How to Say ‘Can I pay you by card?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Le puedo pagar con tarjeta?
leh PWEH-doh pah-GAR kohn tahr-HEH-tah
[leh PWEH-doh pah-GAR kohn tahr-HEH-tah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Taxis in Madrid and Barcelona are required to accept cards. It's still polite to ask before the ride ends.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Le puedo pagar
leh PWEH-doh pah-GAR
Can I pay you
The polite start of the question. 'Le' is the formal 'you'. Stress 'PUE' and 'GAR'.
¿Le puedo pagar mañana?
Can I pay you tomorrow?
Words in this phrase
Le
[leh]
you / to you
Indirect object pronoun used formally for 'you' in polite speech.
Le esperamos a las ocho en punto.
We are expecting you at eight o'clock sharp.
puedo
[PWEH-doh]
can I
From poder; first person singular, used to ask permission or possibility.
¿Puedo invitar a una copa a alguien aquí?
Can I buy someone a drink here?
pagar
[pah-GAR]
to pay
Verb used when paying money for something.
Voy a pagar la cuenta ahora.
I’m going to pay the bill now.
con tarjeta?
kohn tahr-HEH-tah
by card?
'Con' means 'with'. Say tar-HE-ta: the Spanish 'j' is a throaty 'h'. Your voice rises at the end.
Pago con tarjeta.
I'll pay by card.
Words in this phrase
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition used to indicate company, connection, or interaction.
Hablé con una empleada sobre el ambiente laboral.
I spoke with an employee about the work environment.
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.
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