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

Acerque la tarjeta aquí.

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

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

💬 Usage Tip: Acerque is the polite way to tell someone to do something; acercar literally means "to bring closer". Among friends it would be acerca.

Phrase Breakdown

Acerque la tarjeta

ah-SEHR-keh lah tar-HEH-tah

Bring the card close

'Acerque' is the formal command 'bring closer'. Say 'a-THER-ke'. The 'qu' sounds like 'k'.

Example

Acerque la silla.

Bring the chair closer.

Words in this phrase

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.

[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

[tar-HEH-tah]

card

Usually means bank card or credit/debit card in payment contexts.

Example

¿Acepta tarjeta?

Do you accept card?

aquí.

ah-KEE

here.

Stress the last syllable: 'a-KEE'.

Example

Ven aquí.

Come here.

Words in this phrase

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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