Akira
すみませんsumimasen。切符きっぷkippuをo間違まちがmachigaえましたemashita。
Excuse me. I bought the wrong ticket.
Word meanings
- すみません
- excuse me · A polite way to get someone's attention or apologize.
- 切符
- ticket · A paper ticket for travel.
- を
- Marks the object of 間違えました.
- 間違えました
- got wrong · 間違える + ました: polite past, made a mistake in choosing something.
Kyo
どちらdochiraまでmade行いiきますkimasuかka。
Where are you traveling to?
Word meanings
- どちら
- where · A polite way to ask which place or direction.
- まで
- to · Indicates the endpoint of the journey.
- 行きます
- travel · 行く + ます: polite form of go.
- か
- Makes the sentence a polite question.
Akira
新宿しんじゅくShinjukuまでmadeですdesu。二百円にひゃくえんnihyakuenのno切符きっぷkippuをo買かkaいましたimashita。
To Shinjuku. I bought a two-hundred-yen ticket.
Word meanings
- 新宿
- Shinjuku · The name of the destination station.
- まで
- to · Marks the destination endpoint.
- です
- Polite ending; the destination is understood from the question.
- 二百円
- two hundred yen · 二百 + 円: an amount of two hundred yen.
- の
- Links the fare amount to the ticket.
- 切符
- ticket · A paper travel ticket.
- を
- Marks what was bought.
- 買いました
- bought · 買う + ました: polite past form of buy.
Kyo
新宿しんじゅくShinjukuまでmadeはwa三百円さんびゃくえんsanbyakuenですdesu。百円ひゃくえんhyakuen足たtaりませんrimasen。
The fare to Shinjuku is three hundred yen. You're a hundred yen short.
Word meanings
- 新宿
- Shinjuku · The customer's destination station.
- まで
- to · Indicates the endpoint used to calculate the fare.
- は
- Makes the journey to Shinjuku the topic.
- 三百円
- three hundred yen · 三百 + 円; 三百 is read さんびゃく.
- です
- is · Politely states the fare.
- 百円
- a hundred yen · 百 + 円: one hundred yen.
- 足りません
- are short · 足りる + ません: polite negative, not enough.
Akira
機械きかいkikaiにni並ならnaraびbi直なおnaoしますshimasuかka。かなりkanari並ならnaraんでいますndeimasuねne。
Should I queue for a machine again? There's quite a queue.
Word meanings
- 機械
- machine · Here, a ticket vending machine.
- に
- Marks where the customer would line up.
- 並び直します
- queue again · 並ぶ + 直す + ます: line up again, starting over.
- か
- Asks whether this is the necessary next step.
- かなり
- quite · Indicates a fairly large degree or amount.
- 並んでいます
- are queuing · 並ぶ + ている + ます: people are currently lined up.
- ね
- Invites agreement about the visible queue.
Kyo
こちらkochiraでde変更へんこうhenkōできますdekimasu。百円ひゃくえんhyakuenおo願ねがnegaいしますishimasu。
We can change it here. A hundred yen, please.
Word meanings
- こちら
- here · Politely refers to the staff member's counter.
- で
- Marks where the ticket can be changed.
- 変更できます
- can change · 変更 + できる + ます: can make a change.
- 百円
- a hundred yen · The extra amount needed for the correct fare.
- お願いします
- please · お願い + します: a polite request for payment here.
Akira
よかったyokattaですdesu。もうmō遅おそosoいiのでnode。これkoreでdeおo願ねがnegaいしますishimasu。
That's a relief. It's already late. Here you go.
Word meanings
- よかった
- what a relief · Past form of いい; expresses relief at good news.
- です
- Adds politeness to the reaction.
- もう
- already · Indicates that it has become late.
- 遅い
- late · Describes the late time of night here.
- ので
- since · Gives the reason for the relief; the result is left understood.
- これ
- this · Refers to the money being handed over.
- で
- Indicates the money to use for payment.
- お願いします
- please · お願い + します: asks the staff member to proceed with this payment.
Kyo
百円ひゃくえんhyakuen、いただきますitadakimasu。切符きっぷkippuもmoおo願ねがnegaいしますishimasu。
I'll take the hundred yen. Your ticket too, please.
Word meanings
- 百円
- a hundred yen · Confirms the amount received.
- いただきます
- I'll take · Polite expression used when receiving the customer's payment.
- 切符
- ticket · Refers to the original ticket that needs replacing.
- も
- too · Adds the ticket to the money already received.
- お願いします
- please · お願い + します: politely asks for the ticket.
Akira
はいhai、これkoreですdesu。次つぎtsugiのno電車でんしゃdenshaにni間まmaにni合あaいますimasuかka。
Yes, here it is. Can I catch the next train?
Word meanings
- はい
- yes · Acknowledges the request.
- これ
- this · Refers to the ticket being handed over.
- です
- is · Politely identifies the ticket.
- 次
- next · The next one in a sequence.
- の
- Links 次 to 電車.
- 電車
- train · The train service the customer hopes to board.
- に
- Marks the train that the customer wants to be in time for.
- 間に合います
- be in time · 間に合う + ます: be in time for something.
- か
- Makes this a question.
Kyo
はいhai。あとato十分じゅっぷんjuppunありますarimasu。こちらkochiraがga新あたらataraしいshii切符きっぷkippuですdesu。
Yes. You have ten minutes. Here's your new ticket.
Word meanings
- はい
- yes · Confirms that the customer can catch the train.
- あと
- remaining · Indicates the time left before departure.
- 十分
- ten minutes · 十 + 分: ten minutes, read じゅっぷん here.
- あります
- have · ある + ます: indicates that this much time remains.
- こちら
- this · Politely indicates the replacement ticket being handed over.
- が
- Identifies this item as the new ticket.
- 新しい
- new · Describes the replacement ticket.
- 切符
- ticket · The corrected ticket for the journey.
- です
- is · Politely identifies the replacement.
Akira
ありがとうございますarigatō gozaimasu。ホームhōmuはwaどちらdochiraですdesuかka。
Thank you. Where is the platform?
Word meanings
- ありがとうございます
- thank you · A polite expression of thanks.
- ホーム
- platform · A railway platform; a common Japanese loanword.
- は
- Marks the platform as the topic of the question.
- どちら
- where · Politely asks for the location or direction.
- です
- is · Polite ending for the location question.
- か
- Marks the question.
Kyo
右みぎmigiのno階段かいだんkaidanをo上あaがってgatteくださいkudasai。二番にばんnibanホームhōmuですdesu。
Please go up the stairs on your right. It's platform two.
Word meanings
- 右
- right · The direction to the customer's right.
- の
- Links the direction to the stairs.
- 階段
- stairs · The stairs leading up to the platform.
- を
- Marks the route traveled when going up.
- 上がって
- go up · 上がる in the て form, linked to a polite request.
- ください
- please · After a verb's て form, makes a polite request.
- 二番
- number two · 二 + 番: number two in a numbered series.
- ホーム
- platform · The boarding platform for the customer's train.
- です
- is · Politely states the platform number.
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