At the pharmacy in Japan
By the end you'll ask for medicine and describe symptoms at a Japanese pharmacy.
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をひいたみたいです 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
をひいたみたいです。 kaze wo hiita mitai desu.
I think I caught a cold.
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おすすめはありますか? 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
おすすめはありますか? osusume wa arimasu ka?
Do you have a recommendation?
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みをえてください 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
みをえてください。 nomikata wo oshiete kudasai.
Please tell me how to take it.
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