Getting gas at a station in English
What to say when filling up your car and asking how to pay.
Full script
Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
Ask for a full tank.
fill up = make it full; set amount: Thirty dollars on pump three.
Ask for regular gas.
regular / premium / diesel
Ask if you need to pay first.
In many places, you pay before pumping.
Ask where the gas tank is.
Tip: check the small arrow by the gas icon
Quick answers
Gas station: what to say in English
Say “Fill it up, please.” — ask for a full tank. fill up = make it full; set amount: Thirty dollars on pump three.
Gas station: what to say in English
Say “Regular, please.” — ask for regular gas. regular / premium / diesel.
Gas station: what to say in English
Say “Do I pay first?” — ask if you need to pay first. In many places, you pay before pumping.
Useful tip: what to say in English
Say “Which side is the gas tank on?” — ask where the gas tank is. Tip: check the small arrow by the gas icon.