Spanish Phrase
Sí, puedes pagar con el móvil.
Meaning
A short, confident answer confirming that the listener is able to make a payment using a mobile phone or a mobile‑payment app. It carries a friendly tone and can be used in both formal and informal settings.
When to use
Use this sentence when a shop assistant, a friend, or a service provider asks if you can pay with a phone (e.g., “¿Puedes pagar con el móvil?”). It works in physical stores, restaurants, taxis, or online checkout screens where mobile payment options are offered.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Sípuedespagarconelmóvil
Sí (affirmation)
Used to answer positively to a yes/no question; it is an adverb, not a verb.
poder (puedes)
Present indicative of poder; agrees with the informal second‑person singular subject (tú).
Infinitive verb (pagar)
After poder, the verb that expresses the action stays in infinitive form.
Preposition con
Introduces the means or instrument used to perform the action.
el móvil
Noun phrase meaning ‘the mobile phone’; masculine singular with the definite article.
🗨In Conversation
¿Puedes pagar con el móvil?
Can you pay with your mobile?
Sí, puedes pagar con el móvil.
Yes, you can pay with the mobile.
✕Common Mistakes
Sí, puedo pagar con el móvil.
‘Puedo’ is first‑person singular; the sentence addresses the listener, so you need ‘puedes’ (second‑person).
Sí, puedes pagar con el teléfono.
Both are correct, but swapping ‘el móvil’ for ‘el teléfono’ changes the register; in Spain ‘el móvil’ sounds more natural for mobile‑payment contexts.
Sí, puedes pagar con móvil.
The article ‘el’ is required before ‘móvil’ when it is a specific device.
↔Alternatives
Claro, puedes usar tu teléfono para pagar.
Sure, you can use your phone to pay.
Por supuesto, puedes pagar con tu móvil.
Of course, you can pay with your mobile.
Sí, puedes pagar con tu teléfono.
Yes, you can pay with your phone.
Cultural Tip
Mobile payments (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Bizum, etc.) are very common in urban Spain and many Latin American cities, especially among younger people. In more rural areas or among older generations, cash is still king, so it’s polite to ask first if the merchant accepts mobile payments. Also, remember that “el móvil” is the most common term in Spain, while many Latin Americans say “el celular”.