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How to Say ‘Hold the card here’ in Spain Spanish

Acerque la tarjeta aquí

ah-SEHR-keh lah tahr-HEH-tah ah-KEE

[ah-SEHR-keh lah tahr-HEH-tah ah-KEE]

💬 Usage Tip: acercar means "to bring closer". It's the natural verb for tapping a contactless card: acerque is the polite command form.

Phrase Breakdown

Acerque

[ah-SEHR-keh]

bring closer / hold near

Formal command of 'acercar', to move something nearer.

Example

Acerque el móvil al lector.

Hold the phone near the reader.

la tarjeta aquí

lah tahr-HEH-tah ah-KEE

the card here

Keep the article with its noun. Say 'tarjeta' with a throaty 'j' and stress the end of 'a-QUÍ'.

Example

Deja la tarjeta aquí.

Leave the card here.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.

The people in that company seem kind.

tarjeta

[tahr-HEH-tah]

Card

A physical or digital medium for making payments.

Example

Voy a pagar con tarjeta de crédito.

I am going to pay with a credit card.

aquí

[ah-KEE]

here

Adverb meaning 'here,' referring to this place or event.

Example

'Aquí' hay muchas oportunidades para hacer contactos.

Here there are many opportunities to make contacts.

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