Paying and Packing Items at Checkout | Learn Japanese in English

Japanese lesson set in a contemporary Tokyo everyday setting: At a shop checkout, a customer pays on a screen and asks staff to separate heavy and glass items while bagging..

EN → JA / Level: A2

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Use Paying and Packing Items at Checkout to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

このレジは今使えますか？

KOH-noh REH-jee wa ee-MAH tsu-KAY-mahs-kah? Is this checkout open now?
B

こちらに商品を置いてください。

ko-CHIRA nee shoh-HIN oh-EE-teh kuh-DAH-sigh. You can place your items here.
A

画面を使って支払えばいいですか？

gah-MEN oh tsu-KAHT-teh shee-HAH-rah-eh-bah EE dehs-kah? Should I use the screen to pay?
B

右側の画面を使ってください。

mee-GEE-gah-WAH-no gah-MEN oh tsu-KAHT-teh kuh-DAH-sigh. Use the screen on your right.
A

袋がいっぱいすぎる気がします。

fuh-KOO-roh gah ee-PAI tsu-GEE-roo KEE gah shee-MAHS. The bag feels too full.
B

重い商品を別の袋に移せます。

oh-MOI shoh-HIN oh BEH-tsu-no fuh-KOO-roh nee oo-TSOO-seh-MAHS. I can move the heavy item to another bag.
A

ガラスの物を別の袋に入れてください。

gah-RAH-soo no MOH-no oh BEH-tsu-no fuh-KOO-roh nee ee-REH-teh kuh-DAH-sigh. Please put the glass items in a separate bag.
B

袋に入れるときは気をつけます。

fuh-KOO-roh nee ee-REH-roo toh-KEE wa KEE oh tsu-KEH-mahs. I'll be careful while bagging them.

Word by Word

この この means “this” in このレジ, referring to the checkout that is in front of the speaker. It comes directly before the noun it describes, as in この画面 (“this screen”). A customer can use it when pointing out a nearby item or place.
レジ レジ means “checkout” or “checkout counter” in このレジは今使えますか？. It names the place or machine being asked about. A new example is レジはこちらです (“The checkout is this way”), for guiding a customer.
は は marks レジ as the topic in このレジは今使えますか？, so the question is about this checkout. It follows the topic and introduces information about it. A new example is この画面は使えますか？ (“Can I use this screen?”).
今 今 means “now” in このレジは今使えますか？, asking about the checkout’s availability at the present time. It commonly appears with a verb or predicate to specify when something applies. A customer can use it when asking whether a service is available at this moment.
使えます 使えます means “can use” or “is available to use” in このレジは今使えますか？. Here it describes whether the checkout can be used, and the polite ending makes the question suitable for speaking to shop staff. A new example is この機械は使えます (“This machine can be used”).
か か marks このレジは今使えますか？ as a polite question about whether the checkout is usable now. It is placed at the end of the sentence. A new example is この席は空いていますか？ (“Is this seat available?”), using the same question pattern.
こちら こちら means “here” in こちらに商品を置いてください。, indicating the place where the customer should put the items. It is followed by に when marking the destination or location. Shop staff can use it while directing a customer to a nearby place.
に に marks こちら as the place or destination in こちらに商品を置いてください。, meaning that the items should be placed here. With a movement or placement verb, it commonly follows the place where something goes. A new example is 机の上に置いてください (“Please put it on the desk”).
商品 商品 means “商品” or “goods/items for sale” in こちらに商品を置いてください。. It refers to the purchased products being handled at the checkout. It commonly appears before を when it is the item being placed, moved, or handled.
を を marks 商品 as the object of 置いて in こちらに商品を置いてください。, showing what should be placed. It commonly follows the item directly affected by an action. A new example is 袋を使います (“I use a bag”).
置いて 置いて means “place” or “put down” in こちらに商品を置いてください。. It is the form used before ください to make a polite request to place the items here. The reusable request pattern is [place]に[object]を置いてください, with the place and object kept in their slots.
ください ください makes こちらに商品を置いてください。 a polite request: “Please place the items here.” It follows the て-form 置いて to request an action. A new example is ここで待ってください (“Please wait here”).
画面 画面 means “screen” in 画面を使って支払えばいいですか？. It refers to the screen used for payment at the checkout. It commonly appears before を when it is the screen being used.
使って 使って means “using” or “use” in 画面を使って支払えばいいですか？. Here it connects using the screen with the action of paying, giving the method for payment. A new example is カードを使って払います (“I pay using a card”).
支払えば 支払えば presents paying as the condition in 画面を使って支払えばいいですか？, asking whether paying by using the screen is the correct or acceptable action. Together with いいですか, it forms a question about what one should do. A new example is ここで支払えばいいですか？ (“Should I pay here?”), keeping the action slot before ばいいですか.
いい いい means “good” or “okay” in 画面を使って支払えばいいですか？. In this construction, it helps ask whether the action described before it is the right or acceptable thing to do. A new example is これでいいですか？ (“Is this okay?”).
です です gives 画面を使って支払えばいいですか？ a polite sentence ending. Together with いい, the phrase いいですか asks politely whether something is acceptable or appropriate. A new example is ここでいいですか？ (“Is here okay?”).
右側 右側 means “right side” in 右側の画面を使ってください。, identifying the side where the screen is located. It comes before の画面 to describe which screen. A customer or staff member can use it when distinguishing objects by their position.
の の links 右側 with 画面 in 右側の画面を使ってください。, making the meaning “the screen on the right.” It commonly connects a location or description to the noun that follows. A new example is 入口のドア (“the door at the entrance”).
袋 袋 means “bag” in 右側の画面を使ってください。, 袋がいっぱいすぎる気がします。, and the other checkout lines. In this dialogue it refers to shopping bags used for packing the items. It commonly appears with に for putting something into a bag or with が when describing the bag.
が が marks 袋 as the thing being described in 袋がいっぱいすぎる気がします。, so the statement focuses on how full the bag feels. It commonly follows the subject of a description or feeling. A new example is 商品が重いです (“The item is heavy”).
いっぱい いっぱい means “full” in 袋がいっぱいすぎる気がします。, describing the bag as filled to an excessive extent. It appears before すぎる to express that the bag is too full. A customer can use it when a container has little or no space left.
すぎる すぎる adds the meaning “too” or “excessively” to いっぱい in 袋がいっぱいすぎる気がします。. The combination says that the bag feels excessively full, rather than merely full. A new example is 荷物が多すぎる (“There is too much luggage”).
気がします 気がします means “I feel” or “I have the impression” in 袋がいっぱいすぎる気がします。, presenting the speaker’s impression rather than a firm measurement. It follows the description that gives the impression. A customer can use it to raise a concern politely when something seems wrong or excessive.
重い 重い means “heavy” in 重い商品を別の袋に移せます。, describing the item that may be difficult to carry in the current bag. It comes before 商品 to describe which item is meant. A new example is この箱は重いです (“This box is heavy”).
別 別 means “separate” or “different” in 別の袋, identifying another bag rather than the current one. With の, it describes the noun that follows. A customer can use 別の袋 when asking for an item to be packed separately.
移せます 移せます means “can move” or “can transfer” in 重い商品を別の袋に移せます。, referring to moving the heavy item into another bag. The object is marked by を and the destination by に. A new example is 荷物を別の箱に移せます (“I can move the luggage to another box”).
ガラス ガラス means “glass” in ガラスの物を別の袋に入れてください。, identifying the material of the items. It is linked to 物 by の, so ガラスの物 means “glass items.” A customer can use this description when asking staff to handle fragile items separately.
物 物 means “things” or “items” in ガラスの物を別の袋に入れてください。. Here, ガラスの物 refers to items made of or containing glass. It commonly follows a material or description linked with の.
入れて 入れて means “put in” in ガラスの物を別の袋に入れてください。, asking staff to put the glass items into a separate bag. It is followed by ください to make a polite request. The reusable pattern is [object]を[container]に入れてください, with both the object and destination included.
入れる 入れる is the dictionary form related to the dialogue form 入れて in ガラスの物を別の袋に入れてください。. It means “put in” or “place inside,” with an object going into a container or space. A new example is 荷物を箱に入れる (“put the luggage in the box”).
とき とき means “when” or “at the time” in 袋に入れるときは気をつけます。, referring to the time of putting the items into the bag. It follows the action phrase 袋に入れる and introduces the situation in which care is needed. A new example is 食べるとき (“when eating”).
気をつけます 気をつけます means “I will be careful” in 袋に入れるときは気をつけます。, promising care while putting the items into the bag. It is used with に入れるとき to specify the situation in which the speaker will take care. Staff can use it to reassure a customer when handling glass or other fragile items.

