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Conversation Lesson

Lesson 5: Paying at the Register

🎯 Learning objective

Ask how to pay, understand a cash-only notice, ask for or decline a bag, and understand the total you are being told.

The checkout counter is where almost every shopping trip ends — here's how to ask to pay, ask about cards, and handle the bag question.

Key Phrases

  • Checkout, please — お会計、お願いします。(O-kaikei, onegai shimasu.)
  • Can I use a card? — カードは使えますか?(Kādo wa tsukaemasu ka?)
  • Cash only (staff) — 現金のみです。(Genkin nomi desu.)
  • Do you need a bag? (staff) — 袋は要りますか?(Fukuro wa irimasu ka?)
  • I don't need a bag — 袋はいりません。(Fukuro wa irimasen.)
  • The total is ___ yen (staff) — 合計で〇〇円です。(Gōkei de 〇〇 en desu.)
  • Is tax included? — 税込みですか?(Zeikomi desu ka?)

Dialogue


O-kaikei, onegai shimasu.
"Checkout, please."


Gōkei de sanzen-sanbyaku en desu.
"The total is 3,300 yen."


Kādo wa tsukaemasu ka?
"Can I use a card?"


Hai, tsukaemasu.
"Yes, you can."


Fukuro wa irimasu ka?
"Do you need a bag?"


Hai, onegai shimasu. / Iie, daijōbu desu.
"Yes, please." / "No, I'm fine [without one]."

Related: see Otaku Glossary 5: Checkout Words and Shopping Manners 4: Payment & Returns.

Quick Check

Q1. How do you ask to pay / say "checkout, please"?

A. お会計、お願いします (O-kaikei, onegai shimasu).

Q2. How do you ask "Can I use a card?"

A. カードは使えますか? (Kādo wa tsukaemasu ka?)

Q3. If a shop says 「現金のみです」what does that mean?

A. "Cash only" — cards/IC cards are not accepted here.

Q4. If you don't want a bag, what do you say when asked 「袋は要りますか?」?

A. いいえ、大丈夫です (Iie, daijōbu desu) or 袋はいりません (Fukuro wa irimasen).

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