Seeing the doctor: questions and answers
Doctors ask the same few questions every time: what's wrong, since when, any allergies, any medicine. This lesson covers those questions, the instructions you hear during the check, the sound words Japanese uses for pain, and what to ask before you leave. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 words for the consulting room
Cards marked "you'll hear" are what the doctor says; the rest are things you'd say. Several reuse words from earlier lessons; the note says which.
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Describing pain
Japanese describes pain with sound words. Put one before する or (to hurt). The doctor may ask
| Word | Kind of pain | Example |
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- Doctors are . Talk to the doctor as , not by name.
- Medicine is "drunk". You tablets and powders, so the doctor asks
- Just in case. means "to be safe". Doctors say it a lot before tests; it doesn't mean something is wrong.
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Three patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.