Portuguese Phrase
Aceitamos todos os cartões.
Meaning
Literally, ‘We accept all cards.’ It is used to tell a customer that any credit, debit, or prepaid card will be accepted for payment.
When to use
Say this phrase at the checkout of a store, restaurant, hotel front desk, or any service point where a client might wonder which payment methods are accepted.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Aceitamostodososcartões
Verb conjugation (aceitar)
‘Aceitamos’ is the present indicative, first‑person plural of the regular -ar verb ‘aceitar’ (to accept).
Quantifier agreement
‘todos’ must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies – here masculine plural, so ‘todos os cartões’.
Definite article
In Portuguese the noun ‘cartões’ needs the definite article ‘os’ when you refer to all cards in general.
🗨In Conversation
Vocês aceitam cartões?
Do you accept cards?
Aceitamos todos os cartões.
We accept all cards.
✕Common Mistakes
Aceitamos todos os cartão.
‘Cartão’ must be plural to match ‘todos’.
Aceitamos todo os cartões.
‘Todo’ should be ‘todos’ to agree with the plural noun.
Aceitamos todos cartões.
The definite article ‘os’ is required before ‘cartões’ in this context.
↔Alternatives
Aceitamos qualquer cartão.
We accept any card.
Aceitamos todos os tipos de cartões.
We accept all types of cards.
Aceitamos cartões de crédito e débito.
We accept credit and debit cards.
Cultural Tip
In Brazil most urban businesses accept Visa, Mastercard, and Elo, but smaller rural shops may still prefer cash. Using the formal ‘Aceitamos…’ sounds professional; in a very casual setting you could simply say ‘Aceitamos cartão.’