Tutaj da się zapłacić kartą, ale gotówką też się da.

Da się is a very common Polish expression meaning it is possible, it can be done, or one can.

In this sentence:

• da się zapłacić kartą = it is possible to pay by card
• gotówką też się da = it is also possible with cash

Literally, dać usually means to give, but in the expression da się + infinitive, it no longer means give in the normal sense. The whole pattern means to be doable / to be possible.

A very close English equivalent is:

• You can pay by card here, but cash is possible too or more naturally:
• You can pay by card here, but cash is fine too

In this sentence, się is not really reflexive in the sense of wash oneself or introduce oneself.

Here, się is part of an impersonal construction:

• da się + infinitive

This pattern means that something is possible in a general way, without naming a specific subject.

So:

• Da się zapłacić kartą = It is possible to pay by card
• not Someone gives themselves to pay by card or anything like that

This is one of the many cases where się does not translate directly into English.

Because the sentence contains the same construction twice.

Full version:

• Tutaj da się zapłacić kartą, ale gotówką też da się zapłacić.

In the actual sentence, the second zapłacić is omitted because it is obvious from context:

• Tutaj da się zapłacić kartą, ale gotówką też się da.

So the second part is basically an ellipsis of:

• gotówką też da się zapłacić

That is why się appears again: it belongs to the same da się structure.

Zapłacić is the perfective verb, while płacić is imperfective.

Here, Polish uses zapłacić because the sentence is about a complete payment as a single action:

• da się zapłacić kartą = it is possible to pay / complete payment by card

That sounds more natural than da się płacić kartą in this context.

Compare:

• zapłacić = to pay, to make the payment, to settle the bill
• płacić = to be paying / to pay in general / to pay repeatedly

So if you are talking about the act of paying at a shop, restaurant, etc., zapłacić is usually the better choice.

Because they are in the instrumental case.

The basic forms are:

• karta → kartą
• gotówka → gotówką

In Polish, the instrumental is often used to express means or method, including how you pay.

So:

• zapłacić kartą = pay by card
• zapłacić gotówką = pay in cash

English often uses prepositions like by or with, but Polish frequently uses the instrumental without a preposition in expressions like this.

Because Polish commonly expresses the method or means of an action with the instrumental case alone.

So Polish says:

• zapłacić kartą
• zapłacić gotówką

rather than something structurally closer to with a card.

This is normal and idiomatic. You do not need a preposition here.

Tutaj means here.

It tells us that the statement applies in this place:

• Tutaj da się zapłacić kartą = Here, it is possible to pay by card

It is placed at the beginning because that is the information being highlighted first: in this place.

You could move it around, for example:

• Da się tutaj zapłacić kartą

That is also grammatical, but the emphasis is slightly different.

Because Polish often omits repeated words when the meaning is already clear.

So instead of saying:

• ale gotówką też da się zapłacić

the speaker says:

• ale gotówką też się da

This is very natural. English does something similar:

• You can pay by card, but cash works too instead of
• You can pay by card, but you can also pay with cash

The omitted verb is understood from the first clause.

Polish word order is flexible, and different orders change the emphasis.

In:

• ale gotówką też się da

the focus is naturally on gotówką first, as if saying:

• but as for cash, that is possible too

This sounds natural in conversation.

A fuller version:

• ale też da się zapłacić gotówką is also possible, but it is less compact and slightly less conversational here.

So the chosen order is natural because:

1. gotówką contrasts with kartą
2. też means also / too
3. się da finishes the repeated possibility idea

Też means also, too, or as well.

So:

• gotówką też się da = cash is possible too

It adds the idea that card is not the only option.

The contrast is:

• kartą = by card
• ale gotówką też = but cash too

Yes, the meaning is very close.

Compare:

• Tutaj można zapłacić kartą.
• Tutaj da się zapłacić kartą.

Both can mean:

• You can pay by card here

But there is a slight nuance:

• można = more neutral, straightforward it is allowed/possible
• da się = more like it can be done / it is doable

In many everyday situations, they are interchangeable.

For example:

• Tutaj można zapłacić kartą, ale gotówką też można.
• Tutaj da się zapłacić kartą, ale gotówką też się da.

Both are natural, but da się sounds a bit more colloquial and idiomatic.

No specific subject is stated, and none is needed.

This is an impersonal sentence. Polish often uses impersonal structures where English uses:

• you can...
• one can...
• it is possible to...

So:

• da się zapłacić kartą

does not mean:

• I can pay by card
• you can pay by card
• they can pay by card

It means something more general:

• paying by card is possible

Yes, you could, and it would be understandable and natural in many contexts.

However, it is slightly different in feel:

• można płacić kartą can sound more general: it is possible/allowed to pay by card
• da się zapłacić kartą sounds a bit more like you can successfully make the payment by card

Both are good Polish. The original sentence is especially natural when talking about practical payment options at a place.

Not necessarily. Ale usually means but, but in many everyday sentences it introduces a mild contrast rather than a dramatic opposition.

Here the contrast is simply:

• card is possible,
• and cash is also possible.

So ale could be understood as:

• but
• or even something close to and depending on tone and context

Still, but is the normal direct translation.

Yes, that is basically the idea.

The sentence is about payment options. It does not literally say accepted, but that is often the practical meaning.

So depending on context, a natural English interpretation could be:

• You can pay by card here, but cash is also accepted
• This place takes cards, but cash is fine too

Polish often expresses this through what is possible rather than explicitly saying they accept.

Yes.

If the place is already obvious, you could simply say:

• Da się zapłacić kartą, ale gotówką też się da.

That means:

• It is possible to pay by card, but cash is possible too.

Adding Tutaj makes the location explicit:

• Here, you can pay by card...

It is neutral to conversational and very natural in everyday speech.

It is not slang, and it is not rude or overly casual. You could hear it from:

• a cashier
• a waiter
• a shop assistant
• a customer explaining the options

If you wanted something a bit more formal or business-like, you might hear:

• Można zapłacić kartą lub gotówką.
• Akceptujemy płatność kartą i gotówką.

But the original sentence is completely normal and idiomatic.

A very useful pattern is:

• da się + infinitive = it is possible to... / one can...

Examples:

• Da się to zrobić. = It can be done.
• Da się tam dojechać autobusem. = You can get there by bus.
• Da się zapłacić kartą. = You can pay by card.

Another useful pattern is the instrumental for means/method:

• kartą = by card
• gotówką = in cash
• autobusem = by bus

So this one sentence teaches two very common things:

1. da się + infinitive
2. instrumental for how / by what means something is done