EP89: Japanese at a Drugstore: How to Buy Medicine

Today, we’re going to learn some useful Japanese for buying medicine at a drugstore in Japan.

In the last episodes, we learned how to talk about common symptoms.
In this episode, we’ll use those expressions in a real-life situation: buying medicine at a Japanese drugstore.

You’ll learn useful phrases like:

Sumimasen, kusuri o sagashiteimasu.
I’m looking for some medicine.

Atama ga itai desu.
I have a headache.

Netsu ga arimasu.
I have a fever.

Hanamizu ga demasu.
I have a runny nose.

Dono kusuri ga ii desu ka?
Which medicine would be good?

Ichinichi ni nan-kai nomimasu ka?
How many times a day should I take it?

Ikkai ni nan-jou nomimasu ka?
How many tablets should I take at a time?

Shokuzen desu ka, shokugo desu ka?
Before or after meals?

Nemuku narimasu ka?
Will it make me sleepy?

We’ll also talk a little about buying medicine in Japan and some questions you may hear from pharmacy or drugstore staff.

If you’re traveling to Japan or living here, these are useful Japanese expressions to know when you need medicine.

If you’d like to study Japanese with me in a private lesson, I also offer Japanese lessons on italki.

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