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How to Say ‘Can I pay by card?’ in Portuguese

Posso pagar com cartão?

poh-soo pah-GAR kohng kar-TOWN

[poh-soo pah-GAR kohng kar-TOWN]

Phrase Breakdown

Posso pagar

poh-soo pah-GAR

Can I pay

'Posso' means 'I can' and is stressed 'PO-su'. 'Pagar' is stressed 'pa-GAR'.

Example

Posso pagar agora?

Can I pay now?

Words in this phrase

Posso

[poh-soo]

can

To be able to do something.

Example

Posso te ajudar.

I can help you.

pagar

[pah-GAR]

to pay

Infinitive verb meaning to pay for something.

Example

Quero pagar agora.

I want to pay now.

com cartão?

kohng kar-TOWN

by card?

'Com' is nasal. 'Cartão' ends in the nasal 'ão': 'kar-TÃO'. Raise your voice at the end because it is a question.

Example

Pago com cartão.

I'll pay by card.

Words in this phrase

com

[kohng]

by / with

Preposition; with payment methods it means 'by'.

Example

Pago com dinheiro.

I pay with cash.

cartão

[kar-TOWN]

card

Bank or credit card.

Example

Pago com cartão de crédito.

I pay by credit card.

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