The Cash Machine in Japan Just Gave You a Note the Bus Will Refuse.
To say Is a ten thousand yen note okay? in Japanese, say 一万円札でもいいですか？ (ichiman-en satsu demo ii desu ka?).
The ATM in Japan hands you ten thousand yen notes, and the bus fare box, the ramen ticket machine and the tiny izakaya all quietly refuse them.
一万円札でもいいですか？
ichiman-en satsu demo ii desu ka?
Is a ten thousand yen note okay?
In this video
- 一万円札でもいいですか？ ichiman-en satsu demo ii desu ka? Is a ten thousand yen note okay?
- すみません、一万円札しかないんですが。 sumimasen, ichiman-en satsu shika nai n desu ga. Sorry, I've only got a ten thousand yen note.
- 一万円札、崩せますか？ ichiman-en satsu, kuzusemasu ka? Could you break a ten thousand yen note?
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