo puh-GAR eng dee-NYAY-roo]
Phrase Breakdown
Posso
[POH-soo]
can I / may I
Used to ask permission or possibility politely.
Pergunto "Posso pagar em dinheiro?" antes de tirar as notas.
I ask "Can I pay in cash?" before taking out the notes.
pagar
[puh-GAR]
pay
Verb used for settling a bill or making payment.
Em "Posso pagar em dinheiro?", "pagar" refere-se ao pagamento.
In "Can I pay in cash?", "pagar" refers to payment.
em
[eng]
in
Preposition used here to indicate the method of payment.
Na frase "Posso pagar em dinheiro?", "em" liga ao meio de pagamento.
In the sentence "Can I pay in cash?", "em" links to the payment method.
dinheiro
[dee-NYAY-roo]
cash
Money in coins or banknotes, not card.
Se não aceitam cartão, pergunto "Posso pagar em dinheiro?"
If they do not accept card, I ask "Can I pay in cash?"
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