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When Things Go Wrong
No one plans to get sick or lose their wallet, but it happens. When you're in a stressful situation, your language skills can easily freeze up. This chapter gives you the exact phrases you need to navigate a Japanese clinic and a police box (Koban) smoothly, so you can get the help you need without panic.
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Scene Vocabulary
どうされましたか
dou saremashita kaWhat's wrong? / How can I help?お腹が痛いおはらがいたい
onaka ga itaiStomach hurts保険証
hokenshouHealth insurance card問診票
monshin-hyouMedical questionnaire記入
kinyuuEntry / Filling in吐き気
hakikeNausea熱
netsuFever風邪
kazeCold / Illnessかもしれません
kamo shiremasenIt might be / maybe薬
kusuriMedicineありがとう
arigatouThank youあります
arimasuThere is / I haveちょっと
chottoA little / Hey出して
dashiteTake out / Submitでも
demoBut / Evenでは
dewaWell then医者のいしゃの
doctor'sDoctor'sございます
gozaimasuIs / Existsはい
haiYesいいえ
iieNo中なか
naka nakaInsideから
karaFrom / Because機能きのう
kinoFunction / Featureこちら
kochiraThis way / This person / Hereこんにちは
konnichiwaHelloこれ
koreThis one今日
kyouToday後であとで
laterLaterお持ち
o-mochiHolding / Havingオフィス
officeOffice置きます / 起きますおきます /
okimasuPut / Wake up分かりました
wakarimashitaUnderstoodDialogue A: Visiting a Japanese Clinic
You've had a bad stomach ache since yesterday. You walk into a local clinic (Kurinikku). You need to explain your symptoms to the receptionist and doctor without needing a medical dictionary.
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Receptionist
こんにちは。今日はどうされましたか？Konnichiwa. Kyou wa dou saremashita ka?
Hello. What seems to be the problem today?
You
昨日からお腹が痛いんです。Kino kara onaka ga itai n desu.
My stomach has been hurting since yesterday.
Receptionist
分かりました。保険証はお持ちですか？Wakarimashita. Kenshou wa o-mochi desu ka?
Understood. Do you have your health insurance card?
You
はい、これです。Hai, kore desu.
Yes, here it is.
Receptionist
ありがとうございます。では、こちらの問診票に記入をお願いします。Arigatou gozaimasu. Dewa, kochira no monshin-hyou ni kinyuu o onegaishimasu.
Thank you. Then, please fill out this medical questionnaire.
Doctor
お腹が痛いんですね。吐き気はありますか？Onaka ga itai n desu ne. Hakike wa arimasu ka?
Your stomach hurts, I see. Do you have nausea?
You
いいえ、吐き気はないです。でも熱がちょっとあります。Iie, hakike wa nai desu. Demo netsu ga chotto arimasu.
No, I don't have nausea. But I have a slight fever.
Doctor
風邪かもしれませんね。薬を出しておきます。Kaze kamo shiremasen ne. Kusuri o dashite okimasu.
It might be a cold/bug. I'll prescribe some medicine for you.