Preview（腕試し）

Customer: Excuse me, miss. Where I can I pay for this suntan lotion?

Shop Clerk: Please take it over to that ____________ .

A. cash register

B. calculation place

C. money registration

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

suntan lotion = 日焼止めローション

Explanation （説明）

Reji is, of course, the shortened form of the English term cash register, which is also called just register. A register is really the machine in which money is kept, but this word is also used more generally for the place in a store where you pay. The term checkout counter is also used for this area of a store or restaurant.

Examples（例文）

Example 1

Minako: Excuse me. Where can I pay for this?

Clerk: Please pay for it at theregister at the front of the store.

Example 2　

Tomoko: Excuse me. Can I pay for this sweater by credit card?

Clerk: Sure. Please take it to checkoutcounter #6.

Tomoko: Thank you very much.

　

Note: Like many shortened loanwords in Japanese, there is a longer form of reji. In Romaji, it is spelled rejisutaa.

　

Exercises （練習）

1. After taking my money, the clerk accidentally dropped it on the floor instead of putting it in:

A. the register

B. the counter

C. the checkout counter

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2. After you have finished shopping, you should take your groceries to:

A. the regi

B. the counter

C. the checkout counter