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Japanese in Real Life

At the pharmacy in Japan

By the end you'll ask for medicine and describe symptoms at a Japanese pharmacy.

N5-N4 N5 to N4 · 3 phrases
  1. 1

    kaze wo hiita mitai desu

    Cold, the most common reason to visit a pharmacy. Staff will understand this immediately.

    Use when telling pharmacy staff you think you have a cold

    kaze wo hiita mitai desu.

    I think I caught a cold.

  2. 2

    osusume wa arimasu ka?

    Asking for a recommendation, pharmacy staff in Japan are very helpful and will guide you.

    Use when asking pharmacy staff to recommend medicine for your symptoms

    osusume wa arimasu ka?

    Do you have a recommendation?

  3. 3

    nomikata wo oshiete kudasai

    How to take the medicine, essential to ask so you take the right dose.

    Use when asking pharmacy staff how to take the medicine they recommend

    nomikata wo oshiete kudasai.

    Please tell me how to take it.

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