Sound natural at checkout
By the end you'll replace stiff textbook replies with natural convenience store responses.
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大丈夫です
daijōbu desu
When the cashier asks if you need a bag, instead of a stiff 'I don't need it,' just say this casual, natural reply.
Use when cashier asks if you need a bag, declining something offered at checkout
大丈夫です。
daijōbu desu.
No thanks, I'm fine.
Textbook version (sounds stiff)
いりません。
irimasen.
いりません sounds blunt and cold, 大丈夫です is the natural refusal.
- 2
ないです
nai desu
When asked about a point card, this quick natural answer works much better than a long explanation.
Use when cashier asks if you have a point card or membership card
ないです。
nai desu.
I don't have one.
Textbook version (sounds stiff)
持っていません。
motte imasen.
持っていません is grammatically correct but too formal for a quick checkout exchange.
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大丈夫です
daijōbu desu
If you don't need a receipt, this is the natural way to decline. Much smoother than a flat refusal.
Use when cashier offers a receipt, declining receipt at convenience store
レシートは大丈夫です。
reshīto wa daijōbu desu.
I'm fine without it.
Textbook version (sounds stiff)
レシートはいりません。
reshīto wa irimasen.
Adding は大丈夫です sounds polite and casual. いりません sounds like a hard no.
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お願いします
onegaishimasu
When asked if you want your bento heated up, here's the natural yes, short and clear.
Use when cashier asks if you want food warmed up at convenience store
お願いします。
onegaishimasu.
Yes please.
Textbook version (sounds stiff)
はい、温めてください。
hai, atatamete kudasai.
はい、温めてください sounds like an instruction. お願いします after their question is natural.
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