카드로 계산할 수 있어요?

When to use

Use this when you are ready to pay the bill and want to know if you can use your credit card.

Speech Level

The -어요 ending makes this a polite question, suitable for inquiring about payment methods.

How it works

This phrase asks 'Can I pay with a card?'

• 카드 (kadeu): Card. Loanword from English.
• -로 (-ro): Particle indicating means or method ('by', 'with').
• 계산하다 (gyesanhada): To pay or calculate. Sino-Korean (計算하다).
• -ㄹ 수 있다 (-l su itda): Can do. Expresses ability.
• -어요 (-eoyo): Polite informal sentence ending, applied to the entire 'can do' construction.

Omitted Subject/Object

The subject 'I' (제가) is omitted. The object 'the bill' (계산서를) is also omitted, as the verb 'pay' implies settling the bill.

Notes

Asks if credit card payment is accepted.