Checking Out at a Store 💸

After we have selected our items, we need to go to the counter to check out. If we are not sure where the counter is, we can ask:

店員 dim3 jyun4

客 haak3

請問	收銀	喺	邊度	呀	？
cing2 man6	sau1 ngan2	hai2	bin1 dou6	aa3	?
may I ask	cashier	be at	where	SP

May I ask where the cashier is?

收銀	喺	嗰邊	呀	。
sau1 ngan2	hai2	go2 bin6	aa3	.
cashier	be on	that side	SP

The cashier is on that side.

If a shop assistant is serving us, they will usually guide us to the counter.

呢邊	俾錢	吖	。
ni1 bin6	bei2 cin2	aa1	.
this side	pay	SP

This way to pay.

When queuing at the counter, we need to pay attention to the shop assistant’s signal for the next customer.

下	一	位	。
haa6	jat1	wai2	.
next	one	CL

Next one.

The shop assistant will sometimes confirm the number of items with us first.

總共	兩	件	貨品	嘅	？
zung2 gung6	loeng5	gin6	fo3 ban2	ge2	?
altogether	2	CL	item	CL

Two items altogether?

係	呀	。
hai6	aa3	.
be	SP

Yes.

The shop assistant will sometimes take the last chance to tempt us into buying more.

你	會	唔	會	揀	多	一	樣	嘢	嘅	？
nei5	wui5	m4	wui5	gaan2	do1	jat1	joeng6	je5	ge2	?
you	will	not	will	choose	more	one	CL	thing	SP

買	三	件	貨品	有	八五折	喎	。
maai5	saam1	gin6	fo3 ban2	jau5	baat3 ng5 zit3	wo3	.
buy	three	CL	item	have	85% of original price [15% off]	SP

Will you choose one more item? For buying three [items], there is 15% off.

你	會	唔	會	揀	埋	其他	嘢	嘅	？
nei5	wui5	m4	wui5	gaan2	maai4	kei4 taa1	je5	ge2	?
you	will	not	will	choose	VP	other	thing	SP

買	一千	蚊	減	一百	蚊	喎	。
maai5	jat1 cin1	man1	gaam2	jat1 baak3	man1	wo3	.
spend	1000	dollar	deduct	100	dollar	SP

Will you choose other things as well?

For spending $1000, we deduct $100.

Route A: Temptation failed

唔使	喇	，	唔該	。
m4 sai2	laa3	,	m4 goi1	.
not need to	SP		thank you

I don’t need it. Thank you.

Route B: Temptation succeeded

10.

好	呀	，	噉	我	再	睇	下	先	。
hou2	aa3	,	gam2	ngo5	zoi3	tai2	haa5	sin1	.
good	SP		then	you	again	look	VP	first

Good. [= Okay.] Then, I will have a look again first.

A few moments later…

11.

要	埋	呢	三	件	吖	唔該	。
jiu3	maai4	ni1	saam1	gin6	aa1	m4 goi1	.
want	VP	this	3	CL	SP	please

I want these three as well, please.

12.

冇	其他	嘢	喇	，	唔該	。
mou5	kei4 taa1	je5	laa3	,	m4 goi1	.
not have	other	thing	SP		thank you

There are no other things already. Thank you.

The shop assistant will sometimes ask us to check the items.

13.

你	睇	一	睇	有	冇	問題	吖	。
nei5	tai2	jat1	tai2	jau5	mou5	man6 tai4	aa1	.
you	look	one	look	have	not have	problem	SP

Have a look to see if there are any problems.

We can put a question-like clause after the verb 睇 tai2 (‘to look’). We will learn more about it in later books.

If we want to check the items but the shop assistant doesn’t ask, we can say:

14.

唔該	可	唔	可以	俾	我	check	一	check	呀	？
m4 goi1	ho2	m4	ho2 ji5	bei2	ngo5	check	jat1	check	aa3	?
please	can	not	can	give	me	check	one	check	SP

Can you give it to me to have a check, please?

15.

好	呀	，	你	check	一	check	吖	。
hou2	aa3	,	nei5	check	jat1	check	aa1	.
good	SP		you	check	one	check	SP

Sure. Have a check.

If there are no problems, we can say:

16.

冇	問題	呀	，	唔該	。
mou5	man6 tai4	aa3	,	m4 goi1	.
not have	problem	SP		thank you

There are no problems. Thank you.

If there are some problems, we can say:

17.

呢度	爛	咗	喎	。
ni1 dou6	laan6	zo2	wo3	.
here	broken	AP	SP

Here has become broken.

18.

呢度	污糟	咗	喎	。
ni1 dou6	wu1 zou1	zo2	wo3	.
here	dirty	AP	SP

Here has become dirty.

19.

我	拎	過	另一	件	俾	你	吖	。
ngo5	ling1	gwo3	ling6 jat1	gin6	bei2	nei5	aa1	.
I	take	VP	another	CL	give	you	SP

Let me take another one to you over again.

Hong Kong has plastic bag levy. Therefore, the shop assistant will sometimes ask if we need a bag before providing one.

20.

要	唔	要	袋	嘅	？
jiu3	m4	jiu3	do2	ge2	?
want	not	want	bag	SP

Do you want bags?

21.

要	呀	，	唔該	。
jiu3	aa3	,	m4 goi1	.
want	SP		thank you

Yes. Thank you.

22.

唔使	喇	，	唔該	。
m4 sai2	laa3	,	m4 goi1	.
not need to	SP		thank you

I don’t need it. Thank you.

23.

袋	一	蚊	一	個	喎	。
doi2	jat1	man1	jat1	go3	wo3	.
bag	one	dollar	one	CL	SP

Bags are $1 for one.

24.

OK	呀	。
ou1 kei1	aa3	.
okay	SP

Okay.

If we want to use a coupon or a voucher, we can say:

25.

唔該	我	想	用	呢	張	coupon / 優惠券	嘅	。
m4 goi1	ngo5	soeng2	jung6	ni1	zoeng1	kiu1 pon4 / jau1 wai6 gyun3	ge3	.
please	I	want to	use	this	CL	coupon	SP

I want to use this coupon, please.

26.

唔該	我	想	用	呢	張	現金券	嘅	。
m4 goi1	ngo5	soeng2	jung6	ni1	zoeng1	jin6 gam1 gyun3	ge3	.
please	I	want to	use	this	CL	voucher	SP

I want to use this voucher, please.

27.

好	嘅	。
hou2	ge3	.
good	SP

Good. [= Sure.]

28.

唔好意思	，
m4 hou2 ji3 si1	,
sorry

呢	張	coupon / 優惠券	過	咗	期	喇	。
ni1	zoeng1	kiu1 pon4 / jau1 wai6 gyun3	gwo3	zo2	kei4	laa3	.
this	CL	coupon	expire	VP	[expire]	SP

Sorry, this coupon has expired already.

29.

唔好意思	，	呢	張	現金券	過	咗	期	喇	。
m4 hou2 ji3 si1	,	ni1	zoeng1	jin6 gam1 gyun3	gwo3	zo2	kei4	laa3	.
sorry		this	CL	voucher	expire	VP	[expire]	SP

Sorry, this voucher has expired already.

After calculating the total, the shop assistant will say:

30.

多謝	你	一千三百六十二個半	。
do1 ze6	nei5	jat1 cin1 saam1 baak3 luk6 sap6 ji6 go3 bun3	.
thank	you	1362.5

Thank you for $1362.5.

31.

折	咗	之後	，	五	件	貨品
zit3	zo2	zi1 hau6	,	ng5	gin6	fo3 ban2
discount	AP	after		5	CL	item

總共	一千三百六十二個半	。
zung2 gung6	jat1 cin1 saam1 baak3 luk6 sap6 ji6 go3 bun3	.
altogether	1362.5

After we have discounted the items, for five items, $1362.5 altogether.

32.

八五折	咗	之後	，	五	件	貨品
baat3 ng5 zit3	zo2	zi1 hau6	,	ng5	gin6	fo3 ban2
85% of original price [15% off]	AP	after		5	CL	item

總共	一千三百六十二個半	。
zung2 gung6	jat1 cin1 saam1 baak3 luk6 sap6 ji6 go3 bun3	.
altogether	1362.5

After we have discounted the items with 15% off, for five items, $1362.5 altogether.

33.

減	咗	一百	蚊	之後	，	五	件	貨品
gaam2	zo2	jat1 baak3	man1	zi1 hau6	,	ng5	gin6	fo3 ban2
deduct	AP	100	dollar	after		5	CL	item

總共	一千三百六十二個半	。
zung2 gung6	jat1 cin1 saam1 baak3 luk6 sap6 ji6 go3 bun3	.
altogether	1362.5

After we have deducted $100, for five items, $1362.5 altogether.

The shop assistant will then ask how we would like to pay.

34.

請問	俾	咩	嘅	？
cing2 man6	bei2	me1	ge2	?
may I ask	pay by	what	SP

May I ask what you will pay by?

35.

請問	用	咩	俾	嘅	？
cing2 man6	jung6	me1	bei2	ge2	?
may I ask	use	what	pay	SP

May I ask what you will use to pay?

If we want to check the payment methods available, we can ask:

36.

請問	你哋	收	咩	嘅	？
cing2 man6	nei5 dei6	sau1	me1	ge2	?
may I ask	you	accept	what	SP

May I ask what you accept?

37.

我哋	收	現金	同	信用卡	嘅	。
ngo5 dei6	sau1	jin6 gam1	tung4	seon3 jung6 kaat1	ge3	.
you	accept	cash	and	credit card	SP

We accept cash and credit cards.

38.

我哋	淨係	收	現金	咋	。
ngo5 dei6	zing6 hai6	sau1	jin6 gam1	zaa3	.
you	only	accept	cash	SP

We only accept cash.

If we’re not sure whether a payment method is accepted, we can ask:

39.

請問	可	唔	可以	俾	信用卡 / 卡	嘅	？
cing2 man6	ho2	m4	ho2 ji5	bei2	seon3 jung6 kaat1 / kaat1	ge2	?
may I ask	can	not	can	pay by	credit card / card	SP

May I ask if I can pay by credit card?

40.

請問	可	唔	可以	碌卡	嘅	？
cing2 man6	ho2	m4	ho2 ji5	luk1 kaat1	ge2	?
may I ask	can	not	can	pay by credit card	SP

May I ask if I can pay by credit card?

41.

可以	呀	。
ho2 ji5	aa3	.
can	SP

Yes.

42.

唔好意思	，	我哋	唔	收	信用卡	嘅	。
m4 hou2 ji3 si1	,	ngo5 dei6	m4	sau1	seon3 jung6 kaat1	ge3	.
sorry		we	not	accept	credit card	SP

Sorry, we don’t accept credit cards.

Route A: Cash

43.

俾	現金	吖	唔該	。
bei2	jin6 gam1	aa1	m4 goi1	.
pay by	cash	SP	please

I will pay in cash, please.

A few moments later…

44.

收	你	一千四百	蚊	嘅	。
sau1	nei5	jat1 cin1 sei3 baak3	man1	ge3	.
receive	you	1400	dollar	SP

We receive $1400 from you.

A few moments later…

45.

找	返	你	三十七個半	嘅	。
zaau2	faan1	nei5	saam1 sap6 cat1 go3 bun3	ge3	.
give change	VP	you	37.5	SP

We give change of $37.5 back to you.

Some shops may refuse to accept banknotes like $500 or $1000. The shop assistant will say:

46.

唔好意思	，	我哋	唔	收	一千	蚊	紙	嘅	。
m4 hou2 ji3 si1	,	ngo5 dei6	m4	sau1	jat1 cin1	man1	zi2	ge3	.
sorry		we	not	accept	1000	dollar	banknote	VP

Sorry, we don’t accept $1000 banknotes.

Route B: Credit Card

47.

俾	信用卡 / 卡	吖	唔該	。
bei2	seon3 jung6 kaat1 / kaat1	aa1	m4 goi1	.
pay by	credit card / card	SP	please

I will pay by credit card, please.

48.

碌卡	吖	唔該	。
luk1 kaat1	aa1	m4 goi1	.
pay by credit card	SP	please

I will pay by credit card, please.

If we need to tap our credit card on a payment terminal, the shop assistant will say:

49.

麻煩	你	喺	呢度	拍	一	拍卡	吖	。
maa4 faan4	nei5	hai2	ni1 dou6	paak3	jat1	paak3 kaat1	aa1	.
please	you	on	here	tap card	one	tap card	SP

Please tap the card here.

50.

嘟	。
dut1	.
doo

Doo.

51.

OK	喇	，	唔該晒	。
ou1 kei1	laa3	,	m4 goi1 saai3	.
okay	SP		thank you so much

It’s okay already. Thank you so much.

The shop assistant will sometimes ask us to sign on a credit card receipt.

52.

麻煩	你	簽	一	簽名	吖	。
maa4 faan4	nei5	cim1	jat1	cim1 meng2	aa1	.
please	you	sign	one	sign	SP

Please sign.

Route C: Octopus Card

53.

俾	八達通	吖	唔該	。
bei2	baat3 daat6 tung1	aa1	m4 goi1	.
pay by	Octopus card	SP	thank

I will pay by Octopus card, please.

54.

可以	拍卡	。
ho2 ji5	paak3 kaat1	.
can	tap card

You can tap the card.

55.

請	拍卡	。
cing2	paak3 kaat1	.
please	tap card

Please tap the card.

After paying, the shop assistant will give us the receipt.

56.

俾	返	張	單 / 收據	你	呀吓	。
bei2	faan1	zoeng1	daan1 / sau1 geoi3	nei5	aa3 haa2	.
give	VP	CL	receipt	you	SP

I will give the receipt back to you.

Before we leave, the shop assistant will often say:

57.

多謝晒	，	歡迎下次光臨	。
do1 ze6 saai3	,	fun1 jing4 haa6 ci3 gwong1 lam4	.
thank you so much		welcome to come next time

Thank you so much. Welcome to come next time.