How to Say ‘May I pay by card?’ in Traditional Chinese
可以刷卡嗎？
kě yǐ shuā kǎ ma
[kuh yee shwah kah ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [刷卡] literally means "swipe card," but in real use it means paying by card in general, even if the card is tapped instead of swiped. That same pattern shows up in [刷悠遊卡] for using an EasyCard.
Phrase Breakdown
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh yee]
can; may
Used here to ask whether card payment is allowed.
不好意思，可以刷卡嗎？
Excuse me, can I pay by card?
刷卡
shuā kǎ
[shwah kah]
pay by card
A common phrase for using a credit or debit card to make payment.
這趟車可以刷卡，不用找零。
This ride can be paid by card, so no change is needed.
嗎？
ma
question particle (for yes-no questions)
Placed at the end of a sentence to turn it into a question.
你要去嗎？
Are you going?
Words in this phrase
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Makes the sentence a yes-no question.
現在刷卡嗎，還是付現？
Are you paying by card now, or cash?
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