At the Doctor's Office
- 1さいきん、かぜをひいたみたいです。
最近、風邪をひいたみたいです。
It seems like I've caught a cold recently.
- 2どんなしょうじょうがありますか？
どんな症状がありますか？
What symptoms do you have?
- 3せきとはなみずがでます。
咳と鼻水が出ます。
I have a cough and runny nose.
- 4ねつはありますか？
熱はありますか？
Do you have a fever?
- 5きのうは少しねつがありましたが、いまはだいじょうぶです。
昨日は少し熱がありましたが、今は大丈夫です。
I had a slight fever yesterday, but I'm fine now.
- 6くすりをのんで、ゆっくりやすんでください。
薬を飲んで、ゆっくり休んでください。
Take some medicine and rest well.
Coaching notes
A patient discusses symptoms with a doctor sympathetically. It's a calm and reassuring conversation, aimed at providing comfort and advice.
Pronunciation focus
- 最近 (さいきん) — さい needs to be pronounced with a rising intonation
- 鼻水 (はなみず) — watch out for the nasal ん
- 咳 (せき) — the せ is soft, be careful not to overemphasize
- 熱 (ねつ) — the つ is short, do not elongate it
- 少し (すこし) — focus on the pitch accent; first syllable low, second is high
Rhythm & pacing
Maintain a steady pace, with slight pauses after each question and answer. This mimics a natural doctor-patient interaction.
Key grammar
- 〜みたい = seems like or appears that
- 〜がありますか = do you have?
- 〜が出ます = does it occur?
- 〜ましたが = although ~ happened
Natural speech features
- A slight pause after '最近' to emphasize the time frame in Japanese speech
- The phrase 〜ください is polite and typically softened in pitch
Practice strategy
Listen to the audio twice before attempting. Start by shadowing sentence by sentence to get comfortable with the medical vocabulary and doctor's calm tone.
Common mistakes
- Over-articulating nasal sounds like ん — keep them light
- Skipping over です or ます endings, which are crucial in formal Japanese
- Misplacing intonation on pitch accents, especially in medical terms
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