The Cashier Scanned Everything, Then Pointed Behind You and Walked Off. You Haven't Paid Yet.
To say Please pay over there. in Japanese, say あちらでお願いします (achira de onegai shimasu).
She scanned your whole basket, said one word, and pointed past your shoulder. That's not goodbye. That's an instruction.
あちらでお願いします
achira de onegai shimasu
Please pay over there.
In this video
- あちらでお願いします。 achira de onegai shimasu. Please pay over there.
- はい、ありがとうございます。 hai, arigatou gozaimasu. Got it, thank you.
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