お会計を確認する
okaikei o kakunin suru
To check the bill in Japanese is お会計を確認する (okaikei o kakunin suru).
お会計を確認する means to review the list of charges on a bill to ensure the amount is correct. Note that while this phrase describes the act of reviewing the charges, if you want to actually ask for the bill, you should say お会計をお願いします instead.
What does it mean word for word?
The word お会計 consists of the polite prefix o and kaikei (calculation/account), literally meaning 'the account'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The use of the prefix o in okaikei makes this phrase polite and suitable for use in a restaurant setting. If you wish to request the bill, Okaikei o onegai shimasu. is a polite way to say it, while Okaikei o o-negai itashimasu. is a more respectful version.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the action in the past tense, change the dictionary form suru to the polite past form shimashita, resulting in お会計を確認しました (I checked the bill).
How do you pronounce it?
okaikei o kakunin suru
Did you know?
- In many Japanese restaurants, you do not need to call a server to the table to pay. Instead, you can take a small slip of paper provided with your meal to a central cashier near the exit.
- When requesting the bill, people often use a gesture of drawing an invisible rectangle in the air with their fingers to signify a receipt or bill.
- While お会計を確認する is the literal way to check the charges, a customer who finds a mistake often uses the softer phrase ちょっといいですか ('Excuse me a moment') to avoid sounding accusatory.
Examples in context
- 注文した内容とお会計を確認する。Chumon shita naiyo to okaikei o kakunin suru.I will check the bill against what I ordered.
- 間違いがないか、お会計を確認する。Machigai ga nai ka, okaikei o kakunin suru.I will check the bill to see if there are any mistakes.
Example conversation
Hina and Ren are finishing their meal at a restaurant.
- 蓮 Renお会計が来たよ。okaikei ga kita yo.The bill is here.
- 陽葵 Himari先に私がお会計を確認するね。saki ni watashi ga okaikei o kakunin suru ne.I'll check the bill first.
- 蓮 Ren金額は合っていた？kingaku wa atte ita?Was the amount correct?
- 陽葵 Himariうん、大丈夫だったよ。un, daijoubu datta yo.Yes, it was fine.
