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Usages of genkin
私 は 現金 を よく 使う が、 彼女 は 現金以外 も 使う。watasi ha genkin wo yoku tukau ga, kanozyo ha genkinigai mo tukau.
I often use cash, but she also uses things other than cash.
彼 は 向こう で 両替 を したの に、 現金 が 足りない と 言って いる。kare ha mukou de ryougae wo sitano ni, genkin ga tarinai to itte iru.
He exchanged money over there, yet he says he doesn’t have enough cash.
両替 に は 現金 が 必要な のに、 彼 は 現金 を 忘れた。ryougae ni ha genkin ga hituyouna noni, kare ha genkin wo wasureta.
Even though cash is necessary for exchanging money, he forgot his cash.
最初 は 無料 だ と 思ったの に、 あと で 現金 が 必要 だった。saisyo ha muryou da to omottano ni, ato de genkin ga hituyou datta.
At first I thought it was free, but later cash was required.
例えば、 食費 は 現金 より クレジットカード の ほう が ずっと 楽 だ。tatoeba, syokuhi ha genkin yori kurezittokaado no hou ga zutto raku da.
For example, paying for food is much easier with a credit card than with cash.
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