Out on errands

Collocations, Stage 4chunk 6 of 25Time, money & plans

Running errands: grab some cash, is the shop open yet, has it closed, wait your turn.

• okane o orosuwithdraw cash
• mise ga akua shop opens (aiteru = is open)
• mise ga shimarua shop closes (shimatteru = is closed)
• junban o matsuwait your turn

Mix-ups A shop's aiteru means 'open', not 'free' as in ashita aiteru?; shimatteru is 'closed'. orosu is cash from the ATM, not toru. junban o matsu is waiting your turn, while standing in the queue itself is narabu.

okane o orosu

polite okane o oroshimasuheard 4×

withdraw cash

お金を下ろす おかねをおろすPlay お金を下ろしますPlay

verborosu 下ろすbring or take down; lowertypical <1% of okane

trap Not okane o toru, which sounds like taking someone's money. Cash from an ATM is orosu, 'bring down'. Casual dasu also works.

What you say on the way to the ATM or konbini: chotto okane oroshite kuru, okane orosanakya. The o usually drops.

casualPlay

chotto okane oroshite kuru

I'm just going to grab some cash.

ちょっとお金下ろしてくる

politePlay

chotto okane o oroshite kimasu

I'm just going to grab some cash.

ちょっとお金を下ろしてきます

hikidasu is the formal word; ATM voice prompts and bank staff say ohikidashi.

Same verb: genkin (cash), chokin (savings)Main list: dasu (Stage 4), toru (Stage 4), -te kuru (Stage 4)

mise ga aku

polite mise ga akimasuheard 14×

a shop opens (aiteru = is open)

店が開く みせがあくPlay 店が開きますPlay

verbaku 開くof a door or shop: open, by itselftypical 2% of mise

trap About the shop itself, use aiteru: ano mise mou aiteru?. akeru is what the staff do, so aketemasu ka? fits only when you ask the staff. yatteru also works. mise o hiraku is starting a new shop.

Almost always aiteru (is open), in questions about hours: kono mise nanji made aiteru?. Plain aku is the moment it opens: juuji ni aku. yatteru (is open for business) is just as common: nanji made yatteru?

casualPlay

ano mise, mou aiteru?

Is that shop open yet?

あの店、もう開いてる？

politePlay

ano mise wa mou aitemasu ka?

Is that shop open yet?

あの店はもう開いてますか？

mise o akeru = the staff open up; mise o hiraku = start a new shop. A door opening uses the same verb: doa ga aku.

Same verb: ginkou (bank), byouin (clinic), yakkyoku (pharmacy)Learn alongside: mise ga shimaruMain list: -made (Stage 4), yaru (Stage 1)

mise ga shimaru

polite mise ga shimarimasuheard —rarely

a shop closes (shimatteru = is closed)

店が閉まる みせがしまるPlay 店が閉まりますPlay

verbshimaru 閉まるof a door or shop: close, by itself

trap For the shop's own state, use shimaru: mou shimatteru = it's already closed. shimeru is the staff closing up, so nanji ni shimemasu ka? fits only when you ask the staff. Casual owaru also works.

Mostly shimatteru (is closed) and shimatchau (is about to close): hayaku ikanai to shimatchau yo. Plain shimaru gives the time: kuji ni shimaru.

casualPlay

ano mise, mou shimatteru yo

That shop's already closed.

あの店、もう閉まってるよ

politePlay

ano mise wa mou shimattemasu yo

That shop's already closed.

あの店はもう閉まってますよ

Closing for good is mise o tatamu, or tsubureru (go bust). Sounds like shimau (put away; the -chau ending): mou shimatta can mean 'I already put it away', and shimatta! alone means 'oops'. Context decides.

Same verb: ginkou (bank), byouin (clinic), yuubinkyoku (post office)Learn alongside: mise ga akuMain list: owaru (Stage 4), -chau (Stage 1)

junban o matsu

polite junban o machimasuheard 15×

wait your turn

順番を待つ じゅんばんをまつPlay 順番を待ちますPlay

verbmatsu 待つwaittypical 21% of junban

Said to kids (chanto junban matte ne) and as a pointed remark to someone pushing in: minna junban matteru n desu kedo. The noun junban machi is common too (ima sanjuppun junban machi da tte), and when your turn comes it's junban ga kita, or just ban: tsugi, dare no ban?

casualPlay

chanto junban matte ne.

Wait your turn, OK?

ちゃんと順番待ってね。

politePlay

chanto junban o matte kudasai ne.

Please wait your turn.

ちゃんと順番を待ってくださいね。

Pushing in is warikomi: warikomi shinaide.

Same verb: ban (turn)Main list: matsu (Stage 3), chanto (Stage 3), tsugi (Stage 3)