Grammar Points

～ばいいですか

画面で支払えばいいですか。

gah-MEN deh shee-HAH-rah-eh-bah EE dehs-kah

Should I pay on the screen?

This pattern asks what action is appropriate or what the speaker should do.

～すぎる

袋がいっぱいすぎる。

fuh-KOO-roh gah ee-PAI tsu-GEE-roo

The bag is too full.

Attach すぎる to express that something exceeds a suitable degree: “too much” or “too...”.

Japanese Vocabulary

いっぱいすぎる adj
ee-PAI tsu-GEE-roo too full

袋がいっぱいすぎる気がします。

こちら pron
ko-CHIRA here; this way

こちらに商品を置いてください。

レジ noun
REH-jee checkout; cash register

このレジは今使えますか?

右側 noun
mee-GEE-gah-WAH right side

右側の画面を使ってください。

画面 noun
gah-MEN screen

画面を使って支払えばいいですか?

気がします phrase
KEE gah shee-MAHS feel; have the feeling that

袋がいっぱいすぎる気がします。

今 adv
ee-MAH now

このレジは今使えますか?

使えますか verb
tsu-KAY-mahs-kah can use; is available to use

このレジは今使えますか?

支払えばいいですか phrase
shee-HAH-rah-eh-bah EE dehs-kah should I pay; is it okay to pay

画面を使って支払えばいいですか?

商品 noun
shoh-HIN 商品; item; product

こちらに商品を置いてください。

袋 noun
fuh-KOO-roh bag

袋がいっぱいすぎる気がします。

置いてください phrase
OH-ee-teh kuh-DAH-sigh please place; please put

こちらに商品を置いてください。

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

should I pay; is it okay to pay

Show Answer支払えばいいですか

please place; please put

Show Answer置いてください

can use; is available to use

Show Answer使えますか

too full

Show Answerいっぱいすぎる