Japanese for English speakers Hospital · Lesson 3

Taking medicines

Listen to a doctor's instructions — お昼ご飯と晩ご飯の後に (after lunch and dinner) — and the structure noun + の後に for 'after'. Plus advice to avoid hot baths.

Conversation

  1. Bolin Bolin

    では、昼ご飯と晩ご飯の後に、

    dewa, hirugohan to bangohan no atoni,

    Now, after lunch and dinner,

    Tip: <hiru go han> = lunch, midday meal <ban go han> = dinner, supper <noun + no + atoni> = after the ...

  2. Bolin Bolin

    この薬をどうぞ

    kono kusuri o dōzo

    take this medicine

    Tip: <kusuri> = medicine, drug Literally: this medicine, please

  3. Muri Muri

    ありがとうございます、先生

    arigatō gozaimasu, sensē

    Thank you very much, doctor

    Tip: <sensē> = literally "teacher", but can also be used to address a doctor.

  4. Bolin Bolin

    それに、熱いお風呂もダメですよ！

    soreni, atsui ofuro mo dame desu yo!

    Also, no hot baths!

    Tip: <ofuro> = bath, shower in the bathtub.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does の後に mean?

'After ...' — placed after a noun: 仕事の後に = 'after work', 食事の後に = 'after meals'.

What is お風呂 (ofuro)?

A Japanese bath — typically a deep soaking tub used after showering, kept very hot. Different from a Western bathroom.

What does 先生 mean for doctors?

先生 literally means 'teacher' but is also the term of address for doctors, lawyers, politicians, and other respected professions.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Japanese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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