Dispute with taxi driver: Payment methods

🇯🇵 [すみません] is the normal polite way to get a taxi driver's attention or soften a complaint. In Japan it often covers both "excuse me" and "sorry," so it sounds less confrontational than a direct objection.

💬 [使えますか？] literally means "is it usable?" and is a very common way to ask whether something works or is accepted. You can swap in lots of things: [カードは使えますか？] or [クーポンは使えますか？].

💬 [のみ] means "only" and sounds a bit more formal or written than [だけ]. You'll often see it on signs and notices, like [現金のみ] or [会員のみ].

💬 [のみです] is a common sign-style way to say "only." The noun comes first, so [現金のみです] is literally "[cash] only is."

💬 The small [っ] in [えっ] adds a clipped stop, like a sudden "Huh?" or "What?" It makes the reaction sound sharper than plain [え].