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How to Say ‘I'm very sorry, the card machine isn't working right now, so it's cash only.’ in Japanese

申し訳ありません、今カードの機械の調子が悪くて、現金のみなんです。

moushiwake ari mase n ima kaado no kikai no choushi ga waruku te genkin nomi na n desu

Phrase Breakdown

申し訳

moushiwake

あり

ari

ませ

mase

ん

n

今

ima

カード

kaado

の

no

機械

kikai

の

no

調子

choushi

が

ga

悪く

waruku

て

te

現金

genkin

のみ

nomi

な

na

ん

n

です

desu

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