(かいもの)

shopping

(かーど)

card

(すまほ)

smartphone

(つかう)

to use

(ひと)

person / people

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(にほん)

Japan

(げんきん)

cash

(すまーとふぉん)

smartphone

(はらう)

to pay

(ほうほう)

method; way

(きゃっしゅれす)

cashless

(よぶ)

to call

(せいふ)

government; administration

(しらべ)

investigation; survey

(きょねん)

last year

(しはらい)

payment

(よんわり)

forty percent

(いじょう)

more than; beyond this

(みせ)

shop, store

(おかね)

money

(かぞえる)

to count

(じかん)

time

(みじかい)

short

(よい)

good

(てん)

point, score

(きゃく)

Customer; guest

(さいふ)

wallet, purse

(だす)

to serve, put out

(べんり)

convenient

(きろく)

record

(のこる)

to remain / to stay behind

(わかる)

to understand, be clear

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(きかい)

machine

(つかいかた)

how to use; usage

(むずかしい)

difficult

(かんじる)

to feel, to sense

(ていでん)

power outage / blackout

(しんぱい)

worry / concern

(いっしょ)

Together; at the same time

(もつ)

to have; to hold

(いう)

to say

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

for ~ / from the perspective of ~

Indicates a point of view or perspective. Used twice here for 'the company' and 'the Vietnamese people'.

called/named ~

Used to introduce or name something. In this article, 「鳥貴族」という店 means 'a store called Torikizoku'.

it's okay not to ~; don't have to ~

Expresses that there is no obligation or necessity to do something.

because of, due to

Indicates a reason or cause. More formal than から or ので. Can follow nouns (の + ため) or plain-form verbs/adjectives.

easy to ~ / tends to ~

Used in 'うつりやすくて' meaning 'easily contagious / easy to catch'.

had better ~ / should ~

Used in 「仲よくしたほうがいい」to express the survey question about which country Taiwan should have good relations with.

買い物でカードやスマホを使う人が増える

More people are using cards and smartphones to shop

日本では、買い物のときに現金を使わない人が増えている。

In Japan, the number of people who do not use cash when shopping is increasing.

カードやスマートフォンで払う方法は「キャッシュレス」と呼ばれている。

Paying by card or smartphone is called cashless payment.

政府の調べによると、去年の支払いの四割以上がキャッシュレスだった。

According to a government survey, more than forty percent of last year's payments were cashless.

店にとっては、お金を数える時間が短くなるという良い点がある。

For shops, there is the advantage that the time spent counting money becomes shorter.

客も、財布を出さなくてもいいので便利だ。

It is convenient for customers too, because they do not have to take out their wallet.

買った物の記録が残るため、いくら使ったか分かりやすい。

Because a record of what was bought remains, it is easy to see how much was spent.

一方で、機械の使い方が難しいと感じる人もいる。

On the other hand, some people find the machines difficult to use.

停電のときに使えなくなる心配もある。

There is also the worry that it becomes unusable during a power outage.

そのため、現金も一緒に持っておいたほうがいいと言われている。

For that reason, it is said to be better to carry cash as well.