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The doctor's questions in Japanese
Leo sits in Dr. Ishida's small clinic across the lane from Kissa Hotaru. His stomach still hurts, and the konbini medicine did nothing.
Ishida asks what Leo already took, then checks for allergies. Leo rates the pain as a five and wants a clear next step.
You will ask about tests, name an egg allergy, and find out what to avoid and when to come back.
Keep it polite. This is a real visit, not a chat with friends.
By the end of this lesson
Answer the doctor about tests, allergies, and what to do next.
- 検査は必要ですか。Do I need any tests?
- 薬を飲みましたが、効きませんでした。I took medicine, but it didn't help.
- 卵のアレルギーがあります。I'm allergic to eggs.
- 何を避けたほうがいいですか。What should I avoid?
- ずっと痛いです。It hurts all the time.
- 次はいつ来ればいいですか。When should I come back?
Scene — at the clinic
The clinic sits beside the pharmacy on Leo's lane. Pale walls, a high examination couch, and a window onto the wet street.
Dr. Ishida waits with a stethoscope and a short list of questions. Leo still has the empty medicine bag in his jacket.
Learn — tests and allergies
These six lines help you talk through a clinic visit: tests, medicine that failed, an allergy, and the next visit.
Each one is polite. You ask, then you answer.
検査は必要ですか。
Do I need any tests?
When to use it: Ask this when you want to know if the doctor needs tests.
は marks 検査 as the topic of this yes-no question.
Say it: Give ん in 検査 its own beat.
薬を飲みましたが、効きませんでした。
I took medicine, but it didn't help.
When to use it: Tell the doctor you already tried medicine and it failed.
が after ました means but, then you give the result.
卵のアレルギーがあります。
I'm allergic to eggs.
When to use it: Use this to name an egg allergy at the clinic.
の links 卵 to アレルギー, like egg plus allergy.
何を避けたほうがいいですか。
What should I avoid?
When to use it: Ask this when you want the doctor's list of things to skip.
たほうがいい means it is better to do it. Here it asks what is better to avoid.
ずっと痛いです。
It hurts all the time.
When to use it: Use this when the pain does not stop.
ずっと means the pain stays; it does not come and go.
Say it: Hold the small っ in ずっと; do not skip it.
次はいつ来ればいいですか。
When should I come back?
When to use it: Ask this before you leave, to set the next visit.
来ればいい asks the right time for you to come back.
Story — a five on the couch
Leo asks for Dr. Ishida at the desk, then sits on the couch. Ishida asks what he took and whether he has allergies.
Highlighted phrases are the new lines. Turn on Show English if you want a gloss.
- At the clinic desk, Leo asks the nurse for the doctor.
Leo石田先生、お願いします。Dr. Ishida, please.- A nurse shows Leo to the couch. Dr. Ishida steps in and sits.
Dr. Ishidaどうしましたか。What's wrong?- Leoずっと痛いです。It hurts all the time.
- Dr. Ishidaお薬は飲みましたか。Have you taken any medicine?
- Leo薬を飲みましたが、効きませんでした。I took medicine, but it didn't help.
- Leo検査は必要ですか。Do I need any tests?
- Dr. Ishida検査は必要ないです。アレルギーはありますか。You don't need tests. Do you have any allergies?
- Leoアレルギーがあります。I have an allergy.
- Dr. Ishida何のアレルギーですか。What allergy is it?
- Leo卵のアレルギーがあります。I'm allergic to eggs.
- Leo何を避けたほうがいいですか。What should I avoid?
- Dr. Ishida卵は避けてください。Please avoid eggs.
- Ishida writes a short note.
- Dr. Ishida痛みはどのくらいですか。How bad is the pain?
- Leoええと、五です。Um, it's a five.
- Leo次はいつ来ればいいですか。When should I come back?
- Dr. Ishida三日後に来てください。Please come in three days.
Practice — pick the right answer
Eleven short tasks wait in this round. You will listen, fill a gap, build a line, and catch a mistake.
Each one is small, so you move on quickly.
0 of 11 done
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What do you say?
What do you say?
You are at clinic reception. Ask them to call Dr. Ishida.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
I took medicine, but it didn't help.
薬を飲みました____、効きませんでした。
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
卵のアレルギーがあります。
Pick the reply
Dr. Ishida says:
Pick the reply
どうしましたか。
What's wrong?
And you reply with:
Build the line
Build the line
When should I come back?
。
Tap the words in order.
Swap the word
Swap the word
You want the doctor's list of things to stay away from.
何を____ほうがいいですか。
Match the pairs
Japanese
検査は必要ですか。Drop the English here何を避けたほうがいいですか。Drop the English here次はいつ来ればいいですか。Drop the English hereEnglish
Find the mistake
Find the mistake
True or false?
True or false?
This asks what is wrong.
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
I have an allergy.
アレルギー____あります。
Say it — your turn to speak
You are Leo in Dr. Ishida's clinic. When the cue is yours, tap the microphone and say the line.
Tap play first if you want to hear it. The recording stays on this device.
- Dr. Ishidaどうしましたか。What's wrong?
- Leo (you)Tell him it hurts all the time.
Tell him it hurts all the time.
ずっと痛いです。
It hurts all the time.
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Recap — what you can say now
| Japanese | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| 検査は必要ですか。 | Do I need any tests? | |
| 薬を飲みましたが、効きませんでした。 | I took medicine, but it didn't help. | |
| 卵のアレルギーがあります。 | I'm allergic to eggs. | |
| 何を避けたほうがいいですか。 | What should I avoid? | |
| ずっと痛いです。 | It hurts all the time. | |
| 次はいつ来ればいいですか。 | When should I come back? |
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Keep practicing with Yak Cards
Keep these clinic lines in your pocket. Open the Yak Cards for this lesson and run them on the train.
A short Yak Cards round before a visit keeps the doctor's questions ready.
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