אם אין לך עודף, אפשר לשלם בכרטיס גם בקניון הזה.

אם means if. It introduces a condition:

• אם אין לך עודף = If you don’t have change

So the sentence has this structure:

• condition: אם אין לך עודף
• result: אפשר לשלם בכרטיס גם בקניון הזה

This is very similar to English If ..., then ..., except Hebrew often leaves out an explicit word for then.

In Hebrew, possession is often expressed with יש and אין:

• יש לי = I have
• אין לי = I don’t have

Literally, this is closer to there is / there isn’t to me, but in natural English it means I have / I don’t have.

So:

• אין לך עודף = you don’t have change

Here:

• אין = there isn’t / there is no
• לך = to you

Together: there is no change to you → you don’t have change

לך means to you.

It is made of:

• ל־ = to
• ךָ / ךְ = you

In this sentence, לך goes with אין:

• אין לך = you don’t have

This is a very common Hebrew pattern. A few examples:

• יש לי זמן = I have time
• אין לנו כסף = We don’t have money
• יש להם שאלה = They have a question

So even though לך literally means to you, the full phrase means you have / you don’t have.

עודף can mean extra, surplus, or change, depending on context.

In this sentence, it means change in the money sense, especially small cash or coins. So:

• אין לך עודף = you don’t have change

This is a common real-life use, for example when talking about paying in cash and not having the right amount.

אפשר is an impersonal way to say it is possible, you can, or one can.

So:

• אפשר לשלם = it’s possible to pay / you can pay

Hebrew often uses אפשר + infinitive when speaking generally, without naming a specific person.

Compare:

• אפשר לשלם בכרטיס = You can pay by card / It’s possible to pay by card
• אתה יכול לשלם בכרטיס = You can pay by card (speaking directly to a man)
• את יכולה לשלם בכרטיס = You can pay by card (speaking directly to a woman)

So אפשר sounds more general and neutral.

Because לשלם is the infinitive, meaning to pay.

A very common Hebrew pattern is:

• אפשר + infinitive

So:

• אפשר לשלם = it is possible to pay

Other examples:

• אפשר להיכנס = It’s possible to enter / You may go in
• אפשר לשבת כאן = You can sit here
• אפשר לקנות אונליין = You can buy online

The ל־ at the start of לשלם is the normal infinitive marker, like English to in to pay.

בכרטיס means by card or with a card.

It is made of:

• ב־ = in / at / with / by
• כרטיס = card

In payment contexts, בכרטיס usually means using a card.

So:

• לשלם בכרטיס = to pay by card

Depending on context, כרטיס could mean different kinds of cards, but here it clearly means a payment card. It does not strictly specify credit or debit unless Hebrew says that more explicitly, such as:

• כרטיס אשראי = credit card

Good question. The prefix ב־ has a wider range than English in.

It can mean things like:

• in
• at
• with
• by means of

So in a payment sentence:

• בכרטיס = with/by card

And in a location sentence:

• בקניון = in/at the mall

This is normal in Hebrew. The exact English translation depends on context.

גם means also, too, or sometimes even, depending on context.

Here it means something like also / too:

• גם בקניון הזה = in this mall too / at this mall as well

So the sentence suggests that paying by card is possible here as well, maybe in addition to other places already mentioned.

Position matters a little. Here גם comes right before בקניון הזה, so it naturally connects to that phrase:

• also in this mall

Usually it means also in this mall or in this mall too.

Sometimes גם can sound like even, but that depends on tone and context. By itself, the most straightforward reading is:

• You can pay by card in this mall too

So the idea is probably: not only somewhere else, but here as well.

Because Hebrew often attaches short prepositions directly to the following word.

Here:

• ב־ = in / at
• הקניון = the mall

When ב־ combines with ה־ (the), they contract:

• ב + ה + קניון → בקניון

So:

• בקניון הזה = in this mall / at this mall

This is very common. The same thing happens with other prepositions too:

• ל + ה → לַ / ל
• כ + ה → כַ / כ

For learners, the key point is: בקניון already includes the.

Yes, and הזה follows the same basic pattern: it comes after the noun.

So:

• קניון הזה would not be correct by itself
• הקניון הזה = this mall

With the preposition attached:

• בקניון הזה = in this mall

In Hebrew, demonstratives like הזה (this, masculine singular) usually come after the noun:

• הספר הזה = this book
• הבית הזה = this house
• הקניון הזה = this mall

Also notice that the noun is definite:

• הקניון הזה, not just קניון הזה

Yes. קניון is masculine singular, so it takes:

• הזה = this (masculine singular)

If the noun were feminine singular, you would use:

• הזאת or זו

For example:

• החנות הזאת = this store

So:

• הקניון הזה = this mall

It can correspond to either in this mall or at this mall in English, depending on what sounds natural.

Hebrew ב־ often covers both ideas. In English:

• in this mall may sound more literal
• at this mall may sound more natural in some situations, especially when talking about services or payment options

So the Hebrew phrase itself is normal and flexible.

Yes, this word order is natural.

The sentence is:

• אם אין לך עודף, אפשר לשלם בכרטיס גם בקניון הזה.

This naturally reads as:

• If you don’t have change, you can pay by card in this mall too.

Putting גם before בקניון הזה makes the also/too apply to the location:

• also in this mall

If you moved גם, the emphasis could shift. For example:

• אפשר גם לשלם בכרטיס בקניון הזה
  = You can also pay by card in this mall

That version sounds slightly more like paying by card is another option, while the original sounds more like this place too allows card payment.

You may hear different phrasing in everyday speech, but לשלם בכרטיס is the standard, natural expression for pay by card.

Hebrew often uses ב־ for means or method:

• לנסוע באוטובוס = travel by bus
• לכתוב בעט = write with a pen
• לשלם בכרטיס = pay by card

So בכרטיס is the most idiomatic choice here.

The sentence follows a very common structure:

• אם + clause, main clause

Here:

1. אם אין לך עודף
   = If you don’t have change

2. אפשר לשלם בכרטיס גם בקניון הזה
   = it’s possible to pay by card in this mall too

So the full pattern is:

• If X, (then) Y

Very common in Hebrew conversation and writing.