How to Say ‘Check’ in Japanese
確認しますか
kakunin shi masu ka
[kakunin shi masu ka]
🇯🇵 In Japan: In a dispute, suggesting 確認しますか sounds calmer and more practical than directly accusing the driver. It frames the problem as something to verify together.
Phrase Breakdown
確認
kakunin
[kakunin]
confirmation
The act of making sure something is correct.
料金を確認しますか？
Do you confirm the fare?
しますか
shi masu ka
Words in this phrase
し
shi
[shi]
do
Used with nouns to indicate doing an action.
料金を確認しますか？
Do you confirm the fare?
ます
masu
[masu]
(polite form)
Makes the statement polite in conversation.
料金を確認しますか？
Do you confirm the fare?
か
ka
[ka]
question
Added to verb forms to create a question.
料金を確認しますか？
Do you confirm the fare?
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