Learn to talk about health in Japanese
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| Do you know how to talk about health in Japanese? |
| You'll learn how in just a moment. |
| Hi, my name is Emiri, and this is Three Step Japanese by JapanesePod101.com. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about health through a quick conversation. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds. |
| はるとくん、かおいろが わるいですね｡ どうしましたか｡ |
| Haruto-kun, kaoiro ga warui desu ne. Dō shimashita ka. |
| あたまが いたいです｡ おなかも いたいです｡ |
| Atama ga itai desu. Onaka mo itai desu. |
| ねつが ある？ |
| Netsu ga aru? |
| わかりません｡ |
| Wakarimasen. |
| じゃ、いえに かえる？ |
| Ja, ie ni kaeru? |
| はい、そうします｡ |
| Hai, sō shimasu. |
| Let's break it down. |
| はるとくん、かおいろが わるいですね｡ どうしましたか｡ |
| Haruto-kun, kaoiro ga warui desu ne. Dō shimashita ka. |
| Haruto, you don’t look well. What’s wrong? |
| あたまが いたいです｡ おなかも いたいです｡ |
| Atama ga itai desu. Onaka mo itai desu. |
| My head hurts. My stomach hurts too. |
| First is the phrase, あたまが いたいです｡ (atama ga itai desu), or "My head hurts." あたまが いたいです｡ This starts with the word, あたま (atama), meaning "head." あたま . あたま. |
| Next is が (ga), the subject-marking particle. |
| After this is いたい (itai), meaning "hurts." いたい . いたい. |
| Last is です (desu), a polite sentence-ending particle. です . です. |
| All together, it's あたまが いたいです｡ (atama ga itai desu). "My head hurts." あたまが いたいです｡ |
| Next is the phrase, おなかも いたいです｡ (onaka mo itai desu), or "My stomach also hurts." おなかも いたいです｡ This starts with the word, おなか (onaka), meaning "stomach." おなか . おなか. |
| Next is も (mo), the particle indicating "also." |
| After this is いたい (itai), meaning "hurts." いたい . いたい. |
| Last is です (desu), a polite sentence-ending particle. です . です. |
| All together, it's おなかも いたいです｡ (onaka mo itai desu). "My stomach also hurts." おなかも いたいです｡ |
| All together, it’s あたまが いたいです｡ おなかも いたいです｡ (atama ga itai desu. onaka mo itai desu). "My head hurts. My stomach also hurts." あたまが いたいです｡ おなかも いたいです｡ |
| ねつが ある？ |
| Netsu ga aru? |
| Do you have a fever? |
| わかりません｡ |
| Wakarimasen. |
| I don’t know. |
| じゃ、いえに かえる？ |
| Ja, ie ni kaeru? |
| Then, shall we go home? |
| はい、そうします｡ |
| Hai, sō shimasu. |
| Yes, let’s do that. |
| Let's look at the sentence pattern. |
| This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow. |
| [Person] は [noun] が いたいです｡ |
| ([Person] wa [noun] ga itai desu.) |
| [Person]'s [noun] hurts. |
| Let’s see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern. |
| あたまが いたいです｡ |
| (Atama ga itai desu.) |
| 'My head hurts.' |
| Notice how あたま (atama), meaning “head,” is followed by the subject marking particle が (ga). The phrase is then followed by いたいです (itai desu), which means “hurts.” |
| So, あたまが いたいです｡ shows how the noun (the body part) is marked as the subject with が, and いたいです expresses that it hurts. |
| This is how the pattern [Person] は [noun] が いたいです｡ is used to describe pain in a specific body part. |
| There are two more patterns which can be used to describe health conditions. |
| [Person] は [noun] が でます｡ ([Person] wa [noun] ga demasu.) |
| This translates literally to "Something comes out of [Person]'s [Noun]." You can use it to describe things like a runny nose. |
| Next is |
| [Person] は [noun] が あります｡ |
| ([Person] wa [noun] ga arimasu.) |
| [Person] has a [noun]. |
| You use this pattern when saying a person has a specific illness, like a cold or fever. |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| むすこは ねつが あります｡ (Musuko wa netsu ga arimasu.) |
| My son has a fever. |
| Can you see how the patterns apply here? |
| Let's break it down: |
| First is "むすこは" (musuko wa) - むすこ means "son," and は marks it as the topic of the sentence. "ねつ" means fever, and が marks it as the subject of the sentence. Finally, "あります" means "has." All together, it's "My son has a fever," and it follows the "Person wa noun ga arimasu" pattern. |
| Here's another example |
| せきと くしゃみが でます｡ (Seki to kushami ga demasu.) |
| I have a cough and I'm sneezing. |
| せきと くしゃみが でます｡ (Seki to kushami ga demasu.) |
| I have a cough and I'm sneezing. |
| Let's try one more, |
| きのうから のどが いたいです｡ (Kinō kara nodo ga itai desu.) |
| My throat has been hurting since yesterday. |
| きのうから のどが いたいです｡ (Kinō kara nodo ga itai desu.) |
| My throat has been hurting since yesterday. |
| Another one. |
| せんしゅうから おなかが いたいです｡ (Senshū kara onaka ga itai desu.) |
| My stomach has been hurting since last week. |
| せんしゅうから おなかが いたいです｡ (Senshū kara onaka ga itai desu.) |
| My stomach has been hurting since last week. |
| One last example. |
| おなかが いたいです｡ あたまも いたいです｡ () |
| My stomach hurts. My head hurts too. |
| おなかが いたいです｡ あたまも いたいです｡ (Onaka ga itai desu. Atama mo itai desu.) |
| My stomach hurts. My head hurts too. |
| Let's review. |
| Do you remember how to say "head"? |
| あたま (atama) |
| あたま (atama) |
| And what the subject marking particle is? |
| が (ga) |
| が (ga) |
| Do you remember how to say "it hurts"? |
| いたいです (itai desu) |
| いたいです (itai desu) |
| And how to say "my head hurts"? |
| あたまが いたいです (atama ga itai desu) |
| あたまが いたいです (atama ga itai desu) |
| Do you remember how to say "stomach"? |
| おなか (onaka) |
| おなか (onaka) |
| And how to say "too"? |
| も (mo) |
| も (mo) |
| Do you remember how to say "my stomach hurts too"? |
| おなかも いたいです (onaka mo itai desu) |
| おなかも いたいです (onaka mo itai desu) |
| And how to say "My head hurts. My stomach hurts too."? |
| あたまが いたいです｡ おなかも いたいです｡ (atama ga itai desu. onaka mo itai desu.) |
| あたまが いたいです｡ おなかも いたいです｡ (atama ga itai desu. onaka mo itai desu.) |
| Now you know how to talk about health in Japanese. |
| ...and you can move on to the practice. |
| またね (mata ne)! |
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