Telling doctor stomach hurts: Understanding your treatment and how to take your medicine
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Key Phrases
一日三回、食後に飲んでください。
itsu nichi san kai shokugo ni non de kudasai
Please take it three times a day, after meals.
何日飲みますか。
nan nichi nomi masu ka
For how many days do I take it?
治らなかったら、また来てください。
naora nakatsu tara mata ki te kudasai
If you don't get better, please come back.
Skills You'll Learn
Learning expressions to describe symptoms to a doctor
医者に症状を伝える表現を学ぶ
isha ni shoujou o tsutaeru hyougen o manabu
Learning expressions to understand medicine dosage and frequency
薬の飲み方や回数を理解する表現を学ぶ
kusuri no nomi kata ya kaisuu o rikai suru hyougen o manabu
Learning expressions to ask someone to repeat something you didn't catch
聞き取れなかったときに聞き返す表現を学ぶ
kikitore nakatsu ta toki ni kikikaesu hyougen o manabu
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're at a doctor's office in Japan because your stomach hurts. You want to get some medicine and find out how to take it.
こんにちは。今日はどうしましたか。
konnichiwa kyou wa dou shi mashi ta ka
Hello. What brings you in today?
こんにちは。お腹が痛いです。
konnichiwa onaka ga itai desu
Hello. My stomach hurts.
軽い胃腸炎ですね。薬を出しますね。
karui ichou en desu ne kusuri o dashi masu ne
It's a mild stomach bug. I'll give you some medicine.
ありがとうございます。どうやって飲みますか。
arigatou gozai masu dou yatsu te nomi masu ka
Thank you. How do I take it?
一日三回、食後に飲んでください。
itsu nichi san kai shokugo ni non de kudasai
Please take it three times a day, after meals.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
今日はどうしましたか。
kyou wa dou shi mashi ta ka
What brings you in today?
💬 今日 is read (kyō), and the は after it is said (wa), not (ha). Literally this asks "what happened?", which is how Japanese doctors open the conversation.
See breakdown →お腹が痛いです。
onaka ga itai desu
My stomach hurts.
💬 Swap in another body part to say what hurts: 頭が痛いです "I have a headache", 喉が痛いです "my throat hurts". お腹 is read (onaka).
See breakdown →軽い胃腸炎ですね。
karui ichou en desu ne
It's a mild stomach bug.
💬 ね at the end is the doctor gently confirming, a bit like "it looks like...". 胃腸炎 is said (ichōen), with a long "ō".
See breakdown →薬
kusuri
Medicine
🇯🇵 Clinics usually give you a prescription to take to a pharmacy, often right next door. There, staff may ask whether you have an おくすり手帳 "medicine record booklet".
See breakdown →薬を出しますね。
kusuri o dashi masu ne
I'll give you some medicine.
🇯🇵 In Japan the clinic usually writes a prescription, and you collect the medicine at a pharmacy, often right next door. Bring your health insurance card to both places.
See breakdown →どうやって飲みますか。
dou yatsu te nomi masu ka
How do I take it?
💬 Japanese uses 飲みます "drink" for taking any medicine by mouth, even pills. どうやって "how" also works for other things: どうやって行きますか "how do I get there?".
See breakdown →一日三回
itsu nichi san kai
Three times a day
💬 Here 一日 is said (ichinichi), not (tsuitachi), which means "the 1st of the month". Swap the number to change how often: 一日二回 (ichinichi nikai) "twice a day".
See breakdown →食後
shokugo
After meals
💬 食後 (shokugo) is the word printed on medicine bags. Watch for its partners: 食前 (shokuzen) "before meals" and 食間 (shokkan) "between meals", which means roughly two hours after eating, not during the meal.
See breakdown →食後に飲んでください。
shokugo ni non de kudasai
Please take it after meals.
💬 To politely ask someone to do something, change the verb ending and add ください: 飲みます becomes 飲んでください. The same thing happens with 来ます → 来てください "please come".
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