Formal — to staff
Vending · Machine
すみません、この自販機、現金は使えないのでしょうか？ — Excuse me, can't I use cash for this vending machine? (Vending · Machine, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)
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すみません、この自販機、現金は使えないのでしょうか？
すみません、このじはんき、げんきんはつかえないのでしょうか？
Excuse me, can't I use cash for this vending machine?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono jihanki, genkin wa tsukaenai no deshou ka? / Reply Romaji: Kochira wa kōtsū-kei aishī kādo sen'yō de shite.... Tonari no jihanki wa genkin mo tsukaemasu yo.
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こちらは交通系ICカード専用でして…。隣の自販機は現金も使えますよ。
こちらはこうつうけいアイシーカードせんようでして…。となりのじはんきはげんきんもつかえますよ。
This one is exclusively for public transport IC cards... The vending machine next to it accepts cash too.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the payment slot of the vending machine while asking.
Do not try to force cash into a machine clearly marked as IC card only. Look for alternative payment options or another machine.
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