How to Say ‘Hold your card up here whenever you're ready.’ in Spain Spanish
Acerque la tarjeta aquí cuando quiera.
ah-SEHR-keh lah tahr-HEH-tah ah-KEE KWAHN-doh KYEH-rah
[ah-SEHR-keh lah tahr-HEH-tah ah-KEE KWAHN-doh KYEH-rah]
Phrase Breakdown
Acerque la tarjeta aquí
ah-SEHR-keh lah tahr-HEH-tah ah-KEE
Hold the card here
A formal instruction, typical at a card reader. Say a-THER-ke, then link 'la tarjeta' smoothly.
Acerque la tarjeta aquí, por favor.
Hold the card here, please.
Words in this phrase
Acerque
[ah-SEHR-keh]
bring closer / hold near
Formal command of 'acercar', to move something nearer.
Acerque el móvil al lector.
Hold the phone near the reader.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«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.
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.
'Aquí' hay muchas oportunidades para hacer contactos.
Here there are many opportunities to make contacts.
cuando quiera.
KWAHN-doh KYEH-rah
whenever you like
A polite phrase using the subjunctive 'quiera'. Say KWAN-do KYE-ra.
Empiece cuando quiera.
Start whenever you like.
Words in this phrase
cuando
[KWAHN-doh]
when
Introduces the condition or moment something happens.
Cuando sonríes así, es difícil no acercarse.
When you smile like that, it's hard not to come over.
quiera
[KYEH-rah]
you want / you like
Formal subjunctive of 'querer'; 'cuando quiera' = whenever you're ready.
Puede empezar cuando quiera.
You can start whenever you like.
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