How to Say ‘Other medicine you're taking’ in Japanese
ほかに飲んでいるお薬
hoka ni non de iru o kusuri
[HOH-kah nee NOHN deh eeru o koo-SOO-ree]
💬 Usage Tip: In Japanese you "drink" medicine: 薬を飲む is used even for pills.
Phrase Breakdown
ほかに
hoka ni
other / besides
This means 'in addition' or 'other than this'. Say ho-ka-ni with even beats.
ほかに質問はありますか。
Are there any other questions?
Words in this phrase
ほか
hoka
[HOH-kah]
other; else
A noun meaning 'other' or 'something else'; often followed by に to mean 'besides' or 'in addition'.
ほかに質問はありますか。
Do you have any other questions?
に
ni
[nee]
in; at; to
Particle indicating location or target state.
手元に置きたいです。
I want to keep it at hand.
飲んでいるお薬
non de iru o kusuri
medicine you are taking
In Japanese you 'drink' (飲む) medicine. 飲んでいる means 'currently taking'. お薬 is the polite form of 薬 (kusuri).
毎日飲んでいるお薬です。
It's medicine I take every day.
Words in this phrase
飲ん
non
[NOHN]
drink
Form of 飲む used before the te-ending で.
水を飲んでください。
Please drink water.
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.
いる
iru
[eeru]
is doing
いる after て can show an ongoing action or current state.
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
[o]
polite prefix
Prefix added for politeness.
お名前は？
What is your name?
薬
kusuri
[koo-SOO-ree]
medicine; drug
General word for medicine or medication.
毎日薬を飲みます。
I take medicine every day.
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