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Ask if you can pay by card: what to say in Portuguese

You have no cash, and you ask the taxi driver whether you can pay by card.

Táxi / Uber5 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Not all taxis take cards - it's better to ask before the journey starts.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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YOU START
Posso pagar com cartão?
POH-soo puh-GAHR kohn kuhr-TOW?
Can I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Só dinheiro, desculpe. Há um Multibanco ali.
Soh dih-NYAY-roo, dish-KOOLP. Uh oon mool-tee-BAHN-koo uh-LEE.
Cash only, sorry. There's a Multibanco over there.
They might also say:
Não aceito cartão. Há um Multibanco ali.
Now uh-SAY-too kuhr-TOW. Uh oon mool-tee-BAHN-koo uh-LEE.
I don't take cards. There's a cash machine over there.
in the app
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YOU REPLY
Pode parar ali um momento?
Pod puh-RAHR uh-LEE oon moo-MAYN-too?
Can you stop there for a moment?
THEY SAY
Claro, sem problema.
KLAH-roo, sayn proo-BLEH-muh.
Of course, no problem.
in the app
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!

The course is in the app

This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.

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Words worth knowing

Posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
pagar
puh-GAHR
verb
to pay
cartão
kuhr-TOW
noun
card
Só
Soh
adverb
only, just
dinheiro
dih-NYAY-roo
noun
money
desculpe
dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me

12 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?

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