How to Say ‘Your blood pressure is a little high.’ in Japanese
血圧が少し高いですね。
ketsuatsu ga sukoshi takai desu ne
[ketsuatsu gah soo-koh-shee takai dess ne]
🇯🇵 In Japan: 少し "a little" is classic soft doctor talk in Japan. Results are often softened like this, so ask directly if you want the actual numbers.
Phrase Breakdown
血圧が
ketsuatsu ga
Your blood pressure
血圧 (ketsuatsu) means 'blood pressure', and が marks the subject. Say each vowel clearly: ke-tsu-a-tsu ga.
血圧が低いです。
My blood pressure is low.
Words in this phrase
血圧
ketsuatsu
[ketsuatsu]
blood pressure
The pressure of the blood in the circulatory system.
血圧が高いです。
The blood pressure is high.
が
ga
[gah]
subject marker
Marks the subject of the sentence, such as スーツケース.
スーツケースが一つありますと答えます。
I answer, 'There is one suitcase.'
少し高いですね。
sukoshi takai desu ne
is a little high, isn't it.
少し means 'a little' and 高い means 'high'. ね softens the statement. Say it as sukoshi takai desu ne.
熱が少し高いですね。
Your fever is a little high, isn't it.
Words in this phrase
少し
sukoshi
[soo-koh-shee]
a little; slightly
Softens the criticism by saying it was only a little bit of a detour.
少し遠回りだったかもしれません。
It may have been a slight detour.
高い
takai
[takai]
high
Having a great extent upward.
ビルが高いです。
The building is tall.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
Polite form of 'to be' used in many basic sentences.
こちらで大丈夫です。
This is fine.
ね
ne
[ne]
isn't it?; right?
Sentence-ending particle used to seek agreement or sound friendly.
大丈夫ですね。
It's okay, right?
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