Practice a Japonês Doctor's Appointment
Visiting the doctor in Japonês is high-stakes and high-value: getting your symptoms across precisely matters, and the medical vocabulary is mostly Latin-based across European languages. This scenario rehearses a general practitioner's appointment from check-in to prescription: describing symptoms with body parts and intensity, mentioning allergies and existing conditions, understanding the doctor's explanation, and reading a prescription. You'll practise the formal register doctors use, plus the verbs for pain, duration, and frequency. By the end, you'll handle a routine Japonês-speaking appointment without needing a translator.
Sample Japonês conversation
こんにちは！どうぞお入りください。おかけになってくださいね。今日はどうされましたか？
Hello! Please come in and take a seat. What brings you in today?数日前から体調が悪いんです。
I haven't been feeling well for a few days.それは大変ですね。症状を教えてください。痛みはありますか？
I'm sorry to hear that. Can you describe your symptoms? Do you have any pain?熱があって、体が痛くて、すごく疲れます。
I have a fever, body aches, and I feel exhausted.体温を測りますね…38.5度です。熱はいつからですか？
Let me take your temperature... 38.5 degrees. How long have you had the fever?2日くらい前からです。夜になるとひどくなります。
About two days. It gets worse at night.
O que vais aprender
- Check in at a Japonês-speaking clinic
- Describe symptoms with body parts, duration, and intensity
- Mention allergies, medications, and chronic conditions
- Understand basic diagnosis and treatment instructions
- Read a Japonês prescription and ask follow-up questions
Perguntas frequentes
How do I describe pain levels in Japonês?
Use the Japonês equivalent of 'mild, moderate, severe', plus 'sharp', 'dull', 'stabbing'. The vocabulary list covers this nuanced spectrum.
Will my Japonês-speaking doctor speak English?
Often yes in big cities, often no in smaller towns. Even when they do, knowing the basic Japonês medical vocabulary helps you describe symptoms more accurately.
How do I ask about side effects of medication in Japonês?
There's a specific construction — 'What are the side effects?' — that the scenario teaches. Pharmacists often answer this more thoroughly than doctors.
What's the Japonês for 'I'm allergic to penicillin'?
A critical sentence to memorise. We include it verbatim in the vocabulary list and rehearse it in the scenario.