You Jammed the Chip In. She Wanted a Tap.
To say Please tap (your card). in Japanese, say タッチしてください (tatchi shite kudasai).
You jammed the chip in. She winced. The machine was never going to eat the card. It wanted a tap.
In this video
- タッチしてください tatchi shite kudasai Catch 「タッチしてください」. Tap the card or phone on the glowing pad. Do not shove it in the slot.
- タッチしてください。 Tatchi shite kudasai. Please tap.
- タッチ tatchi Suica, iD, a credit card, your phone. If she says 「タッチ」, hold it on the pad until it beeps. Then stop.
- カードをタッチしてください。 Kādo o tatchi shite kudasai. Please tap your card.
Why this phrase
Kofuku plays the tourist who inserts a chip card the Western way. Hana is the cashier holding out a contactless reader and saying 「タッチしてください」. In a lot of Japanese shops the terminal is tap-first (Suica, iD, credit contactless), and shoving the chip in looks like you are breaking it. Distinct from station-gate IC (tourist-tatchi-kessai). Hear 「タッチ」 and tap the card or phone on the glowing pad.
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