Bags and wrapping
Conversation phrases, Stage 4chunk 9 of 23Errands and service
Accept or refuse a bag or receipt and say whether it needs gift wrapping.
- fukuro wa daijoubu desuI don't need a bag
- fukuro onegai shimasua bag, please
- reshiito wa daijoubu desuI don't need the receipt
- kono mama de ii desuit's fine as it is
- purezento you desuit's a gift
Mix-ups Daijoubu desu here means no thanks, so fukuro wa daijoubu desu turns the bag down.
fukuro wa daijoubu desu
I don't need a bag
Answer when the cashier asks if you want a bag; daijoubu here means no thanks.
Bags cost a few yen, so you'll be asked at most tills.
a, fukuro wa daijoubu desu.
Oh, I don't need a bag.
あ、袋は大丈夫です。
Written 袋は大丈夫です · ふくろはだいじょうぶですWho you say itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count
fukuro onegai shimasu
a bag, please
Asks for a bag at the till; it usually costs a few yen.
fukuro onegai shimasu. hitotsu de ii desu.
A bag, please. Just one is fine.
袋お願いします。一つでいいです。
Written 袋お願いします · ふくろおねがいしますWho you say itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count
reshiito wa daijoubu desu
I don't need the receipt
Said when the cashier hands over or offers the receipt.
A formal receipt for expenses is a ryoushuusho.
reshiito wa daijoubu desu. arigatou gozaimasu.
I don't need the receipt. Thank you.
レシートは大丈夫です。ありがとうございます。
Written レシートは大丈夫です · レシートはだいじょうぶですWho you say itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count
kono mama de ii desu
it's fine as it is
Tells staff you don't need a bag, wrapping or a box; also works for anything you'd leave unchanged.
Kono mama means like this, unchanged.
sugu tsukau node, kono mama de ii desu.
I'll use it right away, so it's fine as it is.
すぐ使うので、このままでいいです。
Written このままでいいですWho you say itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count
purezento you desu
it's a gift
Tells staff the item is a present so they wrap it; they often ask gojitaku you desu ka? (is it for yourself?) first.
Here -you means for, not seems.
purezento you desu. tsutsunde moraemasu ka?
It's a present. Could you wrap it?
プレゼント用です。包んでもらえますか？
Written プレゼント用です · プレゼントようですWho you say itHeard 2× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles