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How to Say ‘Are you taking any other medication?’ in Japanese

ほかに飲んでいるお薬はございますか。

hoka ni non de iru o kusuri wa gozai masu ka

[HOH-kah nee NOHN deh eeru o koo-SOO-ree wah gozai mahs kah]

Phrase Breakdown

ほかに飲んでいるお薬は

hoka ni non de iru o kusuri wa

any other medicine you are taking

ほかに (hoka ni) means 'other' or 'besides'. は marks the medicine as the topic.

Example

ほかに質問は?

Any other questions?

Words in this phrase

ほか

hoka

[HOH-kah]

other; else

Noun meaning 'other' or 'besides'; hoka ni means 'in addition, other than that'.

Example

ほかに質問はありますか。

Do you have any other questions?

に

[nee]

in; at; to

Particle indicating location or target state.

Example

手元に置きたいです。

I want to keep it at hand.

飲ん

non

[NOHN]

drink

Form of 飲む used before the te-ending で.

Example

水を飲んでください。

Please drink water.

で

[deh]

(te-form connector)

Part of the te-form; with iru it shows an ongoing state.

Example

ここに住んでいます。

I live here.

いる

iru

[eeru]

is doing

いる after て can show an ongoing action or current state.

Example

応援しているの？のいるで今の状態を表します。

The いる in 応援しているの？ shows the current ongoing state.

お

[o]

polite prefix

Prefix added for politeness.

Example

お名前は？

What is your name?

薬

kusuri

[koo-SOO-ree]

medicine; drug

General word for medicine or medication.

Example

毎日薬を飲みます。

I take medicine every day.

は

[wah]

topic marker

は marks the topic of the sentence.

Example

空席はありますか。

Are there any seats available?

ございますか。

gozai masu ka

do you have?

A polite question ending that pharmacy staff use with customers.

Example

アレルギーはございますか。

Do you have any allergies?

Words in this phrase

ござい

gozai

[gozai]

to be (polite)

Polite form of existence.

Example

こちらは席でございます。

This is your seat.

ます

masu

[mahs]

polite verb ending

A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.

Example

予約を確認します。

I will confirm the reservation.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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