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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Japanese lesson with Fexingo? Luna: Always, Lucas! I've been practicing my grocery shopping phrases from last time. Lucas: Nice. So today, let's talk about what happens at the checkout counter. You've got your items, you bring them to the register, and then what? Luna: Uh, you pay and leave? But I don't know how to say that in Japanese. Lucas: Exactly. So the first phrase is "お会計" — that means 'the bill' or 'checkout'. Listen: お会計. Luna: お会計. お会計. Lucas: Good. You can say "お会計お願いします" to ask for the bill. お願いします means 'please'. So together: お会計お願いします. Luna: お会計お願いします. That's like 'Checkout, please'. Lucas: Yes. Let's practice that a couple times. Repeat after me: お会計お願いします. Luna: お会計お願いします. Lucas: お会計お願いします. Luna: お会計お願いします. Got it. Lucas: Now, when the cashier tells you the total, you need to say how you'll pay. For cash, say "現金で" — meaning 'with cash'. 現金で. Luna: 現金で. 現金で. Lucas: For card, say "カードで" — 'with card'. カードで. Luna: カードで. カードで. Lucas: You can combine it with お願いします too: "現金でお願いします" or "カードでお願いします". Let's try: 現金でお願いします. Luna: 現金でお願いします. Lucas: カードでお願いします. Luna: カードでお願いします. Lucas: Perfect. Then after you pay, the cashier might say "ありがとうございました" — the past tense thank you. You can say it too. ありがとうございました. Luna: ありがとうございました. Lucas: Let's put it all together in a little scene. Imagine you're at the checkout. You say: お会計お願いします. Luna: お会計お願いします. Lucas: The cashier says the total is 500 yen. You want to pay cash, so you say: 現金でお願いします. Luna: 現金でお願いします. Lucas: You hand over the money, and after you get your change, you both say: ありがとうございました. Luna: ありがとうございました. That's smooth. Lucas: If you use a card, you'd say カードでお願いします instead. Luna: カードでお願いします. Lucas: Yeah. And you know, a lot of listeners have been using these phrases at actual Japanese stores. It's really cool to hear that. Luna: Oh, that's so good. I bet it feels amazing to actually use what you've learned. Lucas: Absolutely. And it's thanks to listeners like you that we can keep making these episodes ad-free. A small group of folks chip in monthly at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that literally funds the show. Luna: Yeah, no ads, just learning. It's a nice setup. Lucas: Totally. So if Fexingo has been helping you make progress, consider joining them. Every bit helps. Luna: Alright, back to practice! So I say お会計お願いします, then カードでお願いします, then ありがとうございました. Lucas: That's right. Let's do a quick drill. I'll be the cashier. You come up to the register. Luna: お会計お願いします. Lucas: Sumimasen, go-en desu. Luna: カードでお願いします. Lucas: Hai, kashikomarimashita. Luna: ありがとうございました. Lucas: ありがとうございました. Perfect, Luna. You're ready to check out. Luna: I love that we practice scenarios. It makes it stick. Lucas: Exactly. That's the idea. So let's review our phrases one more time: お会計お願いします. Luna: お会計お願いします. Lucas: 現金でお願いします. Luna: 現金でお願いします. Lucas: カードでお願いします. Luna: カードでお願いします. Lucas: And ありがとうございました. Luna: ありがとうございました. Lucas: Great job. Keep practicing these the next time you go shopping, even if it's just in your head. Luna: Will do. Thanks, Lucas! See you next time. Lucas: See you, Luna. And to all our listeners — practice these till we chat again.