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How do you ask 'Can I pay by card?' in German?

Kann ich mit Karte zahlen? asks about paying by card.

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  1. Kann ich hier parken?
  2. Kann ich mit Karte zahlen? ✔
  3. Kann ich die Karte sehen?

Why: Zahlen means to pay and mit Karte means by card. Parken is to park and die Karte sehen is to see the menu.

Huh, didn't know that: Duden defines a Kreditkarte as a small card whose owner can make cashless payments.

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Answer: Kann ich mit Karte zahlen?. Zahlen means to pay and mit Karte means by card. Parken is to park and die Karte sehen is to see the menu.

  1. Wiktionary: zahlen en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zahlen
    Ich muss meine Steuern zahlen. I have to pay my taxes.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Duden: Kreditkarte www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Kreditkarte
    mit der der Inhaber der Karte gegen Vorlage bargeldlose Zahlungen tätigen kann
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  3. Wiktionary: bar en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bar
    in cash
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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