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Lesson 39

I think you have a cold.

Anna is not feeling well, and has come to hospital, accompanied by Dorm Mother. She is going to see a doctor.

Lesson 39 ( 10 min. )

Key phrase:

KAZE DA TO OMOIMASU

Scripts

医者 どうしましたか。 What is the problem?
Doctor DÔ SHIMASHITA KA.
What is the problem?
アンナ せきが出ます。 I have a cough.
Anna SEKI GA DEMASU.
I have a cough.
寮母 熱も37.8度あります。 She also has a fever of 37.8 degrees Celsius.
Dorm Mother NETSU MO SANJÛNANA TEN HACHI DO ARIMASU.
She also has a fever of 37.8 degrees Celsius.
医者 喉を見せてください。
かぜだと思います。
Please show me your throat.
I think you have a cold.
Doctor NODO O MISETE KUDASAI.
KAZE DA TO OMOIMASU.
Please show me your throat. I think you have a cold.

Grammar tips

Symptoms

Let's explain your symptoms.

ATAMA GA ITAI DESU.
(I have a headache.)
HANAMIZU GA DEMASU.
(I have a runny nose.)
ONAKA GA ITAI DESU.
(My stomach aches.)

Teach Us, Teacher

TO OMOIMASU
When you express your ideas, opinions or guesses, first you say what you think, then you say TO OMOIMASU (I think that, more literally, That is what I think).

Sound Words

Coughing
Japanese is a language with lots of onomatopoeia. A wide range of onomatopoeia in the Japanese language, from noises made by animals to expressions of feelings, is explained by audio.

Anna's Tweets

The cashier at the hospital and also the pharmacist said, "ODAIJINI" (Take care). Everybody was worried about me, and that made me feel warm inside. I'll do all I can to get well soon.

Anna

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