Basic numbers: Paying the grocery bill
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Key Phrases
レジ袋はご利用ですか。
reji fukuro wa go riyou desu ka
Would you like a plastic bag?
合計で千二百三十円です。
goukei de sen nihyaku sanjuu en desu
That comes to 1,230 yen in total.
七百七十円のお返しです。
nanahyaku nanajuu en no o kaeshi desu
Here's your change of 770 yen.
Skills You'll Learn
Practicing how to say whether you need a plastic bag while shopping
買い物でレジ袋が必要かどうか伝える練習
kaimono de reji fukuro ga hitsuyou ka dou ka tsutaeru renshuu
Practicing how to understand the total price and state your payment method
合計金額を聞き取り、支払い方法を伝える練習
goukei kingaku o kikitori shiharai houhou o tsutaeru renshuu
Understanding the exchange involved when receiving change
お釣りを受け取る際のやり取りを理解する練習
o tsuri o uketoru sai no yaritori o rikai suru renshuu
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're at the checkout counter of a shop in Japan. You want to pay for your items and get a bag.
いらっしゃいませ。
irasshai mase
Welcome.
こんにちは。お願いします。
konnichiwa o negai shi masu
Hello. I'd like to pay, please.
レジ袋はご利用ですか。
reji fukuro wa go riyou desu ka
Would you like a plastic bag?
はい、一枚お願いします。
hai itsu mai o negai shi masu
Yes, one please.
合計で千二百三十円です。
goukei de sen nihyaku sanjuu en desu
That comes to 1,230 yen in total.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
いらっしゃいませ。
irasshai mase
Welcome.
🇯🇵 Staff call this out as you walk in or reach the register. It isn't a greeting you answer, so a small nod or nothing at all is completely normal.
See breakdown →レジ袋
reji fukuro
Plastic bag
💬 レジ (reji) is the register, so this is literally a "register bag". 袋 is said (bukuro) here, not (fukuro), because it follows another word.
See breakdown →ご利用ですか。
go riyou desu ka
Would you like to use one?
💬 The ご in front makes 利用 "use" sound polite. Staff add it when talking about something the customer does.
See breakdown →レジ袋はご利用ですか。
reji fukuro wa go riyou desu ka
Would you like a plastic bag?
🇯🇵 Plastic bags cost a few yen in Japan, so cashiers ask before giving one. If you brought your own bag, 大丈夫です "I'm fine" politely turns it down.
See breakdown →一枚
itsu mai
One (flat item)
💬 枚 (mai) is the counting word for flat things like bags, tickets, paper and shirts. Swap the number to get 二枚 (nimai) for two or 三枚 (sanmai) for three.
See breakdown →一枚お願いします。
itsu mai o negai shi masu
One, please.
はい、一枚お願いします。
hai itsu mai o negai shi masu
Yes, one please.
合計
goukei
Total
合計で
goukei de
In total
💬 Adding で turns 合計 into "in total", setting up the amount that follows. You can do the same with other words, as in 全部で "all together".
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