Telling pharmacist stomach hurts (Advanced): Giving context to the pharmacist
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Key Phrases
おなかがいたいです。（おへそのあたりです。）
onaka ga i tai desu
My stomach hurts. (around my belly button).
いつからいたいですか。— きのうのよるからです。
itsu kara i tai desu ka kinou no yoru kara desu
Since when does it hurt? — Since last night.
ねつはありますか。／はきましたか。— ないです。／はいていません。
netsu wa ari masu ka haki mashi ta ka nai desu hai te i mase n
Do you have a fever / Have you vomited? — No.
Skills You'll Learn
Explain physical symptoms politely (pain location and severity).
ていねいに症状を伝える（痛み・場所）
teinei ni shoujou o tsutaeru
Answer medical timing questions using "since/from" (〜から) with time expressions.
「〜から」を使って、いつからかを答える（きのうのよるから）
kara o tsukatsu te itsu kara ka o kotaeru
Respond to clinic/pharmacy check-up questions (fever, vomiting, what you ate).
診察でよく聞かれる質問に答える（ねつ・はく・なにをたべたか）
shinsatsu de yoku kika reru shitsumon ni kotaeru
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re at a clinic or pharmacy in Japan, explaining that your stomach has been hurting since last night. The staff asks where it hurts and whether you have vomiting or a fever, then asks what you ate and gives you medicine.
すみません。おなかがいたいです。
sumi mase n onaka ga i tai desu
Excuse me. My stomach hurts.
だいじょうぶですか。いつからいたいですか。
daijoubu desu ka itsu kara i tai desu ka
Are you okay? Since when has it been hurting?
きのうのよるからです。
kinou no yoru kara desu
Since last night.
どこがいたいですか。
doko ga i tai desu ka
Where does it hurt?
おへそのあたりです。
o he sono atari desu
Around my belly button.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
すみません。
sumi mase n
Excuse me.
おなか
onaka
Stomach / belly
いたい
itai
Hurt / painful
おなかがいたい
onaka ga i tai
My stomach hurts
💬 [が] marks the body part that hurts: [おなかがいたい], [あたまがいたい], [のどがいたい]. You can reuse this pattern with different pain words.
See breakdown →です
desu
Polite ending (is/are)
おなかがいたいです。
onaka ga i tai desu
My stomach hurts.
💬 For body symptoms, Japanese often says the body part + [が] + [いたい]: [おなかがいたい], [あたまがいたい]. Add [です] to make it polite for staff like a pharmacist.
See breakdown →だいじょうぶ
daijoubu
OK / all right
だいじょうぶですか。
daijoubu desu ka
Are you okay?
🇯🇵 This is a normal caring question from staff if you look unwell. A short answer like [はい] or [だいじょうぶです], then your symptom, sounds natural.
See breakdown →いつから
itsu kara
Since when / from when
💬 [いつから] asks when something started and is very common with symptoms: [いつからいたいですか], [いつからねつがありますか]. It's less about a single time point and more about "since when?".
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