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How to Say ‘Any cash’ in French

D'argent liquide

dar zhawn lee-keed

[dar zhawn lee-keed]

💬 Usage Tip: [Argent liquide] is the standard French way to say cash, even though [liquide] literally means [liquid]. In this negative sentence, [de] becomes [d'] before the vowel: [d'argent liquide].

Phrase Breakdown

D'argent

dar zhawn

Words in this phrase

D'

[dar]

Cash money

Physical currency like notes and coins.

Example

Seuls des paiements en argent liquide sont acceptés.

Only cash payments are accepted.

argent

[zhawn]

Cash money

Physical currency like notes and coins.

Example

Besoin d'argent liquide pour la course.

Need cash money for the ride.

liquide

[lee-keed]

Cash money

Physical currency like notes and coins.

Example

Je préfère toujours d'argent liquide à payer par carte.

I always prefer cash money to pay by card.

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