Asking doctor about test results: Understanding the Results
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Key Phrases
けっかは どうでしたか。／けっかが でました。
kekka wa dou deshi ta ka kekka ga de mashi ta
How were the results? / The results are in.
わるいところは ありますか。／だいじょうぶです。おおきな もんだいは ありません。
warui tokoro wa ari masu ka daijoubu desu ookina mondai wa ari mase n
Is something wrong? / You’re fine. There are no major problems.
なにに きをつけたら いいですか。／しおを へらしてください。まいにち すこし あるいてください。
nani ni ki o tsuke tara ii desu ka shio o herashi te kudasai mainichi sukoshi arui te kudasai
What should I be careful about? (Cut back on salt; walk a little every day.)
Skills You'll Learn
Ask about medical test results and understand basic outcome responses.
検査結果について たずねたり、結果の説明を 理解したり できる。
kensa kekka ni tsui te tazune tari kekka no setsumei o rikai shi tari dekiru
Check if there are any health problems and respond with reassurance or concern.
体の悪いところがあるか たずねて、だいじょうぶ／問題がない という説明を 理解できる。
karada no warui tokoro ga aru ka tazune te daijoubu mondai ga nai to iu setsumei o rikai dekiru
Ask for lifestyle advice and understand common doctor instructions and follow-up timing.
生活習慣の注意点を たずねて、減塩や運動、再診（また一かげつごに来てください）などの指示を 理解できる。
seikatsu shuukan no chuui ten o tazune te gen'en ya undou saishin nado no shiji o rikai dekiru
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are a patient at a clinic in Japan asking your doctor about your test results. The doctor says there are no major problems, but your blood pressure is a little high, and gives simple lifestyle advice and a follow-up plan.
先生、けんさのけっかは どうでしたか。
sensei kensa no kekka wa dou deshi ta ka
Doctor, how were the test results?
はい。けっかが でましたよ。
hai kekka ga de mashi ta yo
Yes. The results are in.
わるいところは ありますか。
warui tokoro wa ari masu ka
Is there anything wrong?
だいじょうぶです。おおきな もんだいは ありません。
daijoubu desu ookina mondai wa ari mase n
You’re fine. There are no major problems.
ほんとうですか。よかったです。
hontou desu ka yokatsu ta desu
Really? That’s a relief.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
先生
sensei
Doctor
🇯🇵 In Japan, patients often call their doctor [先生] rather than using a job title like "doctor." It sounds normal and respectful in a clinic or hospital.
See breakdown →けんさ
ken sa
Test
けっか
kekka
Results
どうでしたか。
dou deshi ta ka
How was it?/How did it go?
💬 [どうでしたか] is the past form of [どうですか], so it asks how something was or how it went. You can reuse it with lots of things: [検査は どうでしたか。] or [旅行は どうでしたか。]
See breakdown →けっかは どうでしたか。
kekka wa dou deshi ta ka
How were the results?
💬 [は] is written [は] but here it is said (wa): [けっかは]. This pattern is very common when [は] marks the topic.
See breakdown →でました。
de mashi ta
(The results) came out.
💬 [でました] literally means "came out," and for test results it means they're ready or available. The plain form is [でる], and this same verb is also used for things like [熱が でました] "a fever came on."
See breakdown →けっかが でました。
kekka ga de mashi ta
The results are in.
💬 [が] often marks the thing that appears or becomes available, so [けっかが でました] is literally "the results came out." You can reuse the pattern with other things: [答えが でました。]
See breakdown →わるい
warui
Bad
ところ
tokoro
Part; place
💬 In health talk, [ところ] often means "part" rather than "place." So [わるいところ] is "a bad part," meaning something wrong with your body or condition.
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