gotówkę

In a sentence

• Mam gotówkę w portfelu.

  I have cash in my wallet.

  Here, 'gotówkę' denotes available monetary funds in physical form, used to indicate having cash on hand.

• Czy możesz zapłacić gotówką za tę książkę?

  Can you pay for this book with cash?

  In this sentence, 'gotówką' specifies the payment method, implying using physical currency instead of a card or other means.

• Nie lubię nosić gotówki przy sobie.

  I don’t like carrying cash with me.

  Here, 'gotówki' is used generically to refer to the act of having physical money on one's person.