Catching a Cold — Surviving the Japanese Drugstore
Communicate health symptoms at a Japanese pharmacy: explaining fever and sore throat (熱・のどの痛み), requesting non-drowsy medication (眠くならない薬), and understanding meal-timed dosages (食前・食後).
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Vocabulary
- 風邪薬（かぜぐすり） (風邪薬): cold medicine
- 症状（しょうじょう） (症状): symptoms
- 喉（のど） (喉): throat
- 発熱（はつねつ） / 熱（ねつ） (熱): fever / high temperature
- 鼻水（はなみず） (鼻水): runny nose / nasal mucus
- 眠気（ねむけ） (眠気): drowsiness / sleepiness
- 食後（しょくご） (食後): after meals (within 30 mins after eating)
- お大事に（おだいじに） (お大事に): take care of yourself / get well soon
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Frequently asked questions
- What does 「風邪薬（かぜぐすり）」 mean in this lesson?
- cold medicine
- What does 「症状（しょうじょう）」 mean in this lesson?
- symptoms
- What does 「喉（のど）」 mean in this lesson?
- throat
- What does 「発熱（はつねつ） / 熱（ねつ）」 mean in this lesson?
- fever / high temperature
- What does 「鼻水（はなみず）」 mean in this lesson?
- runny nose / nasal mucus
- What does 「眠気（ねむけ）」 mean in this lesson?
- drowsiness / sleepiness
- What does 「食後（しょくご）」 mean in this lesson?
- after meals (within 30 mins after eating)
- What does 「お大事に（おだいじに）」 mean in this lesson?
- take care of yourself / get well soon