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The Cashier Sentence in Japan That Japanese People Themselves Say Is Wrong

To say I'll take the one thousand yen in Japanese, say 千円からお預かりします (sen'en kara oazukari shimasu).

Hand over a thousand yen anywhere in Japan and you'll hear a word that makes no grammatical sense.

sen'en kara oazukari shimasu I'll take the one thousand yen

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  1. 千円からお預かりします。 sen'en kara oazukari shimasu. I will take the one thousand yen.
  2. この「から」、ちょっと変ですよね。 kono "kara", chotto hen desu yo ne. That から is a little strange, isn't it.
  3. 「バイト敬語」と言います。この「から」に意味はありません。ただ、やわらかく聞こえるんです。 "baito keigo" to iimasu. kono "kara" ni imi wa arimasen. tada, yawarakaku kikoeru n desu. It is called バイト敬語, part-timer politeness. That から has no meaning. It just sounds softer, so the manual keeps it.
  4. 「千円になります」も、同じバイト敬語です。 "sen'en ni narimasu" mo, onaji baito keigo desu. 「千円になります」 is the same kind of バイト敬語.
  5. 聞き取れれば大丈夫。「はい」と言って、お釣りを待ちましょう。 kikitorereba daijoubu. "hai" to itte, otsuri o machimashou. If you can catch it, you are fine. Say はい and wait for your change.

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