カードは使えますか。
Kādo wa tsukaemasu ka.
Can I pay by card?
- Word for word
- “As for card, can it be used?”
- Politeness: Polite
- です/ます style. The safe default with strangers, shop staff and colleagues.
- When you would say it
- At a small shop or restaurant when you are not sure.
- Worth knowing
- Cash is still common at small places.