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Let's say, you're visiting San Francisco. You go to the supermarket, get a shopping cart, put a bottle of water, dental floss, some apples and vitamins in it.
When you're ready to pay, you go to the checkout. Then the person behind the counter, or the cashier, may ask you “How would you like to pay?" If you don't understand the question, just ask “Would you say that again, please?" Or more simply, “Excuse me?" or “Pardon?" Most likely, the cashier will rephrase the question and say, “Cash or credit?"
If you want to pay in cash, just say, “I'll pay in cash." If you want to use your credit card, say “I'll pay by credit card." You can also say, “Can I pay by VISA?" or “Do you take Mastercard?" The cashier will say “Sure," swipe your card and you're done. Thank you, have a nice day.
Now, would you like to practice together. You have two sentences today. Please repeat after me:
How would you like to pay?
I'll pay in cash.