クレジットカードは使えますか？
kurejitto kādo wa tsukaemasu ka?
The English phrase "can I use credit card?" is translated into Japanese as クレジットカードは使えますか？ (kurejitto kādo wa tsukaemasu ka?)
This phrase is a question used to ask if a business accepts credit cards as a form of payment.
What does it mean word for word?
クレジットカード is a loanword from English, written in katakana as kurejitto kādo, meaning "credit card".
Which one should you use?
While the default クレジットカードは使えますか？ is a standard way to ask, you can shorten it to カードは使えますか？ (Can I use a card?) to be more concise.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form クレジットカードは使えますか？ is polite because it ends in the -masu ka form, making it appropriate for use with staff in shops and restaurants. For more formal situations, you can use クレジットカードを使うことはできますか？ (May I use a credit card?) or クレジットカードを使用してもいいですか？ (Is it acceptable to use a credit card?). In informal settings, you can use クレジットカード使ってもいい？ (Can I use a credit card?) or クレジットカードで払ってもいい？ (Can I pay with a credit card?).
How do you pronounce it?
kurejitto kādo wa tsukaemasu ka?
Did you know?
- When paying by card in Japan, it is customary to present your card using both hands or place it on a small tray provided by the clerk rather than handing it over with one hand.
- In many Japanese stores, you might see a sticker with the character 可 (ka) placed near a credit card logo, which is a shorthand way of saying 'permitted' or 'possible'.
- In extremely formal settings, such as high-end hotels, you may hear the term 決済 (kessai) used, which refers to the formal 'settlement' or 'payment' of a transaction.
Examples in context
- すみません、クレジットカードは使えますか？Excuse me, can I use a credit card?
- クレジットカードは使えませんか？他の支払い方法はありますか？Can't I use a credit card? Do you have any other payment methods?
- クレジットカードは使えますか？Kurejitto kādo wa tsukaemasu ka?Can I use a credit card?
- ここではクレジットカードは使えますか？Koko de wa kurejitto kādo wa tsukaemasu ka?Can I use a credit card here?
Example conversation
Ren is at a cafe and wants to pay for his coffee.
- 蓮 Renすみません、クレジットカードは使えますか？Sumimasen, kurejitto kādo wa tsukaemasu ka?Excuse me, can I use a credit card?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、使えますよ。Hai, tsukaemasu yo.Yes, you can use one.
- 蓮 Renありがとうございます。Arigatō gozaimasu.Thank you very much.
- 美咲 Misakiこちらこそ、ご利用ありがとうございます。Kochira koso, go-riyō arigatō gozaimasu.You're welcome, thank you for using our service.
