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How to Say ‘I'm paying by card.’ in Spain Spanish

Yo pago con tarjeta.

yo PAH-goh kohn tahr-HEH-tah

[yo PAH-goh kohn tahr-HEH-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Yo pago

yo PAH-goh

I'll pay

'Pago' is the present tense 'I pay', often used for the near future. Say YO PA-go.

Example

Hoy pago yo.

I'm paying today.

Words in this phrase

Yo

[yo]

I

Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself.

Example

Yo soy el que hablo.

I am the one speaking.

pago

[PAH-goh]

I pay

'Yo' form of 'pagar' (to pay).

Example

Hoy pago yo la cena.

Today I'm paying for dinner.

con tarjeta.

kohn tahr-HEH-tah

by card.

'Con tarjeta' means 'with a card'. The 'j' is a throaty sound: tar-JE-ta.

Example

¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?

Can I pay by card?

Words in this phrase

con

[kohn]

with

Preposition used to indicate company, connection, or interaction.

Example

Hablé con una empleada sobre el ambiente laboral.

I spoke with an employee about the work environment.

tarjeta

[tahr-HEH-tah]

card

Feminine noun; in shops it usually means a bank or credit card.

Example

Pago con tarjeta, por favor.

I'll pay by card, please.

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