Learn Sick Japanese

After the nonsensical pseudo-animation, repeat after the speaker to build your sick Japanese vocabulary!

VOCABULARY WORDS:

風邪 kaze - cold
風邪をひいた kaze o hiita - to catch a cold
くしゃみ kushami - sneeze
seki - cough
鼻水 hanamizu - runny nose
病気 byouki - sickness
咳がでる seki ga deru - to cough
病院 byouin - hospital
病院へ行く byouin e iku - to go to the hospital
鼻づまり hanazumari - stuffed nose
netsu - fever
のどが痛い nodo ga itai - sore throat

A few notes:

  • Don’t forget kaze (a cold) is 風邪
    and kaze (wind) is just 風
  • seki has 口 (mouth) as a radical. (most people cough with their mouth)
  • The づまり in 鼻づまり is 詰り (pack, clog). Another useful expression is すし詰め sushi zume (packed like sardines (in a train for example)).
  • Notice the つまり becomes づまり. You can type づ with a ‘du’ on your keyboard

2 Responses to “Learn Sick Japanese”

  1. That is quite a convenience. I’m in a position to use those terms at the moment.

  2. I hope you get better soon.

    お大事に odaiji ni (take care)

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