Describing Symptoms
Explain a fever, a cough, a sore throat, a headache or nausea, say when it started, and describe how bad it is.
N4 Topic-Based Conversation — Doctor's Visit & Health Insurance · All lessons · All courses
Vocabulary
- 熱(ねつ) (熱): fever, temperature
- 咳(せき) (咳): cough
- 喉(のど) (喉): throat
- 頭痛(ずつう) (頭痛): headache
- 腹痛(ふくつう) (腹痛): stomach ache
- 吐き気(はきけ) (吐き気): nausea, feeling sick
- めまい (めまい): dizziness
- 風邪(かぜ) (風邪): a cold
- ひどい (ひどい): severe, terrible
- 腫れる(はれる) (腫れる): to swell
- アレルギー (アレルギー): allergy
- 息(いき) (息): breath
- 痛み(いたみ) (痛み): pain
- 具合(ぐあい) (具合): condition, how one feels
In-lesson practice
- Describing Symptoms — Exercises (6 questions)
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- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 45 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 46 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 47 (5 questions)
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Frequently asked questions
- What does 「熱(ねつ)」 mean in this lesson?
- fever, temperature
- What does 「咳(せき)」 mean in this lesson?
- cough
- What does 「喉(のど)」 mean in this lesson?
- throat
- What does 「頭痛(ずつう)」 mean in this lesson?
- headache
- What does 「腹痛(ふくつう)」 mean in this lesson?
- stomach ache
- What does 「吐き気(はきけ)」 mean in this lesson?
- nausea, feeling sick
- What does 「めまい」 mean in this lesson?
- dizziness
- What does 「風邪(かぜ)」 mean in this lesson?
- a cold
- What does 「ひどい」 mean in this lesson?
- severe, terrible
- What does 「腫れる(はれる)」 mean in this lesson?
- to swell
- What does 「アレルギー」 mean in this lesson?
- allergy
- What does 「息(いき)」 mean in this lesson?
- breath
- What does 「痛み(いたみ)」 mean in this lesson?
- pain
- What does 「具合(ぐあい)」 mean in this lesson?
- condition, how one feels
- 今朝から吐き気( )します。
- Sensations such as 吐き気 take が with します.
- 三日前( )喉が痛いんです。
- から marks the starting point in time: 三日前から.
- 医者:「今日はどうしたんですか。」 患者:「実は、熱が( )んです。」
- Before んです the plain form is used, so あるんです is correct.
- 「吐き気」の読み方として正しいものはどれですか。
- 吐き気 is read はきけ and means nausea.
- 先生に症状を説明するとき、一番自然な言い方はどれですか。
- んです is used to explain your situation to a doctor.
- 「咳がひどい」とあります。どんな状態ですか。
- ひどい means severe, so the cough is strong and troublesome.