How to Say ‘I'll stop the meter here.’ in Japanese
メーターはここで止めておきます。
meetaa wa koko de tome te oki masu
[may-ah-TAA wah ko-ko de toh-meh te oh-KEE mahs]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Drivers in Japan often stop the meter when a detour is their fault. It's a common goodwill gesture, not something you need to ask for.
Phrase Breakdown
メーターは
meetaa wa
the (taxi) meter
'メーター' is the taxi fare meter. Both vowels are long: mee-taa. 'は' (wa) marks the topic.
メーターは動いていますか。
Is the meter running?
Words in this phrase
メーター
meetaa
[may-ah-TAA]
meter
A device measuring fare based on distance/time.
メーターが動いている。
The meter is running.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
ここで止めておきます。
koko de tome te oki masu
I'll stop it here.
'ここで' means 'at this point'. '止めておきます' means 'I'll stop it and leave it stopped'. Here the driver is being kind.
車はここで止めておきます。
I'll park the car here.
Words in this phrase
ここ
koko
[ko-ko]
here
Refers to a specific location where the speaker is.
タクシーをここで降ります。
I will get off the taxi here.
で
de
[de]
at; in
Indicates location or position.
学校で勉強します。
I study at school.
止め
tome
[toh-meh]
stop
From 止める, meaning to stop something, such as the taxi.
ここで止めてください。
Please stop here.
て
te
[te]
te-form ending
Connects actions in sequence, like 'and' or 'then'.
ドアが開いて、入ります。
The door opens, and then I go in.
おき
oki
[oh-KEE]
(do in advance; leave as is)
Stem of おく after te-form: do something and keep it that way.
窓を開けておきます。
I'll leave the window open.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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