13 Phrases for Japanese Convenience Store コンビニ You Should Know Learn Travel Japanese in English

Welcome to Fanzy Japanese Today's topic is konbini short for convenience store in Japan In Japan we have these three main convenience stores: 7-Eleven Lawson and Family Mart 7-Eleven is normally called 7-Eleven or 7-Eleven in the Kansai region And Lawson is Lawson while Family Mart is known as Family Mart in Japan Each convenience store has its own strengths 7 is known for its excellent coffee or delicious bento boxes and other ready-made meals Lawson is renowned for its pastries and sweet treats Family Mart is famous for its hot snacks such as Famichiki Famichiki is chicken sold at Family Mart so Family Mart chicken is called Famichiki Today I'd like to talk about the conversation at the cashier And also announcements you might hear at a convenience store or even at a supermarket So if you're thinking about visiting Japan then please learn these before traveling there Then let's begin with the conversation at the cashier Welcome to our store Thank you for visiting us You might be familiar with this one Welcome means いらっしゃいませ Come to stores means 来店 Thank you means ありがとうございます Thanks is ありがとう ありがとうございます is a polite way to say ありがとう Welcome Thank you for coming to the store If the staff says "Irasshaimase Gokairi kamo arigatou gozaimasu" to you then you can reply like this: Actually we don't have to say anything We can just bow slightly That works for this instance Alright next phrase Would you like your bento warmed up Bento means lunch box Warm up means heat something up So will you heat up the lunch box That means do you want to warm up the bento You know every convenience store has microwaves So when you buy a bento especially a boxed meal It's better to ask the staff to heat up the bento in the microwave because it tastes better If you ask this one: "Would you please warm up the bento " You can reply with "Yes please " or " No thank you " Please means お願いします No thank you or I'm good means 結構 So yes please No thank you means いいえ、結構です Is this or no thank you You can respond in that manner Next one Are you using a spoon or chopsticks Spoon means spoon Same as English Chopsticks means chopsticks And ご利用 means use Just use means use And ご is just a polite way to say something Do you use a spoon or chopsticks That means would you like a spoon or chopsticks If asked Would you like a spoon or chopsticks An appropriate response would be I'd like chopsticks please As mentioned earlier お箸 means chopsticks And お願いします means please That means Chopsticks please means Give me chopsticks In Japan you can usually get chopsticks or spoons for free at convenience stores and when you buy a bento box the staff typically hands you chopsticks without being asked If they forget just ask them "Can I get chopsticks " OK Next one Would you like a plastic bag Plastic bag is what レジ袋 means as we had before used as a polite way to say "to use " So this phrase means Do you need a plastic bag or would you like one Would you like a plastic bag If you're asked this you can respond w Please or not needed Please means お願いします right And いりません means no need or don't need So this means Yes please or I don't need it Do you need a receipt bag I don't need it because I have a bag In Japan the plastic bag known as "rezibag " is simply a plastic bag It's better to bring your bag to a convenience store or even a supermarket OK Next one Do you have a loyalty card A point card is called a point card Do you have one Is the usual way to ask if someone has something But お持ちですか is a polite way to ask Do you have So this phrase means Do you have a point card Japanese really like point cards We have point cards everywhere Even at convenience stores supermarkets clothing stores everywhere So you might hear this phrase a lot in Japan If you're asked Do you have a point card An example response would be Yes I do or No I don't "I do" means have "Motte" is the dictionary form meaning to have And "Motte imasu" is the て form combined with "imasu " So it indicates a present progressive state I am having something or another I don' t have it right now We typically use the present progressive to express possession so はい、 持っています means yes I have it and いい え、持っていません means no I don't have it No I don't have it Next one Please select your preferred payment method Payment means payment The method means the way or method And please select Please means please So please select Therefore this phrase means Please select the payment method At the convenience store we usually have to pay ourselves— even when using a regular cashier —by paying through the machine so we need to select our payment method directly on the device If asked by the staff " Please select your payment method " you can respond with something like Please pay in cash or by credit card Cash means cash Credit card means credit card Please means please So "cash please" or "credit card please" means Cash or credit card please Perhaps it would better to add please instead of just saying cash Maybe we can say cash please If you want to pay in cash but recently almost all the time—especially at convenience stores—we can pay using a credit card or QR code payment Okay next one Please press the age verification button Age means age The confirmation button is the confirmation button Please press it Please push So this phrase means Please press the age verification button This phrase is prompted when purchasing alcohol Because in Japan alcohol can only be purchased by those over 20 they need to verify your age so we typically use a device to confirm your eligibility So if you're asked tap the button saying "20 years old or above " Twenty years old twenty years old You know that 歳 is a counter unit for age But we don't actually say twenty years old for twenty years old We are twenty years old instead And over means more than So this means I am more than 20 years old Alright finally the last phrase Next customer please come this way Just next is next We just have all as a polite way to say something And お客様 means customer You might have heard this one before Please come this way こちら means here used politely どうぞ is like "here you go" or "please " So こちらへどうぞ is come here please So this phrase means Next customer please come here Normally they just say お次のお客様 That's it These are the phrases you can hear at the convenience store especially at the cashier If you have any phrases you've heard in Japan please write a comment Alright next Let's discuss the announcements you might hear at a convenience store or even a supermarket Fourth phrase Tuna is on special today Today means today It's the same as 今日 Tuna means tuna A deal means a bargain So this phrase means Today tuna is a great deal Tuna is on special today After this phrase you will hear please purchase now Right and wrong means making sure to Please make sure to get yours [-] We're currently running a flash sale Just now means now Time sale is time sale Ongoing means in progress So this phrase means We are having a time sale now We're currently running a flash sale Next announcement We're currently launching our new product New product means a newly released item with 新 indicating "new" and 商品 meaning "product" 发 売中 signifies it is currently available for sale where 发売 translates to "release for sale " Meanwhile the new product is now on sale We are currently accepting reservations for Christmas cakes Christmas cake means Christmas cake Reservation means reservation Accepting means accepting We can simply use reservation for reservation But "go" is just a polite way of saying something So when you want to book something you can simply use "reservation " For example I'd like to reserve the hotel This phrase means: We are now accepting reservations for the Christmas cake In Japan we traditionally have Christmas cake during Christmas Especially on Christmas Eve many people enjoy eating Christmas cake To avoid missing out on the cake many people try to reserve it in advance otherwise it sometimes sells out very quickly You can buy Christmas cake at a convenience store or supermarket even on Christmas Day Alright that's all for the announcements You can hear more announcements at the convenience store or supermarket If you know any phrases please leave a comment Or if you have any questions I'm happy to help Let's head into a convenience store using this convenient phrase That's all for today's video Thank you for watching Hope you learned something new today If you have any questions please leave a comment And if you could please like this video and subscribe to the channel that would be greatly appreciated Your support means more than you realize See you in the next video Goodbye [-]