How to Say ‘Could you pick out a stomach medicine that would suit me?’ in Japanese
合う胃薬を選んでいただけますか。
au igusuri o eran de itadake masu ka
[AH-oo ee-GOO-soo-ree oh eh-RAHN deh ee-tah-dah-keh mahs kah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Asking the pharmacist to choose for you is completely normal in Japan; the shelves are crowded with similar boxes, and staff expect to guide you.
Phrase Breakdown
合う胃薬を
au igusuri o
a suitable stomach medicine (object)
合う (au) means 'to suit'. 胃薬 (igusuri) is 'stomach medicine'; the k becomes g. を marks the object and is pronounced 'o'.
合う胃薬をください。
Please give me a suitable stomach medicine.
Words in this phrase
合う
au
[AH-oo]
to suit; to fit
Verb meaning something is right or suitable for someone.
私に合う薬はどれですか。
Which medicine suits me?
胃薬
igusuri
[ee-GOO-soo-ree]
stomach medicine
Medicine for stomach troubles like indigestion or pain.
食後に胃薬を飲みます。
I take stomach medicine after meals.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
選んでいただけますか。
eran de itadake masu ka
could you choose (for me)?
This is a very polite request meaning 'could you please choose'. Keep the beats even: e-ra-n-de i-ta-da-ke-ma-su-ka.
サイズを選んでいただけますか。
Could you choose the size?
Words in this phrase
選ん
eran
[eh-RAHN]
choose (te-stem)
Form of 選ぶ 'to choose' before で.
色を選んでください。
Please choose a color.
で
de
[deh]
(te-form connector)
Part of the te-form; with iru it shows an ongoing state.
ここに住んでいます。
I live here.
いただけ
itadake
[ee-tah-dah-keh]
be able to receive; could I have
A very polite way to ask a customer for something, such as a name or passport.
お名前をいただけますか。
May I have your name?
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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