German · Taxi / Mitfahrt
You get into a taxi and ask whether you can pay by card: what to say in German
You get into a taxi and ask whether you can pay by card.
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How it's done. In German taxis you can usually pay by card, but it is better to ask before the ride; you tip (Trinkgeld) by rounding the amount up.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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1
YOU START
Entschuldigung, kann ich mit Karte zahlen?
Aynt-SHOOL-dee-goong, kahn eekh meet KAHR-teh TSAH-layn?
Excuse me, can I pay by card?
Or say:Kann ich mit Karte bezahlen?
Kahn eekh meet KAHR-teh beh-TSAH-layn?
THEY SAY
Ja, Kartenzahlung ist möglich.Yah, KAHR-tayn-tsuh-loong eest MYOH-gleekh.
Yes, card payment is possible.
They might also say:
Klar, mit Karte geht das auch.
Klahr, meet KAHR-teh get dahs owkh.
Sure, you can pay by card too.
2
YOU REPLY
Gut, dann zahle ich am Ende mit Karte.
Goot, dahn TSAH-leh eekh ahm AYN-deh meet KAHR-teh.
Good, then I'll pay by card at the end.
THEY SAY
Alles klar. Wohin darf es gehen?AH-les klahr. Voh-KHEEN dahrf es GEH-ayn?
All right. Where to?
3
YOU FINISH
Zum Hauptbahnhof, bitte.
Tsoom KHOWPT-bahn-khof, BEE-teh.
To the main station, please.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
kann
kahn
verb
can
Karte
KAHR-teh
noun
card
zahlen
TSAH-layn
verb
to pay
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
Kartenzahlung
KAHR-tayn-tsuh-loong
noun
card payment
ist
eest
verb
is
18 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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