Learn how to ask for the right medicine
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky:Hi everyone! Welcome back to JapanesePod101.com. This is Japanese for Everyday Life Lower Intermediate Series, Lesson 12 - Getting Medicine at a Drugstore |
| Kaori:こんにちは！古橋香織 です！Hi everyone, Kaori Furuhashi here! |
| Becky:I'm Becky. In this lesson, you'll learn a useful skill for when you’re in a drugstore - How to buy drugs at a drugstore. |
| Kaori:前回のレッスンでは、調剤薬局（"dispensing pharmacy"）での会話を勉強しましたが、今回は、ドラッグストアで薬を買う時の会話を勉強しましょう。 |
| Becky:That’ll be useful, because you might need to buy common drugs at a drugstore without any prescription from a doctor. |
| Kaori:はい。肩こり（"stiff shoulder") とか、筋肉痛（"muscle ache")とか、頭痛（"headache")などの薬は、お医者さんからの処方箋なしに、ドラッグストアで買うことができますからね。 |
| Becky:Yeah, I sometimes buy medicine for stiff shoulders at the drugstore. Usually I buy the same medicine, but I wonder if they have a better one. |
| Kaori:そういう時は、「肩こりがひどいんですが、何かいい薬はありますか。」と聞いてみましょう。 |
| Becky:"I have a bad stiff shoulder. Do you have a good medicine for this?” |
| Kaori:はい。「肩こりがひどいんですが、何かいい薬はありますか。」 |
| MODEL DIALOG |
| Becky:Listen to the dialogue and participate when prompted by speaking aloud in Japanese. Use the patterns of Japanese you studied in the Beginner-level lessons. After you speak, you'll hear a model line of dialogue. Your answer doesn't need to be exactly the same, but do compare your response to the model line. |
| In this lesson, you'll play the role of a customer at a drugstore. Your goal is to describe your symptom to get medicine at a drugstore. |
| Becky:(You enter a drugstore.) |
| Pharmacist: いらっしゃいませ。 |
| Becky:(Say, “I have a bad stiff shoulder. Do you have a good medicine for this?”) |
| (pause) |
| Person A: 肩こりがひどいんですが、何かいい薬はありますか。 |
| Pharmacist: 貼り薬と塗り薬、飲み薬がありますが、どれがいいですか。 |
| Becky:(The Pharmacist told you that they have skin plasters, ointment, and oral medicine, and asked which one you want. Ask "which do you recommend?” ) |
| (pause) |
| Person A: お勧めはどれですか。 |
| Pharmacist: そうですね。こちらは、新製品でよく効くと思います。 |
| Becky:(He recommended one because it’s a new medicine and it works well. Say, “this skin plaster, please.”) |
| (pause) |
| Person A: じゃ、この貼り薬をください。 |
| VOCABULARY AND PHRASES RELATED TO THIS TASK |
| Becky:You learned various phrases to describe your symptoms in lesson 10, but here are some more useful words and phrases for a drugstore. The first word is, |
| Kaori:肩こり、 |
| Becky:"stiff shoulder" |
| Kaori:肩こり (slow), 肩こり |
| Becky:If you have a bad stiff shoulder, you say |
| Kaori:肩こりがひどい |
| Kaori:ひどい |
| Becky:"bad" |
| Kaori:「~がひどい」という表現は、他にも、「筋肉痛」や「頭痛」にも使います。 |
| Kaori:筋肉痛 |
| Becky:"muscle ache" |
| Kaori:筋肉痛、筋肉痛 |
| Kaori:筋肉痛がひどい |
| Becky:"muscle ache is bad," or naturally “have a bad muscle ache” |
| Kaori:頭痛 |
| Becky:"headache" |
| Kaori:頭痛, 頭痛 |
| Kaori:「頭痛がひどい」 |
| Becky:"headache is bad," or naturally, ”have a bad headache.” |
| Kaori:それから、日本では花粉症（"Hay fever"）になる人が多いです。花粉症の症状としては、まず、「目がかゆい」 |
| Becky:"have itchy eyes" |
| Kaori:目がかゆい、目がかゆい |
| Kaori:鼻水が出る |
| Becky:"have a runny nose" |
| Kaori:鼻水が出る、鼻水が出る |
| Kaori:鼻が詰まる |
| Becky:"nose is stuffy" |
| Kaori:鼻がつまる、鼻がつまる |
| Becky:Here are some words for various types of medicine. The first one is, |
| Kaori:貼り薬 |
| Becky:"skin plaster" |
| Kaori:貼り薬, 貼り薬 |
| Kaori:塗り薬 |
| Becky:"ointment" |
| Kaori:塗り薬, 塗り薬 |
| Kaori:飲み薬 |
| Becky:"oral medicine" |
| Kaori:飲み薬、飲み薬 |
| Kaori:スプレー |
| Becky:"spray" |
| Kaori:スプレー, スプレー |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky:A key expression for this task is, “I have a bad stiff shoulder. Do you have a good medicine for this?” |
| Kaori:肩こりがひどいんですが、何かいい薬はありますか。 |
| Becky:The first part of this sentence is the clause meaning "I have a bad stiff shoulder" |
| Kaori:肩こりがひどい |
| Becky:This is followed by a sentence-ending phrase to explain the situation, |
| Kaori:んですが |
| Kaori:肩こりがひどいんですが、 |
| Becky:It’s explaining your situation or symptom. |
| Becky:After that, you ask the pharmacist for his help by saying, “Do you have any good medicine for this?” |
| Kaori:何かいい薬はありますか。 |
| Kaori:何か |
| Becky:...means “anything” or “any” in a question sentence. You don’t have to include... |
| Kaori:何か |
| Becky:...and just say... |
| Kaori:いい薬はありますか。 |
| Becky:But, you can add an implication that you have no idea, and you express your uncertainty if you say... |
| Kaori:何かいい薬はありますか。 |
| Becky:So, the sentence, “I have a bad stiff shoulder. Do you have a good medicine?” is, |
| Kaori:肩こりがひどいんですが、何かいい薬はありますか。 |
| Becky:The sentence structure is, |
| Becky:[describing your symptom] + |
| Kaori:(んですが) + （何かいい薬はありますか。） |
| Becky:Let’s practice. You have a bad muscle ache, and ask if they have any good medicine. |
| (Pause) |
| Kaori:筋肉痛がひどいんですが、何かいい薬はありますか。 |
| Becky:You have a runny nose, and ask if they have any good medicine. |
| (Pause) |
| Kaori:鼻水が出るんですが、何かいい薬はありますか。 |
| TIP |
| Becky:Here's another expression to ask if they have any good medicine for your symptom. If you have a stiff shoulder, you can say, |
| Kaori:肩こりに効く薬はありますか。 |
| Becky:The first part is the phrase meaning “a medicine good for a stiff shoulder” |
| Kaori:肩こりに効く薬 |
| Becky:The verb meaning “work” or “take effect” is |
| Kaori:効く |
| Becky:You add a particle indicating an object of an action |
| Kaori:に |
| Becky:to get the verb phrase meaning “work for” or “take effect on” |
| Kaori:に効く |
| Becky:A medicine good for some symptom is, [symptom] + |
| Kaori:( に効く）+ ( くすり） |
| Becky:"a medicine good for headache" |
| Kaori:頭痛に効く薬 |
| Becky:"a medicine good for muscle ache" |
| Kaori:筋肉痛に効く薬 |
| PRACTICE OF DIALOG |
| Becky:Now try to participate in the dialogue using some alternative words you learned in this lesson. This time you'll play the role of a person who wants a medicine for a stuffy nose. Use as many of the expressions you learned in this lesson as possible. Let's get started! |
| Becky:(You enter a drugstore.) |
| Pharmacist: いらっしゃいませ。 |
| Becky:(Say, “My nose is stuffy. Do you have a good medicine?”) |
| (pause) |
| Person A: 鼻が詰まるんですが、何かいい薬はありますか。 |
| Pharmacist: 飲み薬とスプレーがありますが、どちらがいいですか。 |
| Becky:(The Pharmacist told you that they have oral medicine and spray and asked which one you want. Ask "which do you recommend?” ) |
| (pause) |
| Person A: お勧めはどちらですか。 |
| Pharmacist: そうですね。こちらは、新製品でよく効くと思います。 |
| Becky:(He recommended one because it’s a new medicine and it works well. Say, “this oral medicine, please.”) |
| (pause) |
| Person A: じゃ、この飲み薬をください。 |
| Becky:How did you do? There are in fact a large number of variations you can use in this situation. Make sure to look for them in the lesson notes. |
Outro |
| Becky:Okay, That’s all for this lesson. |
| Kaori:ドラッグストアでどんな薬を買ったことがありますか。教えてくださいね。 |
| Becky:In the next lesson, you’ll learn conversations for when you’re in a fitting room at a shop. |
| Kaori:それではまた！ |
| Becky:See you all next time! |
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