How to Say ‘Cash only?’ in Japanese
現金だけですか。
genkin dake desu ka
[gen-keen dah-keh dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [だけ] means "only," so [現金だけですか] is literally "is it only cash?" It's a handy word to reuse: [これだけです] means "that's all / just this."
Phrase Breakdown
現金
genkin
[gen-keen]
cash
Money in bills and coins, as opposed to card or electronic payment.
現金がありません。
I don't have cash.
だけ
dake
[dah-keh]
only
Means 'only' or 'just' and limits the item before it.
水だけください。
Just water, please.
です
desu
[dess]
is / am / are
Polite copula used to make statements polite.
それだけです。
That's all.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Sentence-ending particle marking a question.
大丈夫ですか。
Is it okay?
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