How to Say ‘Can I pay by card?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
PWEH-doh pah-GAR kohn tar-HEH-tah
[PWEH-doh pah-GAR kohn tar-HEH-tah]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Puedo pagar
PWEH-doh pah-GAR
Can I pay
'Puedo' means 'I can' and 'pagar' means 'to pay': PWEH-doh pah-GAR.
¿Puedo pagar aquí?
Can I pay here?
Words in this phrase
Puedo
[PWEH-doh]
I can / May I
From "poder"; used to ask permission politely (like “May I...?”), useful before sensitive topics like faith.
¿Puedo contarte algo sobre Jesús?
May I tell you something about Jesus?
pagar
[pah-GAR]
to pay
Regular -ar verb in the infinitive meaning to pay.
Voy a pagar en efectivo.
I'm going to pay in cash.
con tarjeta?
kohn tar-HEH-tah
by card?
'Tarjeta' means card. The 'j' is a strong throaty 'h': kohn tar-HEH-tah.
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
[tar-HEH-tah]
card
Feminine noun; here a bank or credit card.
No tengo tarjeta de crédito.
I don't have a credit card.
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