Italian grammar
Paying: carta, contanti, resto
Ask how to pay and understand change.
From the scene Accetti la carta? (Do you take cards?)
In short
Ask accetti la carta? If not, pay in contanti and get il resto.
- card la carta
- cash i contanti
- change il resto
- do you take cards? accetti la carta?
- I pay in cash pago in contanti
Your turn
Which one goes with cash?
Options: la carta · il resto · i contanti
Show answer
cash → i contanti
How it works
Market stalls often take only cash. Ask accetti la carta? (do you take cards?).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
No, non accetto la carta. Solo (blank).
Options: resto · contanti
Show answer
No, non accetto la carta. Solo contanti.
No, I don't take cards. Cash only.
Good to know
If not, you pay in contanti (in cash — usually plural) and get il resto (the change).
card la carta
Nuria
Accetti la carta?
Do you take cards?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Accetti (blank)?
Options: il resto · la carta · i contanti
Show answer
Nuria
Accetti la carta?
Do you take cards?
cash i contanti
Your turn
What goes with i contanti?
Options: change · cash · card
Show answer
i contanti → cash
change il resto
Tomás
Mmm... non ho il resto.
Mmm... I don't have change.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Mmm... non ho (blank).
Options: il resto · la carta · i contanti
Show answer
Tomás
Mmm... non ho il resto.
Mmm... I don't have change.
do you take cards? accetti la carta?
Nuria
Accetti la carta?
Do you take cards?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)?
Options: Il resto · Accetti la carta · I contanti
Show answer
Nuria
Accetti la carta?
Do you take cards?
I pay in cash pago in contanti
Nuria
Va bene, pago in contanti.
Okay, I'll pay in cash.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Va bene, (blank).
Options: pago in contanti · la carta · i contanti
Show answer
Nuria
Va bene, pago in contanti.
Okay, I'll pay in cash.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| card | la carta |
|---|---|
| cash | i contanti |
| change | il resto |
| do you take cards? | accetti la carta? |
| I pay in cash | pago in contanti |
More lines from the story
- TomásNo, non accetto la carta. Solo contanti.No, I don't take cards. Cash only.
- TomásSono quindici euro.That's fifteen euros.
- TomásVenti euro. Il resto... sono cinque euro.Twenty euros. Your change... is five euros.