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Today's 10 Vocabulary Words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病院 | びょういん | Hospital |
| 診察 | しんさつ | Examination |
| 処方箋 | しょほうせん | Prescription |
| 症状 | しょうじょう | Symptoms |
| 熱 | ねつ | Fever |
| 咳 | せき | Cough |
| 薬 | くすり | Medicine |
| 注射 | ちゅうしゃ | Injection |
| 予約 | よやく | Reservation |
| 受付 | うけつけ | Reception |
5 Practical Conversation Sentences
すみません、内科（ないか）の予約（よやく）をしたいのですが。 Excuse me, I would like to make an appointment for internal medicine.
昨日（きのう）から熱（ねつ）があって、咳（せき）も出（で）ます。 I've had a fever since yesterday and I also have a cough.
この処方箋（しょほうせん）で薬（くすり）をもらえますか。 Can I get medicine with this prescription?
食後（しょくご）に一日（いちにち）三回（さんかい）飲（の）んでください。 Please take it three times a day after meals.
お大事（だいじ）に。来週（らいしゅう）また来（き）てください。 Take care. Please come again next week.
Grammar Points
~のですが (Explanation + Soft Request)
"予約をしたいのですが" = "I would like to make a reservation..." The のです explains the situation, and が softens the statement by trailing off.
~てください (Polite Request/Instruction)
"飲んでください" = "Please take (the medicine)" て-form + ください = "Please do ~"
Mini Quiz
Q1. How do you say "prescription" in Japanese?
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処方箋（しょほうせん）
Q2. What does "お大事に" mean?
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Take care of yourself / Get well soon
Q3. Translate "食後に三回飲んでください":
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Please take it three times after meals.