Bills and transfers
Electricity, gas, water, rent and phone bills arrive as slips to pay at a convenience store, as transfers you make yourself, or as direct debits. This lesson covers the words on bills and transfer screens and how to talk about paying at home. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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24 bill and payment words
Each card shows a word from a bill, a slip or a transfer screen, with a sentence you'd say at home or hear on the phone. Four are from earlier lessons.
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On bills and transfer screens
These are the boxes you'll fill in or read when you pay. Transfer screens want the bank, the branch, the account type, the number and the name.
| On the form | It means | What to put |
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- Three ways to pay. : you send money. or : the company takes it from your account. : a slip you pay at a convenience store.
- Names in katakana. Account names for transfers are in katakana, family name first: スミス ジョン style, as written on your bank card.
- Late payments. Miss a due date and a (reminder) comes. Pay it soon, or the service can be cut off.
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Three patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.