9 phrases to learn4 key words8 useful expressions
Heading to France for money & payment? These French phrases for Paying by card / cash cover what you are likely to hear or need to say. Each line pairs French with a clear English meaning.
This is a preview of a lesson from the French for Travel course in Vocabilis.
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.
What you’ll learn
In this lesson you’ll learn how to:
- ask about payment
- we accept cards
- contactless is available
- enter your PIN, please
- the card terminal isn't working
- can I pay by card
Essential phrases
- Nous acceptons les cartes.We accept cards.
- Le sans contact est disponible.Contactless is available.
- Entrez votre code, s'il vous plaît.Enter your PIN, please.
- Le terminal ne marche pas.The card terminal isn't working.
- Je peux payer par carte ?Can I pay by card?
- Je peux payer en espèces ?Can I pay in cash?
- Vous acceptez le sans contact ?Do you accept contactless?
- Je voudrais payer maintenant.I'd like to pay now.
- La carte ne passe pas.The card isn't going through.
Useful words
- carte — Map
- code — Code
- espèces — Cash
- terminal — Terminal
Useful expressions
- je peux — Can I
- sans contact — In cash
- est disponible — Is available
- je voudrais — I would like …
- ne marche pas — Doesn't work
- payer en espèces — Pay in cash
- payer par carte — Pay by card
- s'il vous plaît — Please
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.