Learn how to say you are sick
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to JapanesePod101.com. This is Lower Beginner, Season 2, Lesson 11 - Are You Feeling Sick in Japan? I’m Becky. |
| Natsuko: こんにちは。 なつこです。 |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to tell someone that you’re sick and not going to school or work. The conversation takes place at a host family's house. |
| Natsuko: It's between David and his host mother. |
| Becky: The speakers are a student and his host mother. The student will be using formal Japanese and his host mother will be using informal Japanese. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| デービット: おはようございます。 |
| ホストマザー: デービッド、おはよう。 |
| デービッド: ちょっと、ぐあいがわるいです。ですから、きょう、学校を休みます。 |
| ホストマザー: だいじょうぶ？ねつは？ |
| デービッド: ねつは、すこしあります。 |
| ホストマザー: 何ど？ |
| デービッド: 37ど5ぶです。 |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| デービット: おはようございます。 |
| ホストマザー: デービッド、おはよう。 |
| デービッド: ちょっと、ぐあいがわるいです。ですから、きょう、学校を休みます。 |
| ホストマザー: だいじょうぶ？ねつは？ |
| デービッド: ねつは、すこしあります。 |
| ホストマザー: 何ど？ |
| デービッド: 37ど5ぶです。 |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| David: Good morning. |
| Host Mother: Good morning, David. |
| David: Ah… I'm not feeling well. So, I’m not going to school today. |
| Host Mother: Oh, are you alright? Do you have a fever? |
| David: Yes, a little bit. |
| Host Mother: What’s your temperature? |
| David: It’s 37.5 Degrees. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: When I go into restaurants or someone’s office in Japan, I usually see a bottle of antiseptic at the entrance, especially in the winter. |
| Natsuko: That’s right. These are quite commonplace in Japan. It’s to prevent the spread of influenza. |
| Becky: Really? Is it that serious? |
| Natsuko: Sure. It’s not uncommon for some schools or individual classes to close temporarily for several days in the winter because of an outbreak of influenza. |
| Becky: I see. By the way, how do you say “Influenza” in Japanese? |
| Natsuko: It’s very similar. In Japanese you say インフルエンザ. |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Natsuko: 休む [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to rest, to have a break |
| Natsuko: 休む[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: 休む [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: ちょっと [natural native speed] |
| Becky: a bit, a little |
| Natsuko: ちょっと[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: ちょっと [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: ぐあい [natural native speed] |
| Becky: feeling, condition |
| Natsuko: ぐあい[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: ぐあい [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: わるい [natural native speed] |
| Becky: bad |
| Natsuko: わるい[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: わるい [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: ですから [natural native speed] |
| Becky: therefore |
| Natsuko: ですから[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: ですから [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: だいじょうぶ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: No problem, all right, don't worry, it's fine |
| Natsuko: だいじょうぶ[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: だいじょうぶ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: すこし [natural native speed] |
| Becky: a little bit |
| Natsuko: すこし[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: すこし [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Natsuko: ねつ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: fever |
| Natsuko: ねつ[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: ねつ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last.. |
| Natsuko: ど [natural native speed] |
| Becky: degree |
| Natsuko: ど[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Natsuko: ど [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Natsuko: だいじょうぶ？ |
| Becky: This is a casual way of saying, "Are you alright?" |
| Natsuko: You can use this with your friends or family. |
| Becky: What if I want to ask a superior or a stranger if they’re alright? |
| Natsuko: Then you simply add ですか at the end. This gives us だいじょうぶですか？ |
| Becky: “Are you alright?” And the way to answer is simple, right? |
| Natsuko: Right. If you want to say “I’m fine”, say the same phrase but with a falling intonation. だいじょうぶ。だいじょうぶ？, “Are you all right?” だいじょうぶ。 “I’m all right.” |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Natsuko: 37ど5ぶ |
| Becky: meaning "37.5 degrees". Natsuko, can you break this phrase down? |
| Natsuko: Sure. ど (do) and ぶ (bu) are units for body temperature. In this case ど (do) means "degree," and ぶ (bu) means "a tenth of a degree." So 37ど means “37 degrees” and 5ぶ means “0.5 degrees.” |
| Becky: So we just need to put them together to make 37.5 degrees, right? |
| Natsuko: Yes. 37ど5ぶ means “37.5 degrees.” |
| Becky: But note that this changes when talking about air temperature. |
| Natsuko: Right. For the temperature outside, you need to read the number first, then add the word ど. |
| Becky: For example, if it’s 37.5 degrees outside.? |
| Natsuko: You can say.. 37てん5 first. てん is the word meaning “point” in Japanese, then say ど (do). 37てん5ど。 |
| Becky: Alright, sounds good. Now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to tell someone you’re sick and not going to school or work. |
| Natsuko: First let’s talk about the phrase ぐあいがわるいです。 |
| Becky: which means “I feel sick.” |
| Natsuko: ぐあい means “condition” and わるいです means “to be bad.” So ぐあいがわるいです。 literally means “the condition is bad.” ぐあいがわるいです。 You can add わたしは at the beginning, but it’s okay to omit it when it’s clear you are talking about yourself. |
| Becky: You can also use other expressions to say you feel sick. |
| Natsuko: For example, たいちょうがわるいです。たいちょう means “physical condition”, so this literally means “my physical condition is bad.”たいちょうがわるいです |
| Becky: What if I want to make it more specific by saying “I have a stomachache.”? |
| Natsuko: In that case, you can mention the part of the body then say が, いたいです. いたいです means “to hurt.” For example, if you have a stomachache, you can use the word おなか which means “stomach” and say おなか がいたいです。 |
| Becky: This means “I have a stomachache.” or literally “My stomach hurts.” What about “headache”? |
| Natsuko: For this you can use the word あたま meaning “head” and say あたまがいたいです。 |
| Becky: So then how would you follow this to say that you want to take the day off from work or school? |
| Natsuko: In that case, you can use the pattern we learned in previous lessons. First, you say the time expression. When you’re sick and want to take today off, you can say きょう meaning “today.” |
| Becky: Then what if I want to say “I’ll be absent from school”? |
| Natsuko: You can say 学校 を 休みます。学校 means “school”, を is the object-marking particle, then 休みます meaning “to take off.” きょう 学校 を 休みます。 |
| Becky: “I'll be absent from school today.” or, “I'm not going to school today.” |
| Natsuko: If you’re taking the day off of work, you can replace 学校 meaning “school” with しごと meaning “work.” きょう しごと を 休みます。 |
| Becky: “I'll take a day off from work.” |
| Natsuko: Or you can use the word かいしゃ meaning “a company” instead, and say きょう、会社 を 休みます。 |
| Becky: “I'll take a day off from the office today.” |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Natsuko: またねー |
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