Food & Health Card 8 of 12
Pharmacy: My Symptoms
You need over-the-counter medicine and have to explain what is wrong at the drugstore counter.
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すみません、熱と咳があります。風邪の薬をお願いできますか？飲み方も教えてください。ありがとうございます。
In English
Excuse me, I have a fever and a cough. Could you give me cold medicine? Please also tell me how to take it. Thank you very much.
Romaji
Sumimasen, netsu to seki ga arimasu. Kaze no kusuri o onegai dekimasu ka? Nomikata mo oshiete kudasai. Arigatou gozaimasu.
Good to know
Swap in your own symptoms with a translation app — fever, headache, stomach pain all work with this pattern. Look for shops with 薬 or ドラッグストア signs; staff often speak some English.
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