Japanese · Doctor visit
Speak Japanese for your doctor visit — before it happens.
In a Tokyo clinic, pain description needs an "いつから" (since when) and a body location — both — to land as the symptom the doctor asks the right follow-up about. Saying "頭が痛い" without "きのうから" reads as a complaint, not a clinical fact; the doctor will ask three more clarifying questions you already answered.
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What you'll practice
- Describe pain with body location + duration — "頭が痛い" + "きのうから" / "先週から"
- Confirm the dose out loud (回 / 錠 / 日) — read it back without nodding along
- Ask the side-effect question — "副作用はありますか?" without sounding accusatory
- Close with ありがとうございます + 失礼します / お大事に thank-you bow without bowing visibly
A real exchange
今日はどうされましたか。
What brings you in today?
頭が痛いです。
My head hurts.
"いつから"が抜けています。いつから頭が痛いか、もう一度言ってみてください。
Missing "いつから". Say again from when your head started hurting.
きのうから頭が痛いです。朝とくにつらいです。
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