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We only accept credit cards.

  • Writer: Flight Attendant Phrases
    Flight Attendant Phrases
  • Oct 17, 2018
  • 1 min read

English: We don’t accept debit cards. We only accept credit cards.

French: On accepte pas les cartes de débit. On accepte que les cartes de crédit.


You may need to tell a passenger that the *only* method of payment you accept on board is credit card/cash/debit card/etc.


Notice that the difference between “don’t accept” and “only accept” in French is made by simply replacing “pas” with “que”.


On accepte pas le comptant=we don’t accept cash

On accepte que le comptant=we only accept cash

On accepte pas les cartes de crédit=we don’t accept credit cards

On accepte que les cartes de crédit=we only accept credit cards


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We don't accept cash.

  • Writer: Flight Attendant Phrases
    Flight Attendant Phrases
  • Oct 13, 2018
  • 1 min read

English: We don't accept cash.

French: On accepte pas le comptant.


On accepte le comptant.=We accept cash.

On accepte pas le comptant.=We don't accept cash.


Comptant (m)=cash


"Comptant" is related to the verb "compter", meaning "to count".

You should use ‘’comptant’’, but you'll often hear passengers use the anglicism ‘’cash’’.


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We accept credit cards and debit cards.

  • Writer: Flight Attendant Phrases
    Flight Attendant Phrases
  • Oct 11, 2018
  • 1 min read

English: We accept credit cards and debit cards.

French: On accepte les cartes de crédit et les cartes de débit.


When processing payments inflight, you may need to specify to the passenger what kind of payment you accept onboard.


‘’On accepte’’ means ‘’we accept’’ or ‘’one accepts.” More formally, you can use “nous” and say “nous acceptons.”


Carte (f) de crédit=credit card

Carte (f) de débit=debit card


In Europe, the difference between a credit card and a debit card is less distinct and you may hear European francophones say simply "carte bancaire" "bank card".


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