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At the pharmacy in Japan

By the end you'll ask for medicine and describe symptoms at a Japanese pharmacy.

N5-N4 N5 to N4 · 3 phrases
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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?

  3. 3

    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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