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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. In a restaurant, you say, “Check, please.” At the store, you ask, “Do you take credit cards?” You might ask, “May I write a check for this?” You probably take these phrases for granted in English. But, just imagine how confusing it could be to not know how to ask these simple questions in Japanese.

This newbie lessons arms you with more of the Japanese you need to speak with confidence. Learn to use kaikei (bill, accounting) and talk about the different ways to pay for something (check, yen, traveler’s check, credit card, etc.) Master the difference between the casual and polite forms of these important Japanese questions and expressions. And, pick up some great Japanese vocabulary words as a bonus in this JapanesePod101.com lesson.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Newbie Season 4 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

18 Responses to “Newbie Lesson S4 #18 - How Would You Like to Pay for This?”

JapanesePod101.com says:

In Japan, most people pay in cash when purchasing. Which do you prefer, cash or credit cards?

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プチクレア says:

カードが便利だと思いますけど、高い値段だったらよく小切手を使います。
日本には小切手を使う人が多いですか?

I have the feeling checks aren’t used that often in Japan (or in North America for that matter), while I use them rather frequently here. Whenever I spend more than 150-200 euros on something I’d rather use a check than my credit card….

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stephen says:

How about a newbie series in which each podcast you deal with just one particle and all the ways that particle can be used.

wa, ga, ni, to, de etc I would find that really helpful.

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David says:

最近妻と娘はPASMO好きですけど今まで現金で払います。

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otoyamaken says:

Losing the functionality of the PDFs after paying for the service is really a pain.

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Hiroko says:

プチクレア san> 日本人はあまり小切手を使いません。I’ve written checks alot when I lived in the states. but in Japan carrying cash is more common.

stephen san> Thank you for your idea!! :dogeza:

David san>PASMOは便利ですね  :grin:

otoyamaken san> Have you checked the forum where the solution to PDF may be found? :dogeza:

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otoyamaken says:

Hiroko san - yes I have. I find Acrobat to be very painful to use, and the Safari plug-in screws up websites that my wife needs to use for work. Even though I uninstalled the plugin, my Safari seems wonky now after the (forced) install. The PDFs were so easy to use in the past, that’s why I paid for them. Now they are ugly and a pain in the neck to use. I’ve had to take the extra time to update Acrobat, and hack their install, to get something less usable. chotto mukatsuku.

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Charles says:

Hello otoyamaken-san,
We will have a Preview version of all the PDFs available very soon. Thank you for your patience.

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Spidey says:

I prefer free things the most. I don’t have much money these days.

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バロン says:

バンクカードはとても便利ですね。
banku caado wa totemo benri desu ne.
Bank cards are very useful, aren’t they?

簡易でカード、と安いで現金です。
kani de caado, to yasui de genkin desu.
It’s convenient as a card, and cheap as cash.

In America, we have bank cards that act like Visa or Mastercard, but they are connected to our bank accounts. I don’t have to pay the price of credit, but I can buy things where cash isn’t practical.

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Hiroko says:

Spidey san> I understand :sad: but wouldn’t we rather save up $8/month and have the most fun and useful learning tools than to have free but the contents aren’t so good and valuable? :wink: It makes me make more effort to learn and pay attention to the lessons while when it’s all free, I don’t feel the urge to learn as much :roll:

バロンさん>日本でもアメリカでも、それはデビットカード、ですね?  :grin:

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バロン says:

Hirokoさん>はい、そうですよ。

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Thomas says:

みなさん こんばんわ
hello all - guten abend ;)
unlike the u.s., in germany we dont usually have credit cards, most people use so-called eurochecque-cards from their bank. do you have such cards in japan as well? how do you get your salary at all usually?
best wishes
トマス

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Hiroko says:

Thomas san> eurochecque-cards from their! Never heard of it!
the company usually put the money directly to the employee’s bank account.

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Kobukuro says:

I don’t know how you have made it, but it is the first time that I love to learn numbers :dogeza: ! Actually it is very difficult for me to count in Japanese, but with your lessons I really enjoy it :grin: !

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JKid says:

Glad to hear that Kobukuro-san! :)

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mikan146 says:

Hi, its my first time in your blog. Im really overwhelmed with the wink up translation interview for dai-chan. I missed him a lot! Glad to know that we really appreciate his witty answers. I really think he is a very intelligent guy. Ohhhh..looks could kill. Dai-chan is the best. Thanks for this one! F

From mikan146 with love!

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王凱 says:

お会計一万三千二十五円です。
ちょっと待ってください。一万円、えーと、千円、二千円、三千円。ちょっと待ってください。
はい、大丈夫ですよ。
百円、十円、二十円、一円、二円、三円、四円。
ちょっと待って下さい。あの、カード大丈夫ですか。

また、明日。

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