Dispute with taxi driver (Advanced): Payment methods

💬 llevar "to carry" is the normal way to say what you have on you: ¿Llevas tarjeta? "Have you got a card on you?".

💬 For signs and written notices, Spanish uses pone "puts" for "it says": ¿Qué pone aquí? "What does it say here?".

🇪🇸 Taxis in big Spanish cities like Madrid and Barcelona must accept cards, and a window sticker often says so. Pointing to it is a fair, calm way to make your case.

💬 quedarse sin means "to run out of" or "end up without": me he quedado sin batería "my battery's died".

💬 déjeme is the polite form for someone you call usted. With a friend it becomes déjame.

💬 After ¿le importaría que…? the next verb changes shape: you say sacara, not saco. Same with other verbs: ¿Le importaría que abriera la ventana? "Would you mind if I opened the window?".

💬 seguir sin plus a verb means "still not" doing something: sigue sin funcionar "it still doesn't work".

🇪🇸 A driver stopping the meter while you fetch cash is a goodwill gesture, not something you can demand. Thank them for it.

💬 se lo is the polite form for someone you call usted. With a friend you'd say te lo agradezco.

💬 Spanish often uses the plain present for something about to happen: vuelvo "I'm coming back", te llamo luego "I'll call you later".

💬 In Spain, change is la vuelta. In much of Latin America it's el vuelto or el cambio.

🇪🇸 Tipping taxis isn't expected in Spain. Rounding up a little is a nice touch, especially after the driver has been patient.

💬 molestias means "inconvenience" or "bother", nothing like English "molest". ¿Le molesta? simply means "Does it bother you?".

💬 Starting with que turns a sentence into a wish, and the verb changes shape to tenga. Same pattern: que le vaya bien "all the best".

🇪🇸 The go-to reply when someone apologises or fixes a mistake. It closes the matter in a friendly way.

💬 Igualmente also means "you too" when someone wishes you well. Reply to ¡Buen día! "Have a good day!" with Igualmente